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Ukraine’s top cop walks thin blue line between Russian meddling, free election
OTTAWA — Two weeks after Serhii Kniaziev’s military career ended, the Iron Curtain fell, the Soviet Union crumbled and the young ex-soldier returned to Ukraine and quickly found his calling — the thin blue line of policing. In the latter days of his military service, he was posted to the volatile Caucasus region, where ethnic conflict and...
5,000 nationalists protest corruption in Ukraine
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Students In Ukraine Learn How To Spot Fake Stories, Propaganda And Hate Speech
A new report says students who received media literacy training were 18 percent better at identifying false reports than students without the lessons. Girls gained more knowledge than boys.(Image credit: Aleksey Filippov/AFP/Getty Images) …read more Source:...
Canadian government condemns parade in Latvia to honour Nazi SS unit
The Canadian government has added its voice to condemning an annual parade held in Latvia to honour members of the Nazi SS, warning it opposes such events glorifying Adolf Hitler’s regime. Around 1,000 people marched in the parade in Riga on March 16 to honour the Latvian SS divisions which fought for the Nazis in the Second World War. Some...
Canada extends Iraq and Ukraine military missions to 2021 and 2022
OTTAWA — Canada is extending its military missions in Ukraine and Iraq, both of which were due to expire at the end of the month. The extensions shore up Canada’s contributions to the global effort to curb Russian aggression in Eastern Europe and to the fight against Islamic militants in the Middle East. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan and...
Council of Saskatchewan city apologizes for comments in group home debate
WEYBURN, Sask. — City council in Weyburn, Sask., has apologized to residents and other Canadians for using insensitive words after a controversial decision to reject a care home for people with disabilities. But the council hasn’t said whether it will reconsider the move. A letter from the council, which was posted online Friday, said...
Canada imposes more sanctions against Russian people, companies over Ukraine
OTTAWA — Canada is restricting the finances of another 129 people, companies and organizations over Russia’s treatment of Ukraine. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland announced the additional sanctions today, calling the measures a response to the ongoing occupation of Crimea and the Russian arrests of Ukrainian sailors in the Black...
Canada imposes more sanctions on Russian individuals, companies over Ukraine
Canada is restricting the finances of another 129 people, companies and organizations over Russia’s treatment of Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Canada sanctions Russia over Kerch Strait vessel attack, seizure of 24 Ukrainian sailors
Canada, the U.S., and EU imposed sweeping sanctions on Friday over Russia’s actions against Ukraine, including its 2018 attack on Ukrainian ships and annexation of Crimea. …read more Source: Global...
3 Saudi women activists receive PEN Freedom to Write Award
NEW YORK — Three Saudi women’s rights activists whose arrests last year have been condemned worldwide are being honoured by PEN America. Nouf Abdulaziz, Loujain al-Hathloul and Eman al-Nafjan have won the PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award, the literary and human rights organization announced Thursday. The award was established in 1987 and...
