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Joyous hymns of light and color

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Guido Nincheri created stained glass windows found in over 100 churches in Eastern Canada and New England. Although Pope Pius XI declared Nincheri the church's greatest religious artist in 1933 and the Italian government knighted him in 1972, few historians recognized him until the 1990s.

Author: Fisher, Luke
Publisher: Rogers Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1996
Criticism and interpretation, Works, Glass painting and staining, Stained glass, Church decoration and ornament, Church decorations, Nincheri, Guido

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Canada's shame: amid the outrage, one question lingers: where were the officers?

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The Canadian Airborne Regiment used to be considered one of the most elite military units, but several recent allegations of misconduct threaten the very survival of the force. Videotapes released in Jan 1995, depict officers making racial slurs and engaging in a brutal hazing incident.

Author: Fisher, Luke
Publisher: Rogers Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1995
Investigations, Cover Story, Ethical aspects, Military aspects, Racism, Hazing, Canada. Royal Canadian Army

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Slings and arrows: Doug Young weathers another bad week

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In the same Apr 1997 week, Young's report on reforming Canada's armed forces was derided and Federal Judge Sandra Simpson ruled that Young's decision to end the inquiry into the alleged murder of a Somali teenager was 'unlawful'.

Author: Fisher, Luke
Publisher: Rogers Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1997
Management, Military policy, Young, Doug

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