Section: CBC (Canada)
Former Ukraine president Yanukovych found guilty of treason
A court in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Thursday found former president Viktor Yanukovych guilty of treason and helping Russia annex Crimea. …read more Source:...
Top Russian news host takes aim at Ukrainian Canadians
Dmitry Kiselyov’s Sunday-night TV program is one of the most influential sources of news in Russia. And last weekend, the Kremlin-friendly broadcaster focused his ire on Ukrainians living in Canada. …read more Source:...
Ukraine calls for more Canadian sanctions on Russia after boats seized
Ukraine is asking Canada to apply more sanctions to Russia as fresh tensions between the Eastern European neighbours threaten to erupt into open conflict. …read more Source:...
Ottawa earmarks $20 million to rejoin NATO airborne surveillance program
The Liberal government has budgeted up to $20 million in this fiscal year to rejoin NATO’s Airborne Early Warning and Control (AWAC) program, reversing a Conservative-era budget cut in the name of alliance utility and solidarity. …read more Source:...
Ukraine asks Canada to renew training mission as crisis with Russia heats up
Canada is being asked to renew its military training mission to Ukraine — a proposal that’s taking on a whole new level of urgency as border tension ramps up with Russia. …read more Source:...
Ukraine closes border to Russian men of combat age, citing invasion fears
Ukrainian officials on Friday barred Russian males between the ages of 16 and 60 from travelling to the country in the latest escalation of tensions between the neighbours. …read more Source:...
Ukraine closes border to all Russian males between 16 and 60
Ukrainian officials on Friday barred Russian males between the ages of 16 and 60 from traveling to the country in the latest escalation of tensions between the neighbours. …read more Source:...
Trump cancels meeting with Putin at G20 over Ukraine crisis
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday cited the current Ukraine crisis for cancelling a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that was scheduled for during the G20 summit in Argentina. …read more Source:...
Real Madrid captures 3rd straight Champions League title
Real Madrid won its third consecutive Champions League title with a 3-1 victory over Liverpool in Kiev on Saturday. Gareth Bale scored a brace for Los Merengues, including the go-ahead bicycle kick after coming in off the bench. …read more Source:...
Netherlands, Australia holding Russia ‘accountable’ for downing of MH317
The Netherlands and Australia said Friday that they are holding Russia legally responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which was shot down over war-ravaged eastern Ukraine nearly four years ago, killing all 298 people on board. …read more Source:...
