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    Putin responsible for Ukraine violence caused by anti-Putin forces, Nicholson says
    Sep02

    Putin responsible for Ukraine violence caused by anti-Putin forces, Nicholson says

    The Conservatives’ Rob Nicholson is blaming Russian leader Vladimir Putin for the deadly attacks launched by vehemently anti-Russian groups in Ukraine. Nicholson, who is running for re-election, was Foreign Affairs minister before the election call. Three security officers were killed and 140 injured in clashes between Ukraine government...

    Open season on drones…just how do you shoot down unmanned aerial vehicles?
    Sep01

    Open season on drones…just how do you shoot down unmanned aerial vehicles?

    There has been some buzz about the Breaking Defense story out of the U.S., reporting that a U.S. Marine sniper has successfully shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle (seven-foot wingspan) during a recent military exercise. The shoot-down took place at this year’s Black Dart counter drone exercise in California. “The Marine sniper shot from a...

    Canada pays $1.6 million to ship $5 million worth of surplus gear to Ukraine
    Aug26

    Canada pays $1.6 million to ship $5 million worth of surplus gear to Ukraine

    The Canadian government spent $1.6 million to ship $5 million worth of surplus tents, sleeping bags and other military goods last August to Ukraine, according to figures obtained by the Ottawa Citizen. The equipment, sent by Canadian Forces aircraft, included sleeping bags the military estimates are worth $437 each and four-man tents worth $420....

    Marlene Rivier the NDP pick for Ottawa West-Nepean
    Aug26

    Marlene Rivier the NDP pick for Ottawa West-Nepean

    Veteran community activist Marlene Rivier was nominated as the NDP candidate in Ottawa West-Nepean Tuesday, beating three challengers including former Ottawa city councillor Alex Cullen. Cullen was runner-up on the last of three ballots at a packed Ukrainian Orthodox Hall on Byron Ave. Rivier, who is the current president of the Ottawa...

    ICYMI: Another day, another Duffy trial denial
    Aug25

    ICYMI: Another day, another Duffy trial denial

    Latest from the Duffy trial: Another day, another denial. Stephen Harper’s former issues management director Chris Woodcock got the email about Nigel Wright’s plans to pay Duffy’s expenses tab but didn’t read it. This, of course, is strikingly similar to the dilemma Harper’s current chief of staff has encountered. He...

    Ugandan kayak team granted visas for Ottawa River competition
    Aug22

    Ugandan kayak team granted visas for Ottawa River competition

    Canadian immigration officials have granted visas to four members of the Ugandan freestyle kayaking team. They are now cleared to compete in the World Freestyle Kayaking Championships beginning Aug. 30 on the Ottawa River at Beachburg. It was third time lucky for the kayakers, who had twice been refused by the Canadian High Commission officials...

    The coming war with Russia
    Aug21

    The coming war with Russia

    A couple of months before he retired in July, the head of Canada’s air force provided a blunt assessment of what might emerge from the current military mission to Ukraine. “We pray that our ongoing NATO mission isn’t accompanied by the escalation of deadly force and the shedding of blood,” Lt.-Gen. Yvan Blondin wrote in the magazine...

    Russian ‘confrontations’ a PR gold mine for Harper
    Aug21

    Russian ‘confrontations’ a PR gold mine for Harper

    It was the kind of response Canadian military officers expected. Still, when two Russian frigates appeared on the horizon and trailed a Canadian warship carrying Prime Minister Stephen Harper in the Baltic Sea on June 10, the incident made national news in Canada. The Russians were spotted seven nautical miles, or 13 kilometres, from HMCS...

    Glavin: Canadian politics is boring, thank goodness
    Aug20

    Glavin: Canadian politics is boring, thank goodness

    As the federal election winds its way towards Oct. 19, it’s going to take quite an effort to match the comic drama of that exquisitely staged Conservative party press event in Toronto Wednesday. A cranky man — who was that guy, Grandpa from the Simpsons? — ruined everything by upstaging Stephen Harper himself with a profanity-laced tirade...

    Pentagon to increase drone use by 50 per cent
    Aug18

    Pentagon to increase drone use by 50 per cent

    Faced with escalating aggression from Russia and China, the Pentagon is planning to increase its use of drones by about 50 per cent over the next several years, the Associated Press writes. Here is the rest of the Associated Press article: The Pentagon decided to add Army and civilian-operated missions to the mix because the Air Force, which had...