Section: National Newswatch (Canada)
AP FACT CHECK: Pence on Clinton’s foreign policy
WASHINGTON — A claim from the vice-presidential debate between Republican Mike Pence and Democrat Tim Kaine, and how it stacks up with the facts: PENCE: She was the “architect of the Obama administration’s foreign policy.” He said the Middle East is “spinning out of control” and suggested that the ongoing crisis in...
Dion denounces Russian support for attacks on Syrian medical facilities
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion has joined the United States in condemning Russia over the escalating fighting in Syria and failed efforts to end the war in that country. Dion said in a statement Monday night that Russia’s actions on the ground over the past months “call into question” its commitment to peace and...
Ukraine warns Canada not to trust Russian co-operation over Arctic
A senior Ukrainian envoy is warning a thaw in diplomatic relations between Canada and Russia will primarily benefit Vladimir Putin – a caution that came as relations abruptly deteriorated between Moscow and Washington on Monday over Syria and nuclear arsenals. Vadym Prystaiko, deputy foreign minister of Ukraine, is visiting Ottawa this week to...
Trudeau government announces ‘rational’ shift in Arctic policy, will seek to work with Russia
In its first major statement on the Arctic, the Trudeau government has moved away the more-confrontational approach that dominated Conservative policy, with Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion putting Russia at the centre of Canada’s northern policy. A rapprochement between the two countries is expected on the northern front, despite...
Canada-Russia Arctic conference set despite Syria, Ukraine differences
OTTAWA — Canada and Russia will hold a joint conference on Arctic co-operation next month in Ottawa, despite differences over Syria and Ukraine. Pam Goldsmith-Jones, parliamentary secretary to Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion, said Canada profoundly disagrees with Russia’s conduct in Ukraine and Syria. But the two countries have to...
Canada-Russia Arctic conference set despite differences on Syria, Ukraine
OTTAWA — A Liberal MP says Canada and Russia will hold a joint conference on Arctic co-operation next month in Ottawa, despite differences over Syria and Ukraine. Pam Goldsmith-Jones, the parliamentary secretary to Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion, announced the event today in a speech at Carleton University in Ottawa, where the November...
WHY IT MATTERS: Russia looms as key issue for United States
WASHINGTON — THE ISSUE: Russia cannot be ignored. Since the end of the Cold War, Russia has never posed such a vexing problem to U.S. policymakers as it does now. From Eastern Europe to the Middle East and increasingly Asia and the Americas, Russia is making its voice heard and its presence felt. After a brief period of looking inward during much...
MH17 missile ‘came from Russia’, Dutch-led investigators say
International prosecutors investigating the downing of flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014 say the missile that hit the plane was fired from territory controlled by Russian-backed rebels. They said the missile launcher was brought into Ukraine from Russia. All 298 people on board the Boeing 777 died when it broke apart in midair flying from...
The Latest: Kaine highlights helping those with disabilities
WASHINGTON — The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT): 12:45 p.m. Tim Kaine says a meeting with a young man with a physical disability is reminding him what the campaign is about. The Democratic vice-presidential nominee met Monday with Mike Phillips, a South Tampa resident with spinal muscular atrophy. Phillips, who can’t...
Politics, outsider status shield Trump from House oversight
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s status as a Washington outsider fuels his fiery populism and also is helping to shield him from the scrutiny House Republicans are devoting to Hillary Clinton, a former U.S. senator and secretary of state. The GOP-led, subpoena-wielding Oversight and Government Reform Committee isn’t investigating...
