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Icy conditions
There is nothing I enjoy more in the winter season than to spend time with loved ones. Oddly enough, the month that brings the coldest of weather ...
 
Korp! Amicitia’s annual celebration! (9)
On Saturday November 25th, the large hall at Tartu College was a beehive of activity starting at 12 o’clock noon until the early morning hours of ...
 
New missiles, new military Chief
On December 6 The Baltic Times wrote that Estonia will acquire a whole range of equipment ranging from air defense missile system to fighter jets for ...
 
Post Soviet military doldrums over (1)
This November was the month when Russia, with statements made by both President Vladimir Putin and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense ...
 
Christmas memories during the Soviet occupation years (9)
Enn Tarto’s memories of Christmas during the Soviet occupation years, as recounted during the Memento Christmas conference of December19, 2004 in ...
 
A unique kind of Toronto-Estonian classic (5)
It used to be that when you saw this kind of orange paper Christmas star (jõulutäht) in the window of a Toronto home, you could be pretty certain ...
 
Ottawa Embassy holds reception (3)
The Embassy of the Republic of Estonia held its first luncheon reception for Estonians on December 1, 2006, at the Ottawa Hunt & Golf Club. ...
 
Wisdom of the foremothers
Women and their arcs of life

Kärt Summatavet. Folk Tradition and Artistic Inspiration: A Woman's Life in Traditional Estonian Jewelry and ...
 
Celebrating Estonian Christmas at Spadina House (1)
The City of Toronto invited the Estonian community this year to show their Christmas customs and activities through the city-run cultural program ...
 
Carrying Linda’s Stones: An Anthology of Estonian Women’s Life Stories
Editors: Suzanne Stiver Lie, Lynda Malik, Ilvi Jõe-Cannon, Rutt Hinrikus. Tallinn University Press, Tallinn, 2006. ISBN-10 9985-58-422-8

With a ...
 
Dion wins Liberal leadership (4)
It was a cliffhanger, for a political junkie anyway, Wednesday, November 29 until Saturday December 2, 2006 and on Saturday from 9 am until 6:45 pm ...
 
Who is responsible?
STOCKHOLM (EE) — On January 15, 1993, the Estonian-Swedish joint company Estline Maritime Co Ltd purchased the ferry ship "Wasa King", ...
 
“Occupation”: a Freudian slip or unintentional acknowledgement? (14)
Recently the Russian foreign intelligence service claimed that Great Britain and the USA reacted with understanding to the 1940 Soviet occupation and ...
 
Our War of Independence as seen by our neighbours and allies (3)
H. KASEKAMP

For us Estonians our War of Independence of 1918-1920 is the single most important event in our history. Without it, it is doubtful ...
 
The Honourable Peter Van Loan, now a Minister (1)
On November 27, 2006, Estonian, Peter Van Loan was sworn in as a Minister which allows him entry into the Privy Council and thus is now allowed to ...
 
I Juletid 2006
The Toronto Swedish Singers with their guest soloists present the annual Swedish Christmas concert "I Juletid" on Sunday December 17th at ...
 
Liberal leadership, the final stroke
Over the last week the numbers have changed but the order hasn't: Michael Ignatieff 30%, Bob Rae 20%, Gerard Kennedy 17%, Stéphane Dion 16% and ...
 
Action Estonia
Let us help children in Estonia 2006/2007

During the past year Action Estonia provided support to the following children’s groups in Estonia.
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Estonia, nation within Canada, just like Québec (38)
 
We are most glad and enthusiastic to hear about Québec being declared, unanimously in the House of Commons, by Prime Minister Stephen ...
 
Ehatare residents amongst Government’s forgotten
Estonian Residents of Ehatare Nursing Home are amongst the 35,000 residents who live in older long term care homes that the government has forgotten ...
 
Bird Droppings from Estonia (1)
Winter dress rehearsal

In my experience, Estonian weather has a habit at the beginning of November of trying out for winter. When I got back ...
 
City of Toronto chooses Estonian community to participate in Christmas program
The United Nations has for several years officially labeled Toronto as the most multicultural city in the world. Of the approximately 150 different ...
 
The liberal leadership race: at the short strokes (1)
The leader is Michael Ignatieff with around 41% of delegate support, second is Bob Rae in the 30 % range, third is Stéphane Dion around 20% with ...
 
KUULE KUULE
The Raudhabemed are vanaskaudid, or former scouts of a certain age, whose primary but not only function at Kotkajärve is to maintain that most ...
 
Severance of parliamentary relations or economic blockade — more déja vu? (21)
Hardly a week goes by without a threat or accusation aimed at Estonia from prominent Russian politicians and/or government officials. They find fault ...
 
Estonian women (3)
Lately I have been scheduling my annual delivery of the Christmas presents to my daughter on the same day that the Toronto Estonian Guiders hold ...
 
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