Section: National Newswatch (Canada)
New Ukraine president, and former actor, to meet Trudeau in Toronto
Ukraine’s new president will visit Toronto next week for a major international conference on his country’s future that Canada is hosting, and where he will meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau’s office says he and Volodymyr Zelenskiy will discuss Ukraine’s reform efforts and its path toward integration with Europe....
Six-year-old girl injured after falling off float in Alberta parade
WAINWRIGHT, Alta. — A six-year-old girl was seriously injured after falling off a parade float on the weekend, the mayor of a town in east-central Alberta said Monday. Wainwright Mayor Brian Bethune said the child fell from the 4-H Alberta float Saturday afternoon in the town’s stampede parade. “It happened right as the parade was...
Federal election easy prey for social media manipulators, experts warn
The angst and effort around preventing voters from being manipulated through social media has accomplished little, experts on fake news warn — and online interference is happening in the run-up to Canada’s fall federal election. Despite investigations that have clearly shown how foreign and domestic actors have used fake news campaigns to...
3 Russians, 1 Ukrainian charged with murder for downing of MH17
The international investigation team into the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 charged three Russians and a Ukrainian separatist with the murder of 298 people on board the plane that was shot down over Ukraine. The case is set to start in March 2020. …read more Source: National...
Canadian tourist recounts aftermath of boat collision on the Danube
HALIFAX — A Canadian tourist who was on the Danube River in Budapest when two boats tragically collided Wednesday says the experience was “surreal” and “sobering.” Ken Hoffer, a retired navy captain, was nearing the end of a 10-day cruise along the river that cuts through central and eastern Europe when he encountered an...
Trudeau, Pence to talk trade, China, abortion in final push to ratify new NAFTA
OTTAWA — The ratification of the new North American trade agreement will dominate a packed agenda when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence meet today in Ottawa. While Trudeau says he also wants to talk about what he calls the backsliding of women’s rights in the U.S. with Pence, a well-known opponent of...
A timeline of official apologies from the federal government
OTTAWA — When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday exonerated Chief Poundmaker in Saskatchewan, it was the latest in a long list of government efforts to apologize for past wrongs. Here are a few formal and informal apologies: 1988 Sept. 22: Prime minister Brian Mulroney formally apologizes in the House of Commons for the internment of...
Winnipeg church’s statue left headless; scrap dealers possible saving grace
WINNIPEG — A Winnipeg church’s bronze statue of a prominent saint that was once blessed by a pope has been decapitated. The work depicting St. Volodymyr outside the Cathedral of Sts. Vladimir and Olga in the city’s north end was stolen early Tuesday morning. A cross-like symbol seen on the Ukrainian coat of arms that’s included...
Dutch prime minister, populist leader clash in Europe debate
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch prime minister clashed Wednesday with the leader of a right-wing populist party over immigration and whether the Netherlands should remain in the European Union in a debate on the eve of European Parliament elections. The debate in Amsterdam between centre-right Prime Minister Mark Rutte and populist Thierry...
NATO researchers consult federal government on foreign election meddling
OTTAWA — Canadian voters have a duty to think critically about the news they consume as foreign-interference threats loom over the coming federal election, a leading NATO researcher says. Janis Sarts, the director of the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence, says Canadians have to avoid knee-jerk reactions to avoid succumbing to...
