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Ukraine heats up as East-West communication breaks down
You can tell tension has risen to a very serious state of jitters when NATO feels the need for Cold War-era style hotlines with Moscow to prevent sudden, armed clashes in eastern Europe. …read more Source:...
UN says 9,333 killed since Ukraine conflict began
Nearly 10,000 people have been killed and more than 20,000 injured since the Ukraine conflict began in April 2014, a top U.N. official said Thursday. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukrainian pilot expected to be extradited soon
Jailed Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko has been given forms to complete for extradition from Russia, one of her lawyers said Thursday. …read more Source: CTV...
Dewar ‘not considering’ leadership run, says party needs to rebuild from the bottom up
Nov7CD101 Former NDP MP Paul Dewar says he hasn’t had time to think about whether he wants to launch another bid for the NDP leadership since his unexpected defeat by the Liberal wave in Ottawa Centre last Oct. 19. Though he won’t rule out a run to succeed Tom Mulcair, Dewar says he’s not sure what’s next on his horizon....
Trump struggles to explain ‘America first’ foreign policy
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump strained to lay out a clear vision of his “America first” foreign policy on Wednesday, vowing to substitute hard-headed realism for what he called a post-Cold War era replete with U.S. national security failures. Yet the Republican presidential front-runner outlined no strategy for how he’d make the...
Governor General to present medals to Canadian military personnel – here is the full list
Governor General David Johnston will present Meritorious Service Decorations (Military Division) and Bravery Decorations to members of the Canadian Forces and allied forces at a ceremony at Rideau Hall, on Friday morning. Johnston will present 5 Meritorious Service Crosses (Military Division) and 18 Meritorious Service Medals (Military Division)...
US targets 11 countries for lax copyright protection
WASHINGTON — China, Russia and India are among 11 countries targeted by the Obama administration for leaving American producers of music, movies and other copyrighted material open to rampant piracy. The U.S. is placing the 11 countries on a “priority watch list” that subjects them to extra scrutiny and could lead to sanctions if the...
Ottawa’s Beechwood more than just a cemetery
It’s Canada’s national burial ground but beyond that people typically know little about Beechwood Cemetery. Located in Ottawa’s east end, its first burial took place in August 1873. John Alexander Craig was just three years old when he died, likely from one of the many diseases that threatened the populace of the day and pushed...
Canadian forces to train Ukrainian soldiers to investigate airline crashes
Canadian military trainers are developing a program to train Ukrainian soldiers to conduct flight safety investigations — a move that comes almost two years after the deadly crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over a contested region of Ukraine. “They’ll learn how to conduct investigations for flight accidents. It’s actually geared...
Canadian forces to train Ukrainian soldiers to investigate airline crashes
Canadian military trainers are developing a program to train Ukrainian soldiers to conduct flight safety investigations — a move that comes almost two years after the deadly crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over a contested region of Ukraine. “They’ll learn how to conduct investigations for flight accidents. It’s actually...
