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Lion Roars no More: Why the theft of a Winston Churchill portrait has left Canada in a tizzy
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Lion Roars no More: Why the theft of a Winston Churchill portrait has left Canada in a tizzy

The photograph taken by Armenian-born Canadian Yousuf Karsh after Winston Churchill addressed Canadian Parliament in 1941 became a symbol of British defiance in World War II. It is one of the most iconic images of the wartime prime minister

New Zealand terror attacks: Justin Trudeau slams 'unwillingness' to condemn hate crimes after Donald Trump’s tepid response to Christchurch shootings
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New Zealand terror attacks: Justin Trudeau slams 'unwillingness' to condemn hate crimes after Donald Trump’s tepid response to Christchurch shootings

Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has slammed leaders' unwillingness to call out hate, while the parliament unanimously passed a motion to stand against white supremacy in the wake of the Christchurch mosques attack.

Canada Parliament officially revokes Aung San Suu Kyi's honorary citizenship over Rohingya crisis in Myanmar
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Canada Parliament officially revokes Aung San Suu Kyi's honorary citizenship over Rohingya crisis in Myanmar

Aung San Suu Kyi is the first person to have her honorary Canadian citizenship revoked.

Canada parliament passes motion to strip Aung San Suu Kyi of honorary citizenship over Rohingya crisis
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Canada parliament passes motion to strip Aung San Suu Kyi of honorary citizenship over Rohingya crisis

The House of Commons last week unanimously voted to call the killings of Rohingya a genocide, a move that Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said at the time was significant.

Canada: Ottawa shooting was madman's 'last desperate act,' says mother
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Canada: Ottawa shooting was madman's 'last desperate act,' says mother

Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, killed by police on Wednesday in the Canadian parliament after cutting down a soldier, was a madman who wanted to be killed, says his mother in a public statement.