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In the news today, July 2
Jul02

In the news today, July 2

Five stories in the news for Tuesday, July 2 ——— CANADA CELEBRATES 152ND BIRTHDAY Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered a campaign-style speech focused on his Liberal government’s successes over the last four years as he delivered his Canada Day remarks on Parliament Hill on the country’s 152nd birthday. Speaking to a jovial crowd...

Ukraine’s comedian-turned-president makes North American debut in Toronto
Jul02

Ukraine’s comedian-turned-president makes North American debut in Toronto

Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a popular actor and comedian with no previous political experience, is to meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a major international conference on his future that opens today, and that Canada is hosting. …read more Source: Toronto...

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy to meet with Trudeau in Toronto
Jul02

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy to meet with Trudeau in Toronto

Ukraine’s ambassador to Canada says that the visit is an indication of just how important the president sees the ties between the two countries. …read more Source: Global...

Ukraine’s comedian-turned-president makes North American debut in Toronto
Jul02

Ukraine’s comedian-turned-president makes North American debut in Toronto

Ukraine’s new president makes his North American debut in Toronto later today — more than a month before he is to visit the United States — and the country’s envoy says that’s no mistake. Andriy Shevchenko, Ukraine’s ambassador to Canada, says that’s an indication of just how important President Volodymyr Zelenskiy...

4 Ukrainians released from separatist captivity
Jun28

4 Ukrainians released from separatist captivity

…read more Source: Toronto...

Chinese jets ‘buzz’ Canadian ships, adding new layer to dispute
Jun28

Chinese jets ‘buzz’ Canadian ships, adding new layer to dispute

OSAKA, Japan — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has arrived in Osaka, Japan for the G20 leaders’ summit, with a contact between Chinese fighter jets and Canadian ships in the East China Sea adding a new tension between the two countries. Trudeau is hoping for progress, or at least fresh support from other countries, in Canada’s disputes...

Europe’s Top Human Rights Organization Restores Russia’s Voting Rights
Jun26

Europe’s Top Human Rights Organization Restores Russia’s Voting Rights

The Kremlin calls it “a victory of common sense.” It is also a big step forward for Moscow to normalize relations with European member states after annexing Crimea in 2014.(Image credit: Frederick Florin/AFP/Getty Images) …read more Source:...

New Ukraine president, and former actor, to meet Trudeau in Toronto
Jun25

New Ukraine president, and former actor, to meet Trudeau in Toronto

Ukraine’s new president will visit Toronto next week for a major international conference on his country’s future that Canada is hosting, and where he will meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau’s office says he and Volodymyr Zelenskiy will discuss Ukraine’s reform efforts and its path toward integration with Europe....

Best of Netflix Canada in July 2019: The three things you should watch this month
Jun25

Best of Netflix Canada in July 2019: The three things you should watch this month

Every month, Netflix churns up its selection of offerings with new TV shows and movies—adding even more to what feels like a veritable ocean of material to watch, while adding deadlines to those things you’ve promised to yourself to watch later. So here, our critic makes his recommendations about the best and most bingeable things on offer...

Six-year-old girl injured after falling off float in Alberta parade
Jun25

Six-year-old girl injured after falling off float in Alberta parade

WAINWRIGHT, Alta. — A six-year-old girl was seriously injured after falling off a parade float on the weekend, the mayor of a town in east-central Alberta said Monday. Wainwright Mayor Brian Bethune said the child fell from the 4-H Alberta float Saturday afternoon in the town’s stampede parade. “It happened right as the parade was...