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Donald Trump’s diplomatic treason
U.S. President Donald Trump’s foreign policy has included so many self-inflicted wounds, it transcends the descriptions we would normally use. Words like “clumsy” or “ineffective” simply won’t do. Those are terms you could have used for previous presidents, like Bush or Obama. But Trump’s choices on Russia, Paris, TPP and now...
School poisoning sends 52 to hospital in Ukraine
Authorities in Ukraine are investigating an outbreak of sickness believed to be a poisoning that sent 50 students and two teachers to the hospital in the city of Cherkasy. …read more Source: CTV...
‘Too many accidents’: Russian scientist says she faces grave danger if Canada denies refugee bid
This is a story about a Russian scientist and vocal critic of the Putin government who collected evidence of environmental disaster in Siberia and is now seeking asylum in Canada. It’s a convoluted tale that sounds like something out of a Cold War novel. The veracity of some of the events in question are impossible to independently confirm....
Scanlan: Cooking with class — home-cooked meals in a school setting
Nancy Watzenboeck was in Italy when she heard about a topic explored in this space: the lost art of home cooking. “Seven people sent me your article when I was away,” Watzenboeck says. “Everything mentioned in there is kind of what we’re trying to achieve with our classes.” At Earl of March Secondary School in Kanata, Watzenboeck teaches a...
Ukraine halts co-operation with Mueller investigation amid U.S. missiles sale
Volodymyr Ariev, a member of Parliament, readily acknowledged that the intention in Kiev was to put investigations into Paul Manafort’s activities “in the long-term box.” …read more Source: Toronto...
Brandon University: student advice for surviving life on campus
(Milana Paddock/Brandon University) Unofficial school motto: ‘Be You at BU’Best place for a nap: The music loungeBest cheap lunch: Soup at Forbidden FlavoursFavourite campus food: Pizza at Forbidden FlavoursPerks of living in this town: Short commutesBest place to study: North Stacks at the John E. Robbins Library or Down UnderWorst place...
Cohen: Why we ought to worry about democracy’s retreat globally
Justice Rosalie Abella of the Supreme Court of Canada lives on public platforms. She lectures often, at home and abroad, and collects laurels celebrating her shimmering career (including 38 honorary degrees) like loose change. As a decorated jurist of 42 years, she contemplates law and society as a quotidian challenge. So there she was two weeks...
U.S. seeks to extradite Canadian charged in ‘El Chapo’ case
MIAMI — A Canadian known as “Russian Mike” who has been charged in the drug trafficking case involving notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman sought Thursday to block his extradition to the U.S. from the Caribbean. Mykhaylo Koretskyy, who was born in Ukraine, appeared before a three-judge panel at an extradition...
‘Enough is enough’: G7 ministers agree to call Russia out on ‘malign’ behaviour
TORONTO — Canada and its G7 partners are saying “enough is enough” to attacks by Russia and other authoritarian countries in their democratic institutions, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said Monday. Freeland concluded talks with her G7 counterparts by affirming an organized effort to respond to foreign meddling and the...
G7 ministers agree to call Russia out on ‘malign’ behaviour, Johnson says
TORONTO — Canada and Britain are showing enthusiasm for a concerted G7 effort to take Russia to task for what they are calling a broad range of “malign” behaviour, but their American ally is sounding a less effusive note. British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson offered an early glimpse Monday of his fellow G7 foreign ministers’...
