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☆ Canada Apologizes for Honor Awarded to Ex-Nazi Soldier in 1987
  + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +2 min
By Ismail Shakil and Steve SchererOTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's Governor General Mary Simon has apologized for a top Canadian honor awarded in 1987 to a former Nazi soldier who moved to Canada after World War Two and went on to become the Chancellor of the University of Alberta. The governor general at the time awarded the Order of Canada, a top civilian honor that recognizes outstanding achievement and service to the nation, to Peter Savaryn, who was praised for promoting multiculturalism in Canada. Savaryn and Hunka had fought in the same Waffen SS unit. The Hunka incident has led to calls for Ottawa to release the Deschenes Commission report from the 1980s that probed the alleged presence of war criminals in Canada. Governor General Simon is Canada's official representative of head of state King Charles.
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☆ Canadian PM Justin Trudeau to attend King Charles' coronation in London
  + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
OTTAWA, May 3 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to Britain to attend the Coronation of King Charles at London's Westminster Abbey on Saturday, the prime minister's office said in a statement on Wednesday. Trudeau will be joined by Governor General Mary Simon, the monarch's representative in Canada, and several other dignitaries, including Indigenous leaders and astronauts. Canada will also host an official ceremony in Ottawa on Saturday, according to the statement. Canada, which remained in the British Empire until 1982, is a member of the Commonwealth of former empire countries and among those that kept the British monarch as their head of state. Reporting by Ismail Shakil in Ottawa Editing by Chris ReeseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Russia imposes sanctions on 333 Canadians, including Olympians
  + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
April 12 (Reuters) - Russia on Wednesday imposed sanctions on 333 Canadian officials and public figures, including prominent Olympians, in what it said was a tit-for-tat response to Canadian restrictions on Moscow and support for Ukraine. Russia has routinely placed sanctions on Western officials and high-profile individuals - effectively a permanent ban on them entering Russia - since the West targeted hundreds of Russian individuals and companies over the invasion of Ukraine. "This measure is designed to encourage those on the black list to change their behaviour," the ministry said in a statement. The Canadian Olympians targeted by Russia include ice dancer Tessa Virtue, a five-time Olympic medallist, and hockey player Hayley Wickenheiser, a six-time Olympian. Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise and Barbara LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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