Section: National Newswatch (Canada)
Ukraine crisis: Hollande and Merkel set for Putin talks
French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are due to hold talks in Moscow to try to end escalating fighting in east Ukraine. Their meeting with President Vladimir Putin follows urgent talks in Kiev, where a new peace plan was presented. A temporary truce has reportedly been declared to allow some civilian evacuations...
NATO command posts in eastern Europe a sign Russia should ‘back off,’ Nicholson
Canada’s defence minister says Russia should take NATO plans to establish a series of six command centres deep inside eastern Europe as a sign to “back off” in Ukraine. The tough talk from Rob Nicholson followed a meeting of the military alliance’s defence ministers in Brussels, where it was agreed the units would be deployed in...
NATO command posts in eastern Europe a sign Russia should ‘back off,’ Nicholson
OTTAWA – Canada’s defence minister says Russia should take NATO plans to establish a series of six command centres deep inside eastern Europe as a sign to “back off” in Ukraine.The tough talk from Rob Nicholson followed a meeting of the military alliance’s defence ministers in Brussels, where it was agreed the units...
Ukraine crisis: Nato to bolster Eastern Europe against Russia
Nato is set to announce details of a plan to bolster the alliance’s military presence in Eastern Europe in response to continued fighting in Ukraine. The bloc’s chief says it will be the biggest reinforcement of its collective defence since the end of the Cold War. Meanwhile, US Secretary of State John Kerry is to hold talks in Kiev...
ICAO moves quickly on new tracking standard
MONTREAL – A top official with the International Civil Aviation Organization says new rules on the horizon for tracking of commercial aircraft would have made a difference in the search for a Malaysia Airlines flight that disappeared mysteriously last year.ICAO member states threw their support behind a new standard whereby a commercial...
Baird’s exit leaves hole at home and abroad
OTTAWA – One of Stephen Harper’s most experienced ministers resigned his plum foreign affairs post Tuesday, leaving a void around the Conservative cabinet table at a critical juncture in both domestic and international affairs.John Baird was a prominent voice for Canada on the world stage and a multi-faceted lieutenant for Harper; his...
ICAO reps suggest 15-minute tracking standard
MONTREAL – Member states of the International Civil Aviation Organization have recommended the adoption of a new standard that would see commercial aircraft tracked every 15-minutes.The development was announced Tuesday as more than 850 participants gathered at a high-level safety conference at ICAO’s Montreal headquarters.”This...
Baird’s exit leaves hole at home and abroad
OTTAWA – One of Stephen Harper’s most experienced ministers resigned his plum foreign affairs post Tuesday, leaving a void around the Conservative cabinet table at a critical juncture in both domestic and international affairs.John Baird was a prominent voice for Canada on the world stage and a multi-faceted lieutenant for Harper; his...
ICAO delegates weigh safety proposals
MONTREAL – Delegates at the International Civil Aviation Organization’s safety conference began working on how to improve the global tracking of aircraft and better share information on conflict zones.Malaysia’s civil aviation chief said Tuesday that real-time tracking is a priority and must be fast-tracked by the...
Opposition day motions tilt toward campaigning, away from oversight
It has become a weekly, sometimes daily, Commons ritual: An opposition MP implores Speaker Andrew Scheer to schedule an emergency debate on a matter of urgent public business — the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, say, or a particularly persistent supply chain problem affecting grain farmers in Western Canada. After allowing the MP a few minutes to...
