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Section: Ottawa Citizen (Canada)

    Volunteer Roundup
    Jul15

    Volunteer Roundup

    For more information, visit www.volunteerottawa.ca or call 613-736-5270. Continuing the Tradition: Girl Guides of Canada needs your help in the Ottawa area. Needed are volunteers to act as Girl Guide leaders to help create new and unforgettable experiences for thousands of girls. Make a difference in the life of a young girl and lead our youth....

    NATO unveils details of major military exercise – Canada to contribute more than 1,600 personnel
    Jul15

    NATO unveils details of major military exercise – Canada to contribute more than 1,600 personnel

    NATO has unveiled details of its biggest military exercise in 13 years, mobilizing 36,000 soldiers, sailors and airmen from more than 30 countries, the Associated Press writes. More from the Associated Press: Officials said Wednesday that the exercise, named Trident Juncture, has been planned for years, but is being tweaked to test NATO’s...

    Conservatives spending millions to fight Russian influence while Ukraine cracks down on press freedoms
    Jul14

    Conservatives spending millions to fight Russian influence while Ukraine cracks down on press freedoms

    Murray Brewster of the Canadian Press continues his reports from Ukraine. In this one he examines how the Harper government is fighting the Kremlin’s influence as well as the “draconian” restrictions on press freedom in Ukraine. Here is what Murray Brewster writes: KYIV, Ukraine — Canada has joined its allies in dusting off a Cold War...

    Russia and France in agreement on compensation for scuttled Mistral-class ship deal
    Jul14

    Russia and France in agreement on compensation for scuttled Mistral-class ship deal

    Russia and France have hammered out a draft agreement on the amount of compensation to be paid for the scuttled deal for the Mistral-class amphibious ships. The Russian news agency, RIA Novosti, has reported the agreement is ready to proceed to the next step, which will be signatures from representatives of the two nations. It is unclear the...

    Ukrainians suspected of having pro-separatist views being rounded up by armed gangs
    Jul13

    Ukrainians suspected of having pro-separatist views being rounded up by armed gangs

    Peter Leonard of the Associated Press has this update from Ukraine: ODESSA, Ukraine (AP) — Striding through headquarters, Todor Panevsky gleefully announced that comrades in his self-defense unit had detained a pro-Russian separatist sympathizer in this picturesque port city. “We’ll ask him a few questions and then we’ll hand him over...

    Right sector in Ukraine takes 6-year-old hostage – standoff with police
    Jul13

    Right sector in Ukraine takes 6-year-old hostage – standoff with police

    Two gunmen from Ukraine’s notorious nationalist militia Right Sector have briefly taken a six-year-old boy hostage in western Ukraine as a standoff between the gunmen and police entered its third day, the Associated Press writes. Here is the rest of the Associated Press article: Two people were killed Saturday in a Right Sector...

    Canada’s embassy in Ukraine used as pawn in 2014 uprising
    Jul12

    Canada’s embassy in Ukraine used as pawn in 2014 uprising

    KYIV, Ukraine — It was one of those events that simply appeared and disappeared during the bloody, swift-moving events of Ukraine in the winter revolution of 2014. Canada’s embassy in Kyiv was used as a haven for several days by anti-government protesters during the uprising that toppled the regime of former president Viktor Yanukovych. The...

    Ukraine PM to visit Ottawa as trade deal set to be signed
    Jul12

    Ukraine PM to visit Ottawa as trade deal set to be signed

    Ukraine’s prime minister will lead a high-level delegation to Ottawa this week with the intention of completing a free trade agreement with Canada. A trade deal between the two countries would be a win for Ukraine, which is desperate to improve its battered economy following nearly two years of turmoil. It would also be a major victory for...

    Making 16,800 perogies for Ottawa’s Capital Ukrainian Festival
    Jul11

    Making 16,800 perogies for Ottawa’s Capital Ukrainian Festival

    Ukrainians in the Ottawa region were making the last of the 16,800 perogies Friday, July 10 to be served a the Capital Ukrainina Festival being held in Ottawa from July 24-26. The Festival will feature live Ukrainian music, food and drinks, artwork, handmade crafts, a Yarmarok (Marketplace), and cultural exhibits. Festival Details:...

    Russian sponsor of FIFA world cup sanctioned as tournament ended
    Jul08

    Russian sponsor of FIFA world cup sanctioned as tournament ended

    Questions are being raised over why the Conservative government waited until the last week of the FIFA Women’s World Cup to sanction a Russian gas company that was one of the soccer tournament’s largest sponsors. State-controlled Gazprom was among 14 Russian organizations added to Canada’s sanctions list on June 29 in...