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Vatican says they're gifts; Indigenous groups want them back

Vatican says they’re gifts; Indigenous groups want them back

Posted on by Amanda G. Dean

‘These pieces that belong to us should come home,’ said Cassidy Caron, president of the Metis National Council

The Associated Press

Nicole Winfield

This undated photo provided on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, by Gregory Scofield, shows a pair of gauntlets he made in the late 19th-century Cree-Metif native Canadian traditional style. The Vatican's Anima Mundi Ethnological Museum houses tens of thousands of artifacts and art made by Indigenous peoples from around the world. The restitution of Indigenous and colonial-era artifacts, a pressing debate for museums and national collections across Europe, is one of the many agenda items awaiting Francis on his trip to Canada, which begins Sunday.
This undated photo provided on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, by Gregory Scofield, shows a pair of gauntlets he made in the late 19th-century Cree-Metif native Canadian traditional style. The Vatican’s Anima Mundi Ethnological Museum houses tens of thousands of artifacts and art made by Indigenous peoples from around the world. The restitution of Indigenous and colonial-era artifacts, a pressing debate for museums and national collections across Europe, is one of the many agenda items awaiting Francis on his trip to Canada, which begins Sunday. Photo by Gregory Scofield /AP

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican Museums are home to some of the most magnificent artworks in the world, from Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel to ancient Egyptian antiquities and a pavilion full of papal chariots. But one of the museum’s least-visited collections is becoming its most contested before Pope Francis’ trip to Canada.

The Vatican’s Anima Mundi Ethnological Museum, located near the food court and right before the main exit, houses tens of thousands of artifacts and art made by Indigenous peoples from around the world, much of it sent to Rome by Catholic missionaries for a 1925 exhibition in the Vatican gardens.

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Hells Angels rolling into Toronto to pay tribute to fallen member

Hells Angels rolling into Toronto to pay tribute to fallen member

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Toronto Police vow to “do everything” they can to ensure the outlaw bikers — as many as 800 to 1,000 — disrupt the city as little as possible.

Hells Angels Toronto
Hells Angels Toronto “Downtown” chapter member Donny Petersen (L) shares a laugh with an Ontario Nomads member during a summer party at their Casaerea marina complex in the summer of 2003. Jack Boland, Toronto Sun

Hundreds of Hells Angels will roll into town Thursday to pay tribute to a fallen member in their old Leslieville stomping grounds before heading to a weekend party in Brooklin.

But Toronto Police vow to “do everything” they can to ensure the outlaw bikers — as many as 800 to 1,000 — disrupt the city as little as possible.

“This procession will inevitably cause traffic disruption in our city,” Supt. Scott Baptiste said at a news conference Wednesday. “We’re going to do everything we can to ensure that there’s a robust traffic plan, to ensure that

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Tour de France fans tackle eco protesters who blocked race route

Tour de France fans tackle eco protesters who blocked race route

Posted on by Amanda G. Dean

The eight climate protesters wore shirts that read “we have 978 days left”

French gendarmes remove environmental protesters from the race route as their protest action temporarily immobilized the pack of riders during the 10th stage of the 109th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 148,1 km between Morzine and Megeve, in the French Alps, on July 12, 2022.
French gendarmes remove environmental protesters from the race route as their protest action temporarily immobilized the pack of riders during the 10th stage of the 109th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 148,1 km between Morzine and Megeve, in the French Alps, on July 12, 2022. Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO /AFP via Getty Images

Cycling fans just want to see an uninterrupted race.

So when eight climate protesters from French campaign group Derniere Renovation tried to block a portion of the 20th stage of the Tour de France on Saturday, fans took it upon themselves to extract some justice by storming the road and dragging the activists away.

According to the Daily Mail, the eight climate protesters — who wore shirts that read “we have 978 days left” — attempted to block a portion of the race on a stretch of road between acapelle-Marival and Rocamadour.

In pictures shared on social media, fans can be seen running onto the roadway to push or drag the Derniere Renovation activists off so they couldn’t ruin the race.

It’s not the first time Derniere Renovation has shown its presence during this year’s Tour de France. According to Cycling Weekly, Saturday’s protest was

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Hotel Intel: Carlton Tel Aviv blends business and beach life

Hotel Intel: Carlton Tel Aviv blends business and beach life

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The recently redone hotel is on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea.

Author of the article:

Rochelle Lash  •  Special to the Montreal Gazette

The recently renovated Carlton Tel Aviv overlooks the marina on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea.
The recently renovated Carlton Tel Aviv overlooks the marina on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. Photo by Carlton Tel Aviv

What makes a hospitality legend?

One criterion is keeping up with new technology and the latest amenities. Another is garnering respect from your industry and your public. Then, add a distinguished 40-year guest register of CEOs, showbiz celebrities and a United Nations of heads of state and diplomats. The Carlton Tel Aviv has aced the above, and more.

Families are also VIPs here. I met several multigenerational clans on their annual vacations to Israel, and they are all devoted to the Carlton, year after year.

This landmark’s status starts with a superb location on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea —it’s one of very few hotels directly on the Tel Aviv beach. It overlooks the marina and the engaging waterfront promenade, which is always alive with a stream of cyclists, strollers, joggers and scooters. I found peace — and more walking trails — across the street from the hotel at HaYarkon Park, a vast urban green space.

Many rooms at the Carlton Tel Aviv — including the pictured executive king room — have balconies with views of the Mediterranean.
Many rooms at the Carlton Tel Aviv — including the pictured executive king room — have balconies with views of the Mediterranean. Photo by Carlton Tel Aviv

The news: The Carlton Tel Aviv’s recent overhaul has transformed the lobby into a refreshing oasis with a wall of

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