Section: National Newswatch (Canada)
Canada funds ballot box training in addition battle schools in Ukraine
Canada, along with its allies, have dusted-off a Cold War playbook in order to push back against Russian influence in Ukraine. Separate from the upcoming military training program, the Harper government is spending over $49 million in an attempt to fight Kremlin influence with grassroots ideologue rather than tanks, artillery and troops. The...
Ukrainian PM to visit Canada this week for economic talks amid financial turmoil
OTTAWA – The prime minister of Ukraine will be in Ottawa this week for talks with the Harper government.Arseniy Yatsenyuk was to arrive Tuesday for talks that will focus on the eastern European country’s attempts at economic and government reform.A statement from Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s office says it’s an...
Ukrainian PM to visit Canada this for economic talks amid financial turmoil
OTTAWA – The prime minister of Ukraine will be in Ottawa this week for talks with Harper government.Arseniy Yatsenyuk arrives Tuesday for talks that will focus on east European country’s attempts at economic and government reform.A statement from Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s office says it’s an opportunity to reaffirm...
CP Investigation: Canada’s embassy in Ukraine used as pawn in 2014 uprising
Canada’s embassy in Kyiv was used as a haven for several days by anti-government protesters during the revolution that toppled the regime of former president Viktor Yanukovych. The Harper government has never fully acknowledged the depth and the extent of the security breach, which has had far-reaching implications for Canadian foreign...
Ukraine PM to visit Ottawa as trade deal set to be signed
Ukraine’s prime minister will lead a high-level delegation to Ottawa this week with the intention of completing a free trade agreement with Canada. A trade deal between the two countries would be a win for Ukraine, which is desperate to improve its battered economy following nearly two years of turmoil. It would also be a major victory for...
Canada appears poised to sign international Arctic fish deal
Canada appears poised to sign an international agreement to block commercial fishing in the central Arctic Ocean until more is known about the potential of the resource.A source close to the negotiations told The Canadian Press that the deal is to be signed next Thursday in Oslo.A Fisheries and Oceans spokeswoman confirmed that Canada will be in...
Federal government sanctions Russian sponsor of FIFA world cup as tournament ended, timing questioned
Questions are being raised over why the Conservative government waited until the last week of the FIFA Women’s World Cup to sanction a Russian gas company that was one of the soccer tournament’s largest sponsors. State-controlled Gazprom was among 14 Russian organizations added to Canada’s sanctions list on June 29 in...
Millions in military gear goes to scrap heap instead of Ukraine
Canada is moving ahead with the destruction of surplus anti-tank missiles and other equipment worth hundreds of millions of dollars despite a plea by Ukraine for such equipment to help it fight separatists. Among the items declared surplus are more than 5,400 Eryx anti-tank missiles, according to a 2014 Department of National Defence documents...
Ukraine crisis: Rally in Kiev urges war on eastern rebels
About 1,000 Ukrainian pro-government fighters and far-right supporters have marched through the centre of the capital, Kiev. Many burned tyres and wore balaclavas; some carried white supremacist flags. They called on the government to end the Minsk ceasefire accord and declare war on pro-Russian rebels in the east. The demonstrators say the...
Corrupt Kyiv traffic cops given the boot in clear sign of reform: ambassador
KYIV, Ukraine – Ukraine’s interior ministry is disbanding Kyiv’s often corrupt traffic police detachment Saturday and installing a new force — with help from Canada, the U.S., Japan and Australia.Canada’s ambassador to the embattled country says the pilot program will be rolled out nationwide, and doesn’t believe...
