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Exclusive: Canada apologizes for honoring another veteran from unit that fought with Nazis

JL;DR SUMMARY The Canadian government has apologized for awarding the prestigious Order of Canada to Peter Savaryn, a Ukrainian immigrant linked to a Nazi unit during World War II, following revelations about Yaroslav Hunka, another veteran of the same unit who was recently honored in Canadian Parliament. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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World War IiNazisCanadaSs GalichinaUkrainian ImmigrantsYaroslav HunkaPrime Minister Justin TrudeauOrder Of CanadaPeter SavarynGovernor General Mary Simon

Places mentioned

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
"served as chancellor of the University of Alberta from 1982 to 1986"
Ukraine
"Galicia region in western Ukraine"
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
"standing ovation in Parliament during the Sept. 22 visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy"
South Africa
"South African President Nelson Mandela"
Czechia
"the hero of Czech resistance who became president of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic"

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