Section: National Newswatch (Canada)
Donald Trump’s bad 72 hours
By any conventional standard, Donald Trump just blundered through the worst three days of any presidential candidate in living memory. Showing a characteristic refusal to back down from a fight, Trump took the almost unthinkable step of publicly escalating a feud with the parents of fallen US solider, Capt. Humayun Khan, who blasted Trump at last...
Are healthier relations with Russia in the works?
This might seem a curious time for Ottawa to make a 180-degree turn in trying to restore healthy relations with Russia. But there were Stéphane Dion, Canada’s foreign affairs minister, and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, meeting Monday on the neutral ground of a Pacific nations summit in Laos for a 30-minute cover-the-waterfront...
German FM: Trump victory could affect trans-Atlantic ties
BERLIN — A victory for Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election could affect trans-Atlantic ties, Germany’s foreign minister said Thursday. Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in an interview that if the Republican candidate wins the presidency it would mean “a lot of uncertainty for the trans-Atlantic relationship.”...
If hackers wanted to mess with Dem convention, mission accomplished on Day 1
PHILADEPHIA, United States — The first day of the Democratic convention included an FBI investigation, senior party figures getting booed and fears of a Russian plot to defeat Hillary Clinton. If indeed Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin intended to sow chaos in this U.S. presidential campaign, that mission was surely accomplished Monday. The FBI...
FBI investigates DNC hacking; Clinton campaign blames Russia
WASHINGTON — The FBI said Monday it is investigating how thousands of Democratic National Committee emails were hacked, a breach that Hillary Clinton’s campaign maintains was committed by Russia to benefit Donald Trump. A statement from the FBI confirmed that it is “investigating a cyber intrusion involving the DNC,” adding that...
Dion sits down for first meeting with Russian foreign minister in years
Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion is sitting down with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Laos, where the two are attending a meeting of Southeast Asian nations. It’s the first meeting of its kind in years, and represents the most tangible move yet by the Liberal government to thaw relations with Russia. Until now, contacts between...
No relief for Canada’s Milos Raonic with Murray withdrawal from Rogers Cup
TORONTO — Canada’s Milos Raonic doesn’t feel any type of relief now that world No. 2 Andy Murray won’t be in attendance at this week’s Rogers Cup. Raonic suffered his sixth straight defeat to Murray earlier this month in the final at Wimbledon. The Briton has beat Raonic four times this year, including the semifinals of...
Ukraine’s corruption continues to cost the country dearly
Their country is divided by a war that has killed thousands and displaced more than a million people. And yet when polled on which is more urgent — the war against pro-Russian rebels or the war against corruption — Ukrainians say it’s corruption, by a margin of more than two-to-one. Such is the scale of disgust with what is seen as rampant...
Trump hedges on NATO protection against Russian aggression
WASHINGTON — Republican nominee Donald Trump hinted the U.S. may revisit NATO’s longstanding policy of defending its allies against possible Russian aggression if he becomes president, saying that some allies aren’t holding up their end of the bargain. Trump told The New York Times that he would decide whether to protect the Baltic...
Edmonton university student confirmed dead in truck attack in France
An Edmonton university has confirmed that one of its students was killed in last week’s truck attack in France. MacEwan University says in a release that Mykhaylo Bazelevskyy, who was 22, was among those who died in the July 14 massacre in Nice. The school says confirmation of his death came late Tuesday from French authorities and his...
