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Vladimir Putin caps year of Russia-West tension: ‘We are stronger now than any potential aggressor’
Dec22

Vladimir Putin caps year of Russia-West tension: ‘We are stronger now than any potential aggressor’

Tensions between Russia and the West escalated after Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and its involvement in the conflict in eastern Ukraine …read more Source: Vancouver...

The Russians who hacked the DNC found to have also hacked Ukraine’s antiquated howitzers
Dec22

The Russians who hacked the DNC found to have also hacked Ukraine’s antiquated howitzers

‘The fact that they would be helping the Russian military kill Ukrainian army personnel in Ukraine and also intervening in the U.S. election is quite chilling’ …read more Source: Vancouver...

The Russians who hacked the DNC also hacked the Ukrainian military’s antiquated howitzers
Dec22

The Russians who hacked the DNC also hacked the Ukrainian military’s antiquated howitzers

A cybersecurity firm has uncovered strong proof of the tie between the group that hacked the Democratic National Committee and Russia’s military intelligence arm – the primary agency behind the Kremlin’s interference in the 2016 election. The firm CrowdStrike linked malware used in the DNC intrusion to malware used to hack and track...

Russia hacked into Ukraine artillery units, report claims
Dec22

Russia hacked into Ukraine artillery units, report claims

A hacking group linked to the Russian government and high-profile cyberattacks against Democrats during the U.S. presidential election likely used a malware implant on Android devices to track and target Ukrainian artillery units from late 2014 through 2016, according to a new report released Thursday. …read more Source:...

‘Tyrants across the world know now they can maintain power through mass slaughter’
Dec21

‘Tyrants across the world know now they can maintain power through mass slaughter’

Photo by Thierry Ehrmann Leila al-Shami, co-author of Burning Country, a writer who has worked with human rights movements in Syria and elsewhere in the Middle East, gave this interview to Ilya Matveev and Gabriel Levy on 29 November for OpenLeft (before the fall of Aleppo to the government forces). It sheds some light on the social and...

Trudeau promises debate on peacekeeping mission, stops short on vote
Dec20

Trudeau promises debate on peacekeeping mission, stops short on vote

OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau says MPs will get a chance to debate the Liberal government’s plan to send Canadian troops on UN peacekeeping missions, but he won’t quite promise a vote on any future deployment. The prime minister tells The Canadian Press it’s important that Canadians understand why the government is signing onto a...

U.S. sanctions 7 people, 8 companies over Russia actions in Ukraine
Dec20

U.S. sanctions 7 people, 8 companies over Russia actions in Ukraine

The United States on Tuesday blacklisted seven people and eight companies and government enterprises over Russia’s annexation of Crimea. …read more Source: Global...

Donald Trump’s cabinet of curiosities – straight from 1956
Dec20

Donald Trump’s cabinet of curiosities – straight from 1956

WASHINGTON – We skeptics have learned to appreciate the gifts of Donald Trump as showman, strategist, choreographer, master of events. Until now, though, we did not know him as craftsman. But here, as cabinet-maker, he has outdone himself. His cabinet is a ministry of luminaries. It is, as John F. Kennedy once hailed a gathering of Noble...

NATO, Russia discuss air safety talks but differ on Ukraine
Dec20

NATO, Russia discuss air safety talks but differ on Ukraine

NATO and Russia remain at loggerheads over Ukraine, the alliance’s top official said Monday, but have discussed a proposal to try to improve air safety over the Baltic Sea. …read more Source: CTV...

Tories want to cut red tape for skilled immigrants. What else is new?
Dec20

Tories want to cut red tape for skilled immigrants. What else is new?

New Canadians take the citizenship oath during a ceremony in Vancouver. (Photographs by Brian Howell) There’s a joke a lot of immigrants don’t laugh at: If you need a doctor or a lawyer, call a taxi. It’s not funny because it’s too close to reality. For many immigrants, coming to Canada is a search for a better life. That...