Section: Ottawa Citizen (Canada)
Trudeau hits the road again for talks in London, Malta, Paris
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has departed for a six-day trip to London, Malta and Paris that will see him hold bilateral talks with the British prime minister and French president, meet the Queen, attend the Commonwealth summit, and lead Canada at the United Nations climate-change conference. It’s the second foreign mission for Trudeau in...
Eric Morse: Trouble in the skies over Turkey
After a solid 10 days of shocks the international system has taken another blow with the downing at 1:24 a.m. Ottawa time Tuesday of a Russian warplane that had strayed over a 1.5-mile strip of Turkish territory in Syria’s far northwest. NATO powers and the U.S. are again left grappling with the consequences. This time, so are Recep Tayyip...
What to do: Captain Kirk, artisan shows and hot bands
Friday, Nov. 20 The man, the legend, William Shatner is in town for Pop Expo this weekend but first, he will be discussing almost 50 years in the spotlight, including Star Trek and his new projects (including a graphic novel) at a special Q&A, 7:15 p.m.,EY Centre. Tickets: $25-$199 — where the most expensive, Gold level tickets include a...
Trudeau says Canadian fighter jets coming back from Mideast before March
ANTALYA, Turkey – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government has committed to “step up” its training efforts in the fight against the Islamic State and will withdraw Canadian warplanes from Iraq and Syria before March. Speaking at the tail end of the annual G20 summit, where leaders from the world’s 20 richest countries had gathered...
Trudeau talks tough with Russia’s Putin over Ukraine
ANTALYA, Turkey – They weren’t exactly fightin’ words, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he told Russian President Vladimir to “cease” interfering in Ukraine. The remarks came during a brief conversation between the two on the sidelines of the G20 leaders’ meeting. It was exactly a year ago that then-prime minister Stephen...
Trudeau’s debut on world stage a chance to move from style to substance
They say you never get a second chance to make a first impression. That will be Justin Trudeau’s main task over the next week, when he interacts face-to-face for the first time as prime minister with the likes of U.S. President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Xinping. Trudeau was to leave Friday night...
What to do Friday: Tattoo Fest, Hawksley Workman and free beer (at artist talk)
Friday, Nov. 13 Last week we had Halloween, this week it’s Friday the 13th. Boo! SES Carny performs a sideshow at the Tattoo Festival The Ottawa Tattoo Festival brings artists from across Canada and the world to ink and share their techniques, including legends Aaron Bell, Brian Everrett, Sailor Jerry Swallow, Robin Labreche and Skintricate...
Canada ready to re-engage with Russia, Iran, despite differences, Dion says
Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion says Canada will be more constructive in its diplomatic dealings with Iran and Russia, but that caution and assertiveness will remain central to its approach. In an interview with the Citizen on Wednesday, Dion said the new Liberal government also won’t shy away from criticizing either Israel or the...
Putin: Russia is going to develop weapons to pierce missile defence shield
Russia will counter NATO’s U.S.-led missile defence program by deploying new weapons capable of piercing the shield, warned Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the Associated Press news service. Putin made the remarks Tuesday. Here is the rest of the Associated Press article: Putin told defence officials that by developing...
Watson: Liberals will need someone who can say ‘no!’
I got cheap laughs in post-election chats by telling people that while I hadn’t been crazy about Stephen Harper’s policies, I did admire his personality. I felt a little bad about that. Not having met Harper more than two or three times, all I really know about his personality is what we saw of him on TV, which was usually pretty...
