Section: Global TV (Canada)
Final hurdles being cleared for Canada’s Ukraine mission
Canada’s contribution was announced with much political fanfare in mid-April, but it could be August before the full contingent is on the ground. …read more Source: Global...
Canadian military fielding Ukraine training mission
It will be mid-to-late summer before the Canadian military fields its highly-touted military training mission to Ukraine and the troops are expected to arrive against a backdrop of rising violence in breakaway eastern regions. …read more Source: Global...
Tea, caviar and a night with Vladimir Putin
When the world’s major news agencies sat down a year ago with Vladimir Putin at a St. Petersburg palace, they were treated to a sumptuous meal of Crimean flounder, a dish chosen not only for its delicacy but for the political statement. …read more Source: Global...
Psychiatric hospital in rebel-held Ukraine faces desperate situation
Patients at a psychiatric hospital in the rebel-controlled Ukrainian city of Horlivka are not receiving the treatment they need due to a lack of doctors and medication. …read more Source: Global...
Can Pope Francis solve the world’s political problems?
Russia remains at odds with Western nations over its support for separatist groups in Eastern Ukraine, but the tensions between President Vladimir Putin and his geopolitical adversaries was brought to one of the world’s holiest places this week. Within 24 hours of one another, both Putin and Prime Minister Stephen Harper met with Pope...
Fuel depot fire near Ukraine’s capital kills 1, injures several others
Ukrainian officials say that a major blaze has engulfed a fuel depot near the capital, leaving one man dead and injuring several others. …read more Source: Global...
Canada should help Ukraine by encouraging constitutional reform: Russian ambassador
While Ukrainians were asking Prime Minister Stephen Harper for help with visas and weapons this weekend, Russia’s ambassador to Canada offered starkly different advice for the role Canada should play in the European conflict. …read more Source: Global...
EU president urges G7 leaders to keep up sanctions against Russia for Ukraine
European Union President Donald Tusk is urging leaders at the Group of Seven summit to present a united front on maintaining sanctions against Russia for its actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: Global...
5 police officers hurt as opponents of Ukraine gay rights march throw smoke bombs
Opponents of a gay rights march held in Ukraine’s capital have thrown smoke bombs and tear gas and the Interfax news agency cites police as saying five officers were injured in the clash. …read more Source: Global...
New shelling in eastern Ukraine as Harper arrives in Kyiv ahead of G7
Prime Minister Stephen Harper started his visit to Kyiv today amidst a major flare up of violence in Ukraine’s restive east. …read more Source: Global...
