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The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Jul12

The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories

Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, July 12 — FAMILY PLEADS FOR RETURN OF MISSING GIRL: Distraught family members are pleading for the safe return of a five-year-old Calgary girl whose mother was found dead in the basement suite where the two lived. Scott Hamilton, uncle of the slain woman, is asking that Taliyah Leigh Marsman be...

Matthew Fisher: Trudeau the reluctant cold warrior salutes Canadian soldiers at close of Ukrainian visit
Jul12

Matthew Fisher: Trudeau the reluctant cold warrior salutes Canadian soldiers at close of Ukrainian visit

YAVORIV, Ukraine — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s whirlwind five-day visit to Eastern Europe ended Tuesday amid the staccato bursts of assault weapons and heavy machine guns and the thwack and smoke from an explosion as Ukrainian troops accompanied by Canadian mentors from Quebec’s storied Royal 22nd Regiment — the Vandoos — charged...

Trudeau visits Canadian troops in Ukraine
Jul12

Trudeau visits Canadian troops in Ukraine

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and son Xavier stand on the podium in front of an honour guard as they arrive at the International Peacekeeping and Security Centre near Yavoriv, Ukraine Tuesday July 12, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld LVIV, Ukraine — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau thanked Canadian soldiers on Tuesday for their role in training...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits Canadian troops in Ukraine
Jul12

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits Canadian troops in Ukraine

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reviews an honour guard as they arrive at the International Peacekeeping and Security Centre in Yavoriv, Ukraine Tuesday July 12, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld LVIV, Ukraine – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau thanked Canadian soldiers on Tuesday for their role in training the Ukrainian army, before...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits Canadian troops in Ukraine
Jul12

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits Canadian troops in Ukraine

President Petro Poroshenko made a personal request to Trudeau on Monday to extend training mission due to end next March …read more Source: The Globe and...

Trudeau speaks to 200 Canadian troops in Ukraine
Jul12

Trudeau speaks to 200 Canadian troops in Ukraine

Trudeau didn’t say anything about whether the training mission will be extended. It is due to end next March, although Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko made a personal request to Trudeau on Monday to extend it. …read more Source: Toronto...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits Canadian troops in Ukraine
Jul12

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits Canadian troops in Ukraine

LVIV, Ukraine — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is visiting Canadian troops in Ukraine before heading home from a six-day trip to Eastern Europe. Speaking to some of the 200 soldiers who have been based near the western city of Lviv since January, Trudeau emphasized the importance of continuing to support Ukraine in its struggle with Russia....

Military-only response to Russia is dangerous
Jul12

Military-only response to Russia is dangerous

Canada’s active participation in NATO is an important part of our multilateral approach on political, defence and security issues. However, the troop commitment recently announced by the Prime Minister is not a solution to the current dangerous standoff with Russia. Without a real plan for diplomatic and political engagement to resolve the...

Justin Trudeau to greet Canadian soldiers on training mission in western Ukraine
Jul12

Justin Trudeau to greet Canadian soldiers on training mission in western Ukraine

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has arrived in western Ukraine for the final stop of his latest overseas trip. …read more Source: Global...

Prime Minister Trudeau arrives in western Ukraine to visit troops
Jul12

Prime Minister Trudeau arrives in western Ukraine to visit troops

LVIV, Ukraine — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has arrived in western Ukraine for the final stop of his latest overseas trip. He plans to greet Canadian Forces soldiers who have been training their Ukrainian counterparts since last summer. The Canadians, alongside British and American troops, have been teaching the basics of soldiering, such as...