Section: National Newswatch (Canada)
Stranded ship crew members headed home
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Union leaders say a cargo ship stranded at the port of Argentia in Newfoundland since Aug. 4 has been sold to new owners.A statement from the Fish, Food and Allied Workers-Unifor union says eight Ukrainian and three Russian crew members on board the Jana have been paid.Gerard Bradbury with the International...
Conservative MP personally delivers army relief supplies to Ukraine – twice
OTTAWA – Canada’s junior defence minister has twice accompanied the delivery of non-lethal military aid to Ukraine in photo-friendly events which initially caught the air force off guard.A series of documents released under the Access to Information Act show Conservative MP James Bezan and a staffer were last minute additions to a...
Canada sends army parkas to Ukrainian troops
OTTAWA – Canada is sending the Ukrainian army more than $22 million worth of cold weather gear, including jackets and boots.Defence Minister Rob Nicholson announced the donation today from surplus military stocks.He says the Department of Foreign Affairs will follow up with an additional $5 million in non-lethal aid early in the new year,...
Defence Minister Rob Nicholson announces $11M more Ukraine aid
Defence Minister Rob Nicholson says Canada will contribute $11 million more in non-lethal support to Ukraine. Nicholson made the announcement at a news conference this morning held at the Department of National Defence headquarters in Ottawa, along with his parliamentary secretary, James Bezan. …read more Source: National...
France suspends delivery of warship to Russia
France is suspending the planned delivery of a warship to Russia, citing the “current situation” in eastern Ukraine. In a brief statement Tuesday, the French president’s office announced the suspension, after growing speculation about the contract, which is the biggest arms sale ever by a NATO country to Russia. …read more Source:...
Nicholson urges Russian president to get out of Ukraine at security conference
Defence Minister Rob Nicholson is calling on Russia to get out of Ukraine, saying that what’s happening there is “completely unacceptable.” Speaking at the International Security Forum in Halifax, Nicholson told delegates during a panel on Saturday that the people of Ukraine deserve the freedom they fought for. Nicholson said he believes...
Nicholson urges Putin to get out of Ukraine
HALIFAX – Defence Minister Rob Nicholson called on Russia to get out of Ukraine on Saturday, saying that what’s happening there is “completely unacceptable.”Speaking at the International Security Forum in Halifax, Nicholson told delegates during a panel discussion that the people of Ukraine deserve the freedom they fought...
Petraeus says ISIL momentum halted
OTTAWA – Retired U.S. general David Petraeus, the architect of America’s surge in Iraq in 2007, says the current U.S.-led coalition there, which includes Canadian fighter jets, has halted the momentum of the Islamic State.Though he ruled out any future need for Western ground troops, Petraeus said a Western victory over the Islamic...
Vladimir Putin says peace in Ukraine is possible, but both sides must abide truce
Russia’s president said he believes peace in Ukraine is possible but that neither side is fully holding up a truce struck in September. In an interview with German television broadcast late Sunday, Putin said he was convinced that it was possible to end the deadlock in east Ukraine, where pro-Russian rebels have been battling Kiev’s...
Six Navy members fight fire in Turkey
ANTALYA, Turkey – The federal government says six Royal Canadian Navy members sprang into action to battle a fire while dining on shore in Turkey, dousing flames and evacuating a burning building.National Defence says the crew members of HMCS Toronto were eating at a restaurant during a port visit in Antalya on Friday when they spotted the...
