Section: National Newswatch (Canada)
Wall shuffles cabinet; Kevin Doherty named new Saskatchewan finance minister
REGINA – Saskatchewan has a new finance minister.Premier Brad Wall has named Kevin Doherty to replace Ken Krawetz, who has said he will not run in the next provincial election. Scott Moe takes over from Doherty as minister of advanced education, while backbencher Herb Cox takes over for Moe as environment minister.Wall has also named...
Harper, Poroshenko agree Russia must face sanctions over aggression in Ukraine
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has spoken with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko about the ongoing situation in eastern Ukraine and pledged Canada’s continued support. The Prime Minister’s Office says in a release that Poroshenko thanked Canada for the support provided to Ukraine in recent months, and Canada’s participation in...
Ukraine crisis: President Poroshenko talks of ‘real war’ with Russia
Ukraine’s president has told the BBC his country is now in a “real war” with Russia – and that Ukrainians should prepare for a Russian offensive. President Petro Poroshenko told the BBC’s Fergal Keane he did not trust his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. However he said he had no option but to negotiate with Mr Putin. Russia...
Jean Chretien invited Putin to send emissary to meeting next month
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien tried at a meeting last month to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to send a representative to a meeting of former world leaders where the crisis in Ukraine will be on the agenda. Chrétien is co-chair of the InterAction Council, a global group of ex-presidents and prime ministers. The council’s...
Ukraine crisis: ‘Russian special forces’ captured
Ukraine’s military says its forces have captured two Russian soldiers fighting with rebels in eastern Ukraine. The troops were seized in the town of Shchastya, near the line of separation. A video emerged apparently showing one of the soldiers – which it said were members of Russia’s elite special forces – saying during questioning...
Nicholson firm but hopes for some progress after Kerry-Putin talks
Foreign Affairs Minister Rob Nicholson is expressing muted optimism that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin could open the door to resolving the Ukraine crisis. Nicholson got a briefing from Kerry at the meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Turkey, which wrapped today. Kerry met Putin in...
As U.S. warms to Russia, Canada stays chilly
The cold war between Russia and the U.S. is easing. The cold war between Canada and Russia is not. On Tuesday, American Secretary of State John Kerry spent four hours with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. Kerry told reporters later that it was the beginning of new dialogue. He thanked Putin for giving him so much...
Nicholson keen to hear Kerry on his meeting with Putin in Russia
Foreign Affairs Minister Rob Nicholson says he’ll be asking U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry about his Tuesday conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. But Nicholson all but ruled out any direct substantive interaction between the Harper government and the Russian leader. Nicholson is in Turkey where he will attend the NATO...
Ukraine crisis: John Kerry to meet Putin in Russia
US Secretary of State John Kerry is to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin during his first visit to Russia since the crisis in Ukraine in early 2014. Mr Putin’s spokesman called the visit a “positive step” and said the Russian leader was prepared for “extensive” discussions at the meeting in Sochi. Mr Kerry will also meet his Russian...
Russia seeks extradition of alleged Nazi war criminal living in Quebec
Russian authorities are asking Canada to extradite an alleged war criminal of Ukrainian ancestry who’s lived here for more than 60 years, a request that appears designed to embarrass Ottawa while relations with Moscow remain frosty over President Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Ukraine. …read more Source: National...
