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BAFL marks quarter century
One of the challenges that freedom presents to those able to enjoy its boons is complacency. Many expect the democratic system, even with all its ...
 
Sparrows disappearing from Europe (5)
In Europe many breeds of ever-familiar song birds have disappeared over the years. Now it is the turn of the sparrows. In England, up to 90% of the ...
 
Baltic Pub Night in Ottawa
Start the weekend with friends, music and a beer at the Baltic Pub Night, on Friday, May 5, 2006, 8:00 p.m. to 12 midnight at the Peace Latvian ...
 
Chernobyl 20 years later (3)
20 years after the world’s worst ever nuclear accident, Greenpeace estimates that ten times more deaths from cancer than has been previously ...
 
Chinese accused of harvesting body parts from Falun Gong members
The Red Chinese, who have admitted to annually harvesting body parts from 4,500 criminal convicts under death sentence, have now been accused of also ...
 
Resolution of the Estonian World Council (5)
At its annual general meeting held in Bocholt, Germany on April 1, 2006, the Estonian World Council unanimously adopted a resolution on the issue of ...
 
Gutenberg’s genius paved the way for Luther and Estonian literacy
Fifteenth century Europe was a transitional period between the medieval dark ages‚ and middle ages. Two German giants were born into this era - ...
 
‘Ribbentrop’ John Bolton (16)
“Unconfirmed” US Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton is George W. Bush’s Ribbentrop for the neo-con agenda. Joachim von Ribbentrop, ...
 
Spring is here!
Spring is in the air as the Toronto Swedish Singers under director Lloyd Thompson present a programme celebrating the joys of spring and the promise ...
 
Defending Russia against Barbie
TALLINN – Many Russians are horrified by the impact on their culture of Western rock music, foreign words, and even dolls like Barbie, and some of ...
 
Helena Tulve featured in Baltic Currents concert
The New Music Concerts Ensemble, under the artistic direction of Robert Aitken is presenting a concert on Sunday April 30, featuring music by young ...
 
Let's learn Estonian! (1)
Let's learn Estonian! A billboard on Tallinn's Viru keskus shopping centre shows a woman out walking her bunny rabbits with the text JOOKSU ...
 
Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation Salutes President Lech Walesa
NEW YORK, NY -- For his inspiring courage and leadership in helping to end communism and advance freedom and democracy worldwide, Lech Walesa, ...
 
Book review: Memoirs of Europe
Mikko Heikinheimo. Memoirs of Europe. Éditions France européene, Paris, 2005.

I recently attended an interesting lunch time lecture here in ...
 
New Music presents Baltic Currents concert
The New Music Concerts Ensemble, under the artistic direction of Robert Aitken is presenting a concert on Sunday April 30, featuring music by (with ...
 
Estonian Navy to buy 3 used British minehunters (2)
The Estonian Navy has come to a preliminary agreement to purchase three used minehunters from the Royal Navy, to replace its antiquated fleet of ...
 
Photo competition and show
This year’s Estonian House Art Committee’s photo show will be held on Saturday, April 22 and Sunday, April 23 at the Estonian House Art ...
 
Stretching the sounds barrier
Toomas Rull. Eesti hääled. Hitivabrik & Toomas Rull, RR-002, 2005, 59:02

Every new recording from percussionist and composer Toomas Rull ...
 
NATO news; air defence, and naval manoeuvres
The parliamentary defence committees of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania called on the three country's capabilities to allow them to take over the ...
 
Aili Kurtis, artist (2)
Many of us with Estonian roots are only a generation or two removed from the land. Our ancestors continued to worship nature for a long time after ...
 
VELJO TORMIS • FORGOTTEN PEOPLES
VELJO TORMIS • FORGOTTEN PEOPLES
Veljo Tormis (1930 - ) : Vespa Rajad;Jaanilaulud; Vistel – Vastel;Sügismaastikud;Laevas lauldakse; Virmalised ...
 
Memoirs of the Micro-Geislingenians
More than half a century has elapsed since we were removed from Geislingen as small children. Yes, we were small. We were neither seen nor heard. Yet ...
 
Descendants of pioneer Estonians win World Cup Championships and Olympic bronze (34)
Most readers of this article have careened down neighbourhood slopes on a sled in their childhood. What we didn’t know at the time was that when ...
 
Peter Van Loan attends the funeral of President Lennart Meri (1)
OTTAWA – Peter Van Loan, Member of Parliament for York-Simcoe and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs travelled to Tallinn, ...
 
Jane Pitfield, the next Mayor of Toronto (1)
Among the many reasons that voters should support Jane Pitfield in her bid to become Mayor of Toronto is because she wants to cut spending. Her ...
 
The Alberta Estonian Heritage Society hosts skater and coach from Estonia
Twenty-one people mingled and munched on the evening of March 20 chatting with guests of honour from Estonia, figure skater Jelena Muhhina and her ...
 
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