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Trump’s victory will put pressure on Liberals to boost defence spending say analysts
Donald Trump’s election victory will put pressure on the Liberal government to boost defence spending, rethink participation in the U.S. missile defence shield, and could affect some of its high profile missions such as in eastern Europe. Department of National Defence officials in Ottawa are working on an analysis of what a Trump...
The Latest: Trump aide describes Obama, Clinton calls
WASHINGTON — The Latest on the 2016 presidential election. (All times EST): 7:40 a.m. Donald Trump’s campaign manager Kellyanne Conway says the president-elect had a “gracious exchange” with Hillary Clinton and a “warm conversation” with President Barack Obama. In a pair of interviews on ABC and NBC News Wednesday,...
Putin gives thumbs-up to Trump’s win in US
WASHINGTON — Russian President Vladimir Putin is giving a thumbs-up to president-elect Donald Trump’s victory. In a brief statement Wednesday, the Kremlin said Putin has sent Trump a telegram to congratulate him on winning. Putin expressed “his hope to work together for removing Russian-American relations from their crisis...
Putin expresses hope for Trump presidency
(Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images) WASHINGTON – Russian President Vladimir Putin is giving a thumbs-up to president-elect Donald Trump’s victory. In a brief statement Wednesday, the Kremlin said Putin has sent Trump a telegram to congratulate him on winning. Putin expressed “his hope to work together for removing Russian-American relations from...
UN condemns Israel 10 times, 3 for rest of world combined
GENEVA, Nov. 8, 2016 – The U.N. General Assembly nearly completed voting today on 10 resolutions against Israel, compared to three for the rest of the world combined, with one each slated for Syria, Iran, and Crimea. See full list here. …read more Source: Canada Free...
Syria and the Antiwar Tradition
Photo by Alisdare Hickson There is major disorientation on the left in many Western countries when it comes to Syria and about how antiwar activists should respond to events on the ground in Syria and Iraq. The highly complex nature of the Syrian war involving a multitude of foreign states and non-state actors would, in the best of times, present...
Trump’s appeal and the sickness in world democracy
Mercifully, there’s only one day left in the carcinogenic U.S. election campaign of 2016, to be known hereafter as the year in which democracy fell gravely ill. The most obvious cancer symptom in global democracy is Donald Trump’s campaign. But that’s the gaudiest one and closest to home. There are many others. Under Vladimir...
Canadian military takes part in exercise in Ukraine
The opening ceremony for Exercise Maple Arch 16 was held today at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center (IPSC) in Yavoriv, Ukraine. Approximately 200 military personnel from Canada, Ukraine, Poland, and Lithuania gathered on the parade square to mark the beginning of the exercise, the Canadian Forces noted in a news release. The...
The Latest: Trump aide claims Clinton planted protestor
WASHINGTON — The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times EST): 10:20 a.m. Donald Trump’s campaign manager is saying without evidence that a Trump protester involved in a disturbance at a rally in Reno, Nevada, was “a Democratic plant or operative.” Trump was speaking to supporters when chaos broke out in the crowd, and...
Shanghai Ballet’s Giselle highlights international co-operation among artists
The Shanghai Ballet is one of China’s leading companies. The company performs classic works, but it also is actively commissioning new ballets based on Chinese stories and western stories. One recent production was based on Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre. The company will appear at the National Arts Centre for the first time since 1989...
