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The Weekend That Should Not Have Been Possible In 2007, Air Canada did something it has never done again and probably will never do again for such a low price. For a brief, improbable window, it offered a pass, an…
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He Was Already There. A Pilgrimage to Vienna, Austria. Shevchenko, March 10 Story
Day Two. The same poet, a different city, a different kind of finding. The City I Lived In Without Exploring For one month, Vienna was my address. I had an Airbnb there, a base, a place to return to between…
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He Was Already There. A Pilgrimage to Kranj, Slovenia. Shevchenko Day, March 9
Today is March 9. Shevchenko Day. The birthday of Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko, born in 1814 in the village of Moryntsi, Kyiv region, into serfdom, into an empire that did not believe he had the right to a language, and who…
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When Truth, Care, and Equality Grow Together, Humanity Blooms
International Women’s Day 2026A year ago, I wrote that when we fail to value women, dictators rise. I stand by every word. https://krasun.ca/2024/03/08/when-we-fail-to-value-women-dictators-rise-100-reasons-to-honour-womens-vital-work-this-international-womens-day/ This year I want to say something simpler. Something that goes beyond politics and history and debate.Today…
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When Children Lead: American Students, a Canadian Initiative, and the Evidence That Simple Acts of Care Change Wars
The Video That Stopped Me A former classmate recently shared a video that has stayed with me since I watched it. American children, elementary school students, had written letters to Ukrainian soldiers. Not typed them. Written them. In Ukrainian letters,…
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What Are We Teaching Our Children? Four Years of Full-Scale War and the Generation That Will Not Forget
February 24, 2026 — Four Years Since Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine Four years ago today, the world woke up to the sound of explosions over Kyiv. Four years ago, millions of children woke up to russia’s full scale invasion.…
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Four Years of Full-Scale Invasion. One City. One Heart. Дякую, Kamloops! 🇺🇦🇨🇦
On Saturday, February 21st, something truly remarkable happened at the Old Courthouse in Kamloops. What was organized in just a few days became one of the most moving and meaningful events our community has ever hosted, and it happened because…
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𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 — 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝟳, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲
Day 1,454 since February 24th, 2022 (1,454 день повномасштабної війни) Day 4,380 since February 20th, 2014, Temporary Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation Thank you to all who #StandWithUkraine Greetings from Kamloops, British Columbia! Dear Stand with Ukraine supporters,…
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A Week of Solidarity: Kamloops Stands with Ukraine (UKR)
Тиждень солідарності: Камлупс стоїть з Україною 21–28 лютого 2026 року | Камлупс, Британська Колумбія, Канада Коли світ відзначає четверту річницю повномасштабного вторгнення росії в Україну 24 лютого 2026 року, громада Камлупса об’єднується на потужний тиждень пам’ятних заходів — вшановуючи полеглих,…
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A Week of Solidarity: Kamloops Stands with Ukraine
February 21–28, 2026 | Kamloops, British Columbia As the world marks the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2026, the Kamloops community is coming together for a powerful week of commemorating events — honouring those…
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Why I Write With AI: Voice, Care, and 600 Blog Posts Later
From language learning tool to thinking companion—a journey I did not begin writing with AI to move faster. I began because I wanted to think more honestly. Almost three years ago, in April 2023, I published a blog post called…
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The Leaf on the Snow: What the Canadian Flag Means to Me
Every year on February 15, Canada marks Flag Day. For many, it is a simple moment, a raised flag, a classroom lesson, a passing acknowledgement. For me, it is something quieter and more personal. When I look at the Canadian…
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