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Comedian leads presidential polling in Ukraine
A comedian who’s never held political office tops the public opinion polls ahead of Ukraine’s presidential election, but even he appears to be falling far short of enough support to win in the first round. …read more Source: CTV...
A Comedian Plays Ukraine’s President On TV. Will He Become One In Real Life?
Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s only connection to politics is the role he plays in a hit TV series about a man who accidentally becomes Ukraine’s president. He’s leading in polls ahead of Sunday’s elections.(Image credit: Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) …read more Source:...
How a comedian could become Ukraine’s next president
Ukraine has an interesting cast of contenders running for its upcoming presidential election. None more so than the front-runner, 41-year-old actor/comedian Volodymyr Zelensky. He may have started out as a long shot, but quickly rose to the top on the back of popular discontent with the political class. …read more Source:...
Canada won’t extend peacekeeping mission in Mali: Freeland
OTTAWA — The Trudeau government will not extend Canada’s peacekeeping mission in Mali despite a direct appeal from the United Nations for it to stay longer to prevent a gap in the provision of lifesaving medical evacuations. Speaking to reporters at the end of a major peacekeeping conference in New York, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia...
Ukraine on edge in election with untested comedian as front-runner
Volodymyr Zelensky, a 41-year-old entertainer who plays a president on TV, leads in the polls ahead of the first round of Ukraine’s presidential election Sunday. …read more Source: Toronto...
Alicia Elliott on the spectacular Indigenous renaissance in Canadian arts
Alicia Elliott (Photograph by Alex Jacobs-Blum)It really is the perfect time for Alicia Elliott’s A Mind Spread Out on the Ground to be published. In what the 31-year-old Tuscarora writer calls the Indigenous renaissance, Indigenous artistry has never had so spectacular a presence across Canada’s cultural spectrum. Maliseet composer...
UN, Canada at odds over restrictions on promised military transport plane
OTTAWA — The United Nations is pushing back against restrictions Canada wants to put on the use of a military transport plane it promised to deploy in Africa. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau first announced in November 2017 that Canada would send a C-130 Hercules to Uganda as part of a larger package of pledges to the UN. The idea at the time was...
Israel-Canada close despite differences on Golan Heights recognition: envoy
OTTAWA — Israel disagrees with Canada’s stance towards the Golan Heights and the effectiveness of the Iran nuclear deal, but the country’s envoy still believes the Trudeau government’s broader Middle East policy is very supportive. Ambassador Nimrod Barkan said Canada-Israel relations are like a long-married couple: they may...
Lukk: On 70 years since the mass deportation of Estonians
March, 1949. Though the sun was growing higher and higher above the horizon, with promises of sunnier days to come, the spring days remained cold. The soil was frozen solid. Clear skies became flurries at a moment’s notice. Operation “Priboi” (“Tide”) began with a pounding on the door in the early hours of March 25. This was a wake-up call...
Display of Hill 70 Victoria Cross medals unveiled at war museum
A special display of the medal sets of the six men to receive Victoria Cross medals for their valour at the Battle of Hill 70 was unveiled at the Canadian War Museum on Tuesday. This marks the first time the soldiers’ medals have been shown together. Four of the sets are part of the museum’s permanent collection, while two are on...
