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CanadaAn Arab festival, a headless clown and a sword — cue the outrageA poster for the festival, as well as the festival itself, destroy the cliché that Arab culture is a desert of bloody austerity
CanadaScott Feschuk: It’s time for real change. Like this Yuletide bill!If the Liberals want to win the hearts of Canadians , this should be its first bill: An Act to Stop the Holiday Season from Expanding Even Further
CanadaUncommon bonds: The friendship of Lindhout, Khadr and HarperHow horrific personal tragedies drew three suffering Canadians—Amanda Lindhout, Omar Khadr, and Rinelle Harper—into a close, unlikely kinship
OttawaThe truth about Trudeau’s tax cutsHow Trudeau’s plan takes from the rich and gives to the almost-as-rich
BooksAndré Alexis wins the 2015 Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction PrizeAndre Alexis celebrates winning the prestigious Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize by feting the rise of the small-press publisher
CanadaVladimir Putin, Justin Trudeau, and Canada’s Arctic problemAll of Moscow’s effort and attention, combined with Canada’s neglect, has effectively turned the Arctic Ocean into Putin’s Lake.
OttawaSlow clap for the Justin Trudeau Hug-O-Meter?A collection of fun and odd numbers from the hugging-in of the Trudeau cabinet