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‘I realized how important rituals are in response to the chaotic experience of grief. I feel disoriented right now because I’m not able to provide families with those comforts.’

In the Hero City of the Revolution, on the day of the dictator Castro’s funeral, Allen Abel finds Cubans yearning for freedom, but tied to the past

‘It’s up to us to create an experience, not just provide a funeral’

There are times when the written word doesn’t do justice to a story. It usually comes in the midst of disasters, triumphs or sorrow. In April the Dutch royal family celebrated the transfer of the throne from Queen Beatrix to her eldest son, Willem.

A historic day as Holland celebrates the investiture of King Willem-Alexander & Queen Maxima, Europe's youngest… http://t.co/lIY1wiIR7s

A renewed legal tussle over where to bury King Richard III’s remains

Saskatchewan has adopted a new, greener burial method. Will the ‘ick factor’ keep it from catching on?

The charismatic NDP leader’s sudden death unleashed six days of unprecedented mourning

‘I’ll call you’

An activist and an intellectual, Layton was the rare politician whose passion came from deep within

Canadians gather at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto to mourn the loss of Jack Layton

Urback: I didn’t vote for Jack, but I did respect him.

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