Section: CBC (Canada)
Russia-U.S. relations are chilly, but is this a Cold War?
While the U.S., Europe and Canada continue to punish and isolate Russia with sanctions over its role in Ukraine there is an ongoing debate about whether a new Cold War is underway. …read more Source:...
Victims’ relatives frustrated as clashes prevent access to jet crash site
Almost two weeks after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 went down, clashes on Wednesday between Ukrainian forces and separatist rebels again prevented international experts from reaching the crash site — deepening frustration for victims’ relatives and the governments whose citizens died. …read more Source:...
U.S., EU, Canada announce new sanctions against Russia
The United States, the European Union and Canada all announced a tightening of sanctions against Russia on Tuesday over the continuing crisis in Ukraine and Russia’s suspected involvement in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. …read more Source:...
Ukraine shelling hits seniors home, school, residences
Shelling in at least three cities in eastern Ukraine has hit a home for the elderly, a school and multiple homes, adding to a rapidly growing civilian death toll Tuesday. …read more Source:...
Malaysia Airlines MH17: Dutch, Australian experts turned back again
Dutch and Australian experts abandoned plans to access the crash site of the Malaysian airliner in Ukraine on Tuesday due to heavy fighting, the Netherlands said in a statement. …read more Source:...
22 civilians reported killed in east Ukraine shelling
At least 22 civilians in eastern Ukraine have been killed in one day by shelling, local authorities say. …read more Source:...
‘Mom, hang in there’: Residents flee fighting near Malaysian jet crash site
Residents in an eastern Ukrainian town fled their homes carrying a few possessions in plastic bags and small suitcases as shells exploded in the distance, fighting that also prevented an international police team from reaching the downed Malaysian jet. …read more Source:...
‘We’ve seen horrific things’: Canadian MH17 crash site monitor describes the grisly scene
Ukrainian-Canadian OSCE monitor Michael Bociurkiw talks to CBC News about his emotional experiences at the grisly crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
International police team turns back from Ukraine crash site
A Ukrainian security spokesman says data from the recovered flight data recorders shows Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crashed due to a massive, explosive loss of pressure after being punctured multiple times by shrapnel. …read more Source:...
Black boxes show MH17 suffered massive decompression after shrapnel hit
A Ukrainian security spokesman says data from the recovered flight data recorders shows Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crashed due to a massive, explosive loss of pressure after being punctured multiple times by shrapnel. …read more Source:...
