Two women defined by and celebrated for a single book each
Margaret Mitchell and Harper Lee tackled the peculiarities and flaws of the American South of different eras but still plumbed some universal truths
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Author: Pat Murphy
The Meech Lake Accord and the destruction of a political party
Brian Mulroney’s insistence on crafting constitutional change went from master stroke to the death of the Progressive Conservative Party
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The power of Fatima and Catholic mysticism
One hundred years after three Portuguese children reported seeing an apparition while they tended a flock of sheep, the story of Our Lady of Fatima endures
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The failed fight against fascism
The bombing of Guernica was a flashpoint in the Spanish Civil War, which became a microcosm of worldwide political and ideological schisms for years to come
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A multi-candidate Tory leadership race from another era
Fifty years ago the Tories selected Robert Stanfield from a large roster of candidates to replace John Diefenbaker. Stanfield went on to lose to Pierre Trudeau
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