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St. Patrick's Day Brings Joy All the Way to Canada

Vacay.ca | Posted 05.11.2013 | Canada Travel
Read More: Toronto, Dublin, Pubs, Janine Maclean, vacay.ca, St. Patrick's Day, St. Patrick's Festival, Parade, Ireland, Travel, Best Bars in Canada, Canada, Holiday, County Tipperary, Montreal, Guinness, Templetuohy, St. Patrick's Day Toronto, St. Patrick's Day Montreal, Canada Travel News
Vacay.ca

The whole world loves the Irish. How could anyone not? No other country is as stereotypically drunk, fun and friendly. Maybe that's why we take St. Patrick's Day so seriously in Canada. But how do Canada's festivities hold up to the main event in the founding nation?

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The Gathering Calls Canadians to Ireland

Vacay.ca | Posted 05.05.2013 | Canada Travel
Read More: Dublin, Tourism, Homecoming, Janine Maclean, vacay.ca, Canadians, Ireland, Travel, Irish, 2013, Canada, The Gathering, Canada Travel News
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2013 in Ireland will be different -- the gloom is replaced with optimism. This year all of those who left, all who claim Irish ancestry and all who love Irish culture have been invited back for The Gathering -- the world's ultimate homecoming, running from Galway to Dublin, Cork to Londonderry in Northern Ireland. The Gathering is not an event. It's a year-long series of events and happenings developed by the Irish government.

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Davos: Nation-States Are Brands Now

Diane Francis | Posted 04.02.2013 | Canada
Read More: Depardieu, Davos, Kaliningrad, Azerbaijan, Malaysia, Scotland, Russia, Marketing, Ireland, David Cameron, Britain, Putin, World Economic Forum, Medvedev, Canada News
Diane Francis

President Vladimir Putin's gift of citizenship and 13 per cent tax rates to French actor Gerard Depardieu highlighted the next phase of globalization:...

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Spain, Ireland, Italy and Greece: Which One Doesn't Belong?

Andrew Cooper | Posted 09.17.2012 | Canada Business
Read More: International Association Political Science, Madrid, Eurozone, Greece, Political Science, Economy, Euro Crisis, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Euro, General Franco, Canada Business News
Andrew Cooper

If no longer -- thank goodness -- the geo-political cockpit of Europe (caught between rival ideologies in the civil war era), Spain cannot be dismissed as a periphery or marginal country out of step with the European project. Spain has all the features of a highly efficient and accountable country, from its ability to produce majority governments from both the respectable left and right, its elaborate system of federalism, and its increased multicultural identity.

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Triangles and the "Real Thing"

Jane Siberry | Posted 12.23.2011 | Canada Living
Read More: Denis Birchall, Border Collies, Sheep-Herding, Self-Respect, Ireland, Boywood, Sheep, Music, Dogs, Shepherding, Canada Living News
Jane Siberry

Denis is a bona fide shepherd. His life revolves around three things: sheep, dogs and family. The family phone is always ringing with people asking for his help. Though he is a true teacher, it is easy to imagine that he is just as happy being completely alone, on the moors, in the forests, not explaining anything.

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