Polarizing stories spotted in the news

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Oopsie.

Canadian warship sharing an anchorage with Russian vessels in Cuba

Juan Antonio Blanco Gil is a former Cuban diplomat and historian who lives in Miami and has written extensively about Cuba's foreign policy.

"Nothing happens by coincidence and the Russians were planning this with the Cubans," he told CBC News. Had the Cubans been interested in sparing the Canadians from an awkward cohabitation with the Russian flotilla, he said, "it would have been very easy to change the date a little bit before or after the event of the Russians.

"They didn't. So there was a point in trying to bring together these two forces in Havana."

Remember the Maine?

Maybe. The government is now saying that Canada asked to be allowed to show the flag.

And of course the reactions to this statement are split along party lines.

EDIT: I really hope that the intelligence we're getting by simply looking at Russian ships in a public place is worth the reputation hit.