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The Queen Among the Mohawks

The the gift of two peals of handbells to the Mohawk Chapel during the Queen’s most recent visit to Canada demonstrates the continuity of a relationship that pre-dates the existence of Canada by more than 150 years.

Tormorden Fantasy

Toronto, known to some as The Big Smoke, has world class horrible traffic and at least a fair smattering of all your basic urban ills. The city that knows no hockey also has some unexpected lesser-known natural and historic charms.

A Glance at Cuba, April 2010

Just back from Cuba where the sun was shining and temperatures ranged from 25-30 degrees. Very nice, thanks. More than two years following the retirement of Fidel Castro, some change is apparent in Cuba. To begin with, Fidel’s successor, his brother Raoul Castro, has overseen a mild lessening of consumer constraints in the Cuban socialist [...]