Section: Macleans (Canada)
Will IOC kick Russian Olympic team out of Summer Olympics?
The sun rises behind Sugar Loaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) LONDON — Now that Russian track and field athletes have failed in their effort to have their Olympic ban overturned, it’s up to the IOC to decide whether to kick the entire Russian team out of the games that begin in Rio de Janeiro in 15 days. In...
Army headed for Africa, says top general
OTTAWA – Canada’s army will soon be bound for Africa, Canada’s top soldier said Thursday, fuelling speculation that it will be deployed on a peacekeeping operation to control the spread of terrorism on the continent. “The army’s been preparing for the future … preparing for a wide range of future tasks,” Gen. Jonathan Vance, the...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits Canadian troops in Ukraine
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reviews an honour guard as they arrive at the International Peacekeeping and Security Centre in Yavoriv, Ukraine Tuesday July 12, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld LVIV, Ukraine – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau thanked Canadian soldiers on Tuesday for their role in training the Ukrainian army, before...
Will Canada keep sending troops to Ukraine?
Canadian Army instructors discuss mechanized infantry defence tactics with their Ukrainian Armed Forces colleagues during Exercise RAPID TRIDENT in Starychi, Ukraine on June 30, 2016. (Joint Task Force Ukraine) KYIV, Ukraine — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is standing by Ukraine in its struggle against Russia, but he won’t be...
Trudeau signs Canada-Ukraine free trade agreement
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko share a laugh at the end of joint news conference at the Presidential Administration building in Kyiv, Ukraine Monday July 11, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld KYIV, Ukraine — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau oversaw the signing of a free trade agreement with Ukraine...
Trudeau visits Auschwitz concentration camp
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stands infront of the Wall of Death after laying a wreath during a tour of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Auschwitz, Poland Sunday July 10, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld KRAKOW, Poland – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is bound for Ukraine after an emotional visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau...
Canada steps up with a new NATO commitment
A Canadian soldier sends the signal to begin the simulated attack on a defensive position during a live firing exercise during Operation UNIFIER in Starychi, Ukraine on June 30, 2016. (Joint Task Force Ukraine) At the NATO summit in Warsaw on Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada will lead the alliance’s new battle...
Maclean’s on the Hill: Jason Kenney on his return to Alberta
Each week, the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau sits down with Cormac Mac Sweeney to discuss the headlines of the week. This week, despite being seen as the natural frontrunner, Calgary MP Jason Kenney opted out of the federal Conservative leadership contest. Instead, he’ll look to become a provincial leader and unite the right in Alberta. To...
Canada to send 450 troops, armoured vehicles to Latvia for NATO force
WARSAW, Poland – Canada’s defence chief says the country will deploy about 450 soldiers and armoured vehicles to Latvia as part of a beefed-up NATO presence in Eastern Europe that aims to serve as a deterrent to Russia. Gen. Jonathan Vance says the Canadians will team up with other allies to grow the force in Latvia to around 1,000 troops....
Trudeau pledges troops, frigate and jets as NATO faces off against Russia
WARSAW, Poland – Canada is deploying what the Liberal government describes as its largest sustained military contingent to Europe in more than a decade, as NATO prepares for a protracted standoff with a resurgent Russia. In Poland, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday that Canada will send troops and fighter jets to eastern Europe,...
