In the spirit of The Times’s global 52 Places to Go in 2019 list, we present some travel tips from Canada Letter readers.
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Arrests in Terror Plot Raise Questions About Canada’s Refugee Embrace
The police offered few details about what they called a terrorist bomb plot, or about the two men, one a Syrian refugee, whom they said had planned it.
Many Canadians Lack Basic Knowledge About the Holocaust, Study Finds
Nearly half of the Canadians surveyed could not name a single concentration camp or ghetto. The groups behind the study said it showed the pressing need for better Holocaust education.
‘Good Arguments’? Canadian Ambassador Criticized Over Huawei Remarks
Canada’s ambassador to China has come under fire for seeming to offer a legal opinion that encouraged Meng Wanzhou, the senior Huawei executive ensnared in a global legal fight.
Scholars and Ex-Diplomats Warn of Chill After Canadians Detained in China
An open letter urges China to free two Canadian men, and warns that their detention will magnify distrust and impede international cooperation on research.
Norway and Canada Go Head to Head Over the World’s Tallest Moose Statues
Canada was bested by Norway for bragging rights to the world’s tallest moose sculpture. Now Canadians are raising money to make Mac the Moose great again.
Canada Letter: How a Growing Rift With Canada Is Unfolding in China
China correspondent Chris Buckley discusses the country’s opinion of Canada and the case of a Canadian now facing the death penalty.
‘Bird Box’ Footage of Canadian Tragedy Will Not be Removed
Despite complaints from the town, Netflix said it would not edit out video showing explosive fires that killed 47 people in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, in 2013.
Canadian Sentenced to Death in China for Drug Smuggling Will Appeal
“For a court to announce a death sentence just an hour after the trial really is very, very rare,” said a lawyer for Robert Lloyd Schellenberg.
Saudi Woman Who Fled Home Embraces All Things Canadian. (O.K., Maybe Not Winter.)
Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun engineered an escape to freedom. Now she has a simpler goal: “I want to do crazy things I’ve never done before.”