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Explosion in Kiev kills 1 person, wounds 3 including Ukrainian politician
Oct26

Explosion in Kiev kills 1 person, wounds 3 including Ukrainian politician

Ukrainian lawmaker Ihor Mosiychuk and political analyst Vitaliy Bala were wounded in an explosion in Kiev which left one person dead. …read more Source: Global...

Blast in Ukraine capital wounds lawmaker, kills bodyguard
Oct26

Blast in Ukraine capital wounds lawmaker, kills bodyguard

…read more Source: Metro...

Why Ukraine wants peacekeepers — and why the UN should say no
Oct25

Why Ukraine wants peacekeepers — and why the UN should say no

During his recent visit to Ottawa, Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko called on the Canadian government to support a UN mission in Eastern Ukraine. While expressing a wish to buy Canadian arms, Poroshenko argued that the only peace plan that could help Ukraine is a UN Security Council-sanctioned peacekeeping mission that would police the region...

Companies in Ukraine, Russia hit by new cyberattack
Oct25

Companies in Ukraine, Russia hit by new cyberattack

The Odesa international airport in southern Ukraine, the Kyiv subway and prominent Russian media outlets have reported being targeted. …read more Source: Toronto...

In Ukraine, people power rattles another government
Oct20

In Ukraine, people power rattles another government

Despite the familiar scene, this week’s demonstrations brought together an unlikely mix of activists …read more Source: The Globe and...

Brownstein: Montreal producers profile artists in hot spots around the planet
Oct11

Brownstein: Montreal producers profile artists in hot spots around the planet

Montreal producers Frank Fiorito and Nabil Mehchi have opted to take the path more perilous. They could easily stay home and craft docs that wouldn’t require armed guards to protect themselves from potential sinister forces as is often the case when they leave their base here. But that just doesn’t interest these guys. And that...

Russia-gate’s Shaky Foundation
Oct10

Russia-gate’s Shaky Foundation

Photo by Alberto Cabello Anyone who watches the news knows that Russian hackers gave Democratic National Committee documents to WikiLeaks and hacked voter databases in 21 states. Prominent Democrats call these shenanigans “a political Pearl Harbor.” On the blog Daily Kos, one contributor cries “we were robbed!” (arguing that somehow Russian...

‘Red Famine’ Revisits Stalin’s Brutal Campaign To Starve The Peasantry In Ukraine
Oct09

‘Red Famine’ Revisits Stalin’s Brutal Campaign To Starve The Peasantry In Ukraine

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anne Applebaum explains how Stalin killed millions in the ’30s by orchestrating a famine to suppress the nationalist movement and strengthen Russian influence in Ukraine. …read more Source:...

We don’t want a ‘new Cold War’ with Russia, says NATO chief

A soldier of the Polish Army sits in a tank as a NATO flag flies behind during the NATO Noble Jump military exercises of the VJTF forces on June 18, 2015 in Zagan, Poland. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) BUCHAREST, Romania – NATO’s chief said Monday the alliance does not want a “new Cold War” with Russia, despite members’ concerns about...

Inuit call for halt on satellite launch over rocket’s toxic fuel fears
Oct07

Inuit call for halt on satellite launch over rocket’s toxic fuel fears

Inuit in Canada and Greenland are calling for a stop to a rocket launch next week, over fears the rocket’s fuel may contaminate a rich Arctic ecosystem they rely on for food. …read more Source:...