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Military aid to Ukraine was last-minute scramble under pressure from PM: Docs
Canada’s high-profile delivery of military supplies to Ukraine in the summer of 2014 appears to have been planned and executed under pressure from the prime minister in only 10 days, according to internal documents. A few months after the Russian annexation of Crimea, as conflict between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-supported...
Ukraine, Russia reach deal to release jailed Ukrainian pilot, says Ukraine’s PM
Ukraine and Russia have reached a deal to free a jailed Ukrainian pilot, President Petro Poroshenko said Tuesday, suggesting that she will be swapped for two Russian servicemen jailed in Ukraine this week. …read more Source:...
Canada’s Filion, Benfeito win silver, bronze in 10 metres at diving World Series
WINDSOR, Ont. — Roseline Filion of Laval, Que., and Montreal’s Meaghan Benfeito were on a diving World Series podium together for the first time in theirs careers on Saturday after taking silver and bronze respectively in the women’s 10-metre event. China’s Qian Ren took the gold medal with 445.25 points, Filion scored 378.85...
Ukraine Works To De-Mine Region As Some Refugees Return Home
NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with reporter Jack Losh about the proliferation of landmines and unexploded ordinance in Ukraine that are killing and wounding soldiers and civilians. …read more Source:...
Putin’s call-in TV show prompts nationwide fixing spree
In just one day, roads of a Siberian city were repaired, swindled fishery workers got wads of cash and a child prodigy was invited to go to a Crimean summer camp — all thanks to President Vladimir Putin’s Thursday call-in show. …read more Source:...
Book review: Lyse Champagne captures the sad essence of refugees crises
There is an almost unbearable sadness permeating the new collection of short stories, The Light that Remains, by Ottawa author Lyse Champagne. The six stories are all about refugees in different parts of the world during the past 100 years. Truly happy endings seem impossible. These stories make us face the current Syrian refugee catastrophe and...
Problems fixed all over Russia after appeals on Putin’s show
In just one day, roads of a Siberian city were repaired, swindled fishery workers got wads of cash and a child prodigy was invited to go to a Crimean summer camp. One thing made it possible: President Vladimir Putin’s Thursday call-in show where distressed Russians brought their problems to the leader. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine elects new prime minister amid internal turmoil, corruption
The government hopes the appointment will end a months-long political crisis but reformers instead say it gives Ukraine’s oligarchs a free hand. …read more Source: Toronto...
Ally of Ukraine’s president elected new prime minister
Ally of Ukraine’s president elected new prime minister …read more Source:...
Ukraine approves Poroshenko ally Volodymyr Groysman as PM
Ukrainian lawmakers have approved Volodymyr Groysman for the post of prime minister, paving the way for a new government in the biggest shake-up since a 2014 uprising brought in a pro-Western leadership. …read more Source:...
