Section: National Newswatch (Canada)
Trudeau won’t say if Canada to keep sending troops to Ukraine to train military
KYIV, Ukraine — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will continue to stand with Ukraine in its struggle with Russia, but he won’t say if Canada will keep supplying troops to train Ukraine’s military. In a joint press conference in Kyiv, where a free trade deal was signed between Canada and Ukraine, Ukrainian President Petro...
Prime Minister Trudeau signs Canada-Ukraine free trade agreement
KYIV, Ukraine — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Kyiv today where he oversaw the signing of a free trade agreement with Ukraine after years of negotiations. Ukrainian officials are hoping the accord will spark an influx of Canadian investment for their country’s struggling economy. Before the deal was signed, Trudeau sat down with...
Trudeau honours atrocity victims before signing free trade deal with Ukraine
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is commemorating the victims of mass atrocities in Ukraine this morning, before signing a free trade agreement with the country later today. Trudeau and his oldest son Xavier laid a bouquet of flowers at a memorial to tens of thousands of Ukrainians, many of them Jews, killed by the Nazis in Kyiv during the Second...
Three stories in the news today, July 11
Three stories in the news today from The Canadian Press: ——— TRUDEAU VISITS UKRAINE Justin Trudeau is visiting Ukraine, where this morning he and his eldest son, Xavier, paid tribute to the country’s victims of mass atrocities committed during the 20th century. The prime minister will later meet with Ukrainian leaders and sign a free trade...
New best friends? Canada and Latvia have some ties, but some work to do
WARSAW, Poland — Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis wants Canadians to know that his people love hockey, and he is hoping the Canadian soldiers who will start arriving in his country early next year will be up for a game. Canada and Latvia already have some hockey history after facing off against each other at the 2014 Winter Olympic quarter...
Trudeau visits Auschwitz concentration camp before flying to Ukraine
KRAKOW, Poland — An emotional Justin Trudeau used a tour to Auschwitz-Birkenau, the scene of one of the worst chapters in human history, to warn against intolerance and preach a message of love. The blue skies and sunshine on Sunday were a sharp contrast to the history of the place as Trudeau walked past barbed wire fences and surveyed the gas...
Trudeau visits Auschwitz concentration camp, flying to Ukraine
KRAKOW, Poland — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is bound for Ukraine after an emotional visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland today. A sombre Trudeau wiped away tears several times as he toured the notorious Second World War camp, where more than one million people, mostly Jews, were killed by the Nazis. Blue skies and warm...
Ukraine will buy weapons from Canada – report
Ukraine and Canada will reportedly sign two agreements on cooperation in trade and defence spheres, Ukrainian media report referring to Ukrainian Ambassador in Ottawa Andriy Shevchenko. The Ukrainian diplomat did not rule out that the documents might be signed within the framework of the NATO summit in Warsaw featuring Ukraine’s President...
Trudeau to visit Auschwitz concentration camp before flying to Ukraine
Justin Trudeau will visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp today before flying to Ukraine after spending the past two days at the NATO leaders summit in Warsaw, Poland. Officials say the prime minister personally requested to see the site where more than 1 million people, mostly Jews, were murdered by the Nazis during the Second World...
Trudeau defends NATO force, slams Russia’s ‘illegitimate’ actions
WARSAW, Poland — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government was “extremely enthusiastic” about helping NATO in Eastern Europe, and that a display of force is essential to make sure Russia understands the alliance is united in opposing its “illegitimate” actions. Trudeau was speaking at the end of a two-day summit in...
