Igor Shesterkin of the New York Rangers and Ilya Sorokin of the New York Islanders, rivals on the ice but friends off it since their days in Russia, have impressive achievements.

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The Canadian Army has been hard pressed to maintain a forward-deployed battle group in Latvia as part of NATO’s Operation Reassurance. The Liberals have promised to increase the size of that battle ...