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Ukrainian defence minister to visit Petawawa – Canada, Ukraine sign agreement
Canada and Ukraine are further strengthening their ties. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan and Ukrainian Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak have signed what is being called the Canada-Ukraine Defence Cooperation Arrangement. The bilateral arrangement identifies areas of mutual cooperation such as defence policy; defence research, development, and...
Ukrainian defence minister to visit Petawawa – Canada, Ukraine sign agreement
Canada and Ukraine are further strengthening their ties. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan and Ukrainian Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak have signed what is being called the Canada-Ukraine Defence Cooperation Arrangement. The bilateral arrangement identifies areas of mutual cooperation such as defence policy; defence research, development, and...
3 tigers rescued from maggot-infested crate at Beirut airport
Three Siberian tiger cubs destined for a zoo in war-torn Syria were rescued by a Lebanese animal rights group after being trapped in an unmarked, maggot-infested crate in Beirut’s airport for almost a week. …read more Source:...
The Beneficiaries of Conflict With Russia
Photo by SSgt Ian Houlding GBR Army On January 30 NBC News reported that “On a snowy Polish plain dominated by Russian forces for decades, American tanks and troops sent a message to Moscow and demonstrated the firepower of the NATO alliance. Amid concerns that President Donald Trump’s commitment to NATO is wavering, the tanks fired salvos...
The history and lessons of those ‘lock her up’ chants
Agnes Macphail First woman member of the Canadian House of Commons. (Yousuf Karsh/Library and Archives Canada) “The only M.P. who can—Bake, churn, cook, milk, sew, hitch, teach, talk—and do ‘em all well!” That was the headline from a Maclean’s feature from January 15, 1922, about the first woman elected to Canada’s House of Commons:...
3,000 Canadian Army troops from Petawawa in Alberta for major exercise
Starting Monday, 3 000 Canadian Army soldiers from 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group from Petawawa, Ontario will fine-tune their soldiering skills during Exercise RUGGED BEAR at the Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre in Wainwright, Alberta, the Canadian Army says. The purpose of Exercise RUGGED BEAR is for the Canadian Army to certify that the...
US ambassador: No question Russia meddled in election
WASHINGTON — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says there’s no question Russia was involved in the U.S. presidential election and that the actions of the Kremlin will be addressed after the investigations are completed. “We don’t want any country involved in our elections, ever,” Nikki Haley said in an interview...
Liberals refuse to back down to U.S.’s latest call for NATO allies to spend more
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg wait for the start of a meeting of the North Atlantic Council at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Friday, March 31, 2017. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with his NATO counterparts in Brussels for the first time looking to persuade reluctant...
Liberals stick to their guns as U.S. again calls for NATO allies to spend more
OTTAWA — The Trudeau government has sent its strongest signals yet that Canada does not plan to bow to U.S. pressure to dramatically increase what it spends on defence. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned at his first NATO meeting in Brussels on Friday that the Trump administration wants allies to draw up plans for boosting defence...
PM sticks to his guns amid fresh calls from U.S. for NATO allies to spend more
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau doubled down Friday in his defence of Canadian military spending levels, as the U.S. brought fresh pressure to bear on NATO allies to pony up. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson used his first NATO summit in Brussels to demand that all allies come up with a plan to increase the amount they spend on...
