Section: Ottawa Citizen (Canada)
Concerts: Dec. 11 to 18
Thursday, Dec. 11 The Barra MacNeils: An East Coast Christmas, 7:30 p.m., Centrepointe Theatres, 101 Centrepointe Dr.; $50-$55; centrepointetheatres.com / www.barramacneils.com Centretown Recording Alliance 4th Annual Holiday Bash: Mnemonics, Fresh Hell, Lindberg Babies, Steady Shakes, Thunderuncle, The Stuff, Slim & Popular, 10 p.m., House...
Egan: My apology to Ottawa’s homegrown extremist
“I was one of you.” So you say, Abu Anwar al-Canadi or John Maguire, in your video warning, before calling on Muslims in Canada to sharpen their knives or prepare their explosive devices. Then we shall respond as the polite Canadian. Sorry it didn’t work out, John. Sorry you grew up in the greatest country in the world, with one of the best...
Canada and Ukraine to examine ways to conduct joint military training
Canada today signed a “Declaration of Intent” with Ukraine to explore opportunities to conduct joint military training and capacity building, the Department of National Defence announced. The agreement was signed by Defence Minister Rob Nicholson at the conclusion of a visit to Kiev, Ukraine. Some more details from the DND news release: Canada...
New U.S. defence secretary could bring a hard-nosed view on Russia and North Korea to the White House
The experiences that Ashton Carter would bring to the job of defence secretary are vastly different from Chuck Hagel’s in several important ways, starting with the fact that Carter is an academic and a policy wonk, Robert Burns of the Associated Press writes. Here is the rest of the Associated Press article: How Carter would pursue...
Russia may never receive Mistral-class warships, says French defence minister
France’s defence minister suggested on Friday that two warships ordered by Russia may never be delivered because of its actions in Ukraine, the Associated Press reports. Here is the rest of the Associated Press article: Last month, President Francois Hollande suspended the delivery of the first of the ships “until further notice” due to...
World landmine injuries down but Canada must boost funds, says report
The international treaty to ban landmines, signed in Ottawa on Dec. 3, 1997, is slowly eradicating the production and use of the crippling weapons, according to a study released Wednesday. Landmine Monitor, an annual report by the Nobel-prize winning International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), says that fewer people were killed and injured by...
Glavin: In a world of propaganda, Canada needs a strong CBC
It would be hard to imagine a less opportune historical moment for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to be falling from its stature as a beloved and iconic national institution and revealing itself as a salt mine of backbiting, ass-covering, bullying and lechery. It’s as though the only thing that was holding the whole edifice together...
Canada’s contribution to funding landmine treaty efforts drops significantly
Fewer people were killed and injured by landmines in 2013 than in any previous year, and nearly all use and production of the weapon has ceased, according to the latest annual report from the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL). Landmine Monitor 2014 was released today on the seventeenth anniversary of the signing of the Mine Ban...
Christmas in the capital: Here’s our list for 2014
This list of Christmas concerts and related events is based upon information supplied to the Citizen. It not intended to be a comprehensive list of every Christmas concert in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec. We hope it will help readers plan for the holidays. THURSDAY, DEC. 4 Upper Canada Playhouse presents Musical Comedy Lights, Camera …...
Landmine injuries down worldwide but Canada needs to boost support, says new report
The international treaty to ban landmines signed in Ottawa on Dec. 3, 1997, is slowly eradicating the production and use of the crippling weapons, according to a study released Wednesday. Landmine Monitor, an annual report by the Nobel-prize winning International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), says that fewer people were killed and injured by...
