Section: CBC (Canada)
Russians scorn Harper’s, the world’s ‘shirt-fronting’ of Putin: Nahlah Ayed
Russians are bewildered by what they see as Canada’s “militancy” over Ukraine, Nahlah Ayed writes. “Why is Canada so strongly against Russia?” Pravda keeps asking. …read more Source:...
Nine awkward political moments
Politics is serious business that can sometimes get seriously awkward …read more Source:...
G20 commits to boosting economic growth, fighting climate change
Leaders from the G20 group of nations agreed on Sunday to boost flagging global growth, tackle climate change and crack down on tax avoidance but ties between the West and Russia plummeted to a new low over the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 debris collected in Ukraine
Workers in rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine began to collect debris from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 on Sunday, four months after the plane was brought down. …read more Source:...
Harper homeward bound after headline-grabbing G20 summit in Australia
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has departed Australia following a Group of 20 summit that placed him in the international spotlight for telling Vladimir Putin to get out of Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Russian state TV claims to have image of jet shooting down Malaysian jet
Russian state TV released a satellite photograph that it claims shows that a Ukrainian fighter jet shot down MH17. But the U.S. government dismissed the report and online commentators called the photo a fake. …read more Source:...
U.S., EU override Australia to put climate change on G20 agenda
The G20 communique will include a significant passage on climate change, EU officials said on Sunday, as the United States and other heavyweight nations override host Australia’s attempts to keep the issue off the formal agenda. …read more Source:...
Harper to Putin: ‘Get out of Ukraine’
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper told Russian President Vladimir Putin to “get out of Ukraine” in an encounter with the Russian leader at the Group of 20 summit in Brisbane, Australia. …read more Source:...
Vladimir Putin stations Russian warships off Australia’s coast ahead of G20
Vladimir Putin is underlining his presence at a major summit of world leaders in Australia by stationing warships in waters off the country’s northeastern coast, prompting the Australian prime minister to angrily accuse Russia of trying to reclaim the “lost glories” of the Soviet Union. …read more Source:...
Ukraine fears ‘open war’ as Russia reportedly reinforces rebels
Ukraine said on Wednesday it was redeploying troops in the east because of fears that separatists will launch a new military offensive, despite Russia’s denials it has sent troops to reinforce the rebels. …read more Source:...
