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Canadian troops prepare to deploy to Ukraine
Feb14

Canadian troops prepare to deploy to Ukraine

OTTAWA – Some 200 soldiers from Edmonton are preparing to deploy to Ukraine — though with everyone waiting to see whether the mission there will be extended, exactly how long they will be staying is anyone’s guess. Canada, Britain and the United States have had military trainers in Ukraine since the summer of 2015, after Russia annexed...

Troops prepare to leave for Ukraine amid uncertainty over mission’s future
Feb14

Troops prepare to leave for Ukraine amid uncertainty over mission’s future

OTTAWA – Some 200 soldiers from Edmonton are preparing to deploy to Ukraine – though with everyone waiting to see whether the mission there will be extended, exactly how long they will be staying is anyone’s guess. Canada, Britain and the United States have had military trainers in Ukraine since the summer of 2015, after Russia annexed […]...

Troops prepare to leave for Ukraine amid uncertainty over mission’s future
Feb14

Troops prepare to leave for Ukraine amid uncertainty over mission’s future

Some 200 soldiers from Edmonton are preparing to deploy to Ukraine — though with everyone waiting to see whether the mission there will be extended, exactly how long they will be staying is anyone’s guess. …read more Source:...

Future uncertain as Edmonton soldiers head to Ukraine
Feb14

Future uncertain as Edmonton soldiers head to Ukraine

Some 200 soldiers from Edmonton’s PPCLI are preparing to deploy to war-torn Ukraine, but they might only end up staying for a month. …read more Source: Global...

Troops prepare to leave for Ukraine amid uncertainty over mission’s future
Feb14

Troops prepare to leave for Ukraine amid uncertainty over mission’s future

OTTAWA — Some 200 soldiers from Edmonton are preparing to deploy to Ukraine — though with everyone waiting to see whether the mission there will be extended, exactly how long they will be staying is anyone’s guess. Canada, Britain and the United States have had military trainers in Ukraine since the summer of 2015, after Russia annexed...

PM to visit Snowking Ice Castle as northern tour heads to Yellowknife
Feb10

PM to visit Snowking Ice Castle as northern tour heads to Yellowknife

As the Hill prepares to shut down for the weekend, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues his northern tour with a trek to Yellowknife, where, alongside Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett and Northwest Territories Premier Michael McLeod, he’ll meet with Canadian Forces members stationed at Joint Task Force North. Later this...

Ukraine’s pro-Russian rebel chiefs are being assassinated in elaborate ambushes — but on whose orders?
Feb09

Ukraine’s pro-Russian rebel chiefs are being assassinated in elaborate ambushes — but on whose orders?

MOSCOW — All died far from the front lines in circumstances unrelated to military action. They died in elaborate ambushes, car bomb attacks and, in one case, a booby-trapped elevator. The latest died Wednesday in an explosion in his office. The staccato of about half a dozen assassinations of commanders in the Russian-backed separatist army in...

Freeland talks tough on trade with Trump team
Feb09

Freeland talks tough on trade with Trump team

Foreign Affairs Minister tells Secretary of State that Canada will ‘respond appropriately’ to any tariffs put in place by new U.S. administration, reaffirms ‘very strong support for Ukraine’ …read more Source: The Globe and...

Trudeau to meet Angela Merkel in Germany
Feb09

Trudeau to meet Angela Merkel in Germany

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with the public in a lecture hall at Health Sciences Building on the University of Saskatchewan campus in Saskatoon, Wednesday, January 25, 2017. (Liam Richards/CP) OTTAWA – Next week’s meeting between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be a symbolic affirmation of...

Trudeau to meet Merkel in Germany, address EU
Feb09

Trudeau to meet Merkel in Germany, address EU

Trudeau to address European Parliament, meet Angela Merkel in Germany …read more Source:...