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Canada has imposed more sanctions over Russia’s handling of Ukraine
Mar19

Canada has imposed more sanctions over Russia’s handling of Ukraine

Canada has announced it’s adding more names to sanctions imposed because of Russia’s aggression toward Ukraine. …read more Source: Global...

Concert pianist finds 2 daughters dead, wife faces mental exam
Mar18

Concert pianist finds 2 daughters dead, wife faces mental exam

An internationally renowned concert pianist arrived at his estranged wife’s home in Texas to pick up their two daughters and found the girls slain in their beds, police said Friday. Authorities say their Russian mother, who had suffered knife wounds, faces a mental health exam. …read more Source:...

EU urges more countries to impose sanctions on Russia over Crimea
Mar18

EU urges more countries to impose sanctions on Russia over Crimea

Kremlin says Crimea is Russian land and its status non-negotiable …read more Source: The Globe and...

Putin says he’ll hang someone if Crimea bridge isn’t built by 2018
Mar18

Putin says he’ll hang someone if Crimea bridge isn’t built by 2018

Construction of the 19-kilometre bridge is a “historical mission” for Russia, the president said on the second anniversary of the Crimea annexation. …read more Source: Toronto...

Trudeau set to appoint seven new Senators
Mar18

Trudeau set to appoint seven new Senators

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that he will recommend the appointment of seven new Senators to the Governor General. The new, independent Senators will fill two vacancies in Manitoba, three in Ontario, and two in Quebec. “The Senate appointments I have announced today will help advance the important objective to transform the...

Ukraine truce deal could take years to implement, rebels say
Mar18

Ukraine truce deal could take years to implement, rebels say

A rebel representative at peace talks for eastern Ukraine says the truce deal between the Ukrainian government and separatists could take years to be implemented. …read more Source: CTV...

Ukraine tears down giant Lenin statue, live on YouTube
Mar17

Ukraine tears down giant Lenin statue, live on YouTube

Exhaustive efforts to tear down Ukraine’s largest remaining monument to Vladimir Lenin bore fruit on Thursday when workers prized the late Soviet leader’s statue from its plinth in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhya. …read more Source: The Toronto...

European flight safety authority wants better info sharing
Mar17

European flight safety authority wants better info sharing

Europe’s flight safety authority is calling for better, quicker and broader information-sharing about possible risks to aircraft passing over combat zones following the 2014 downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...

Trump presidency rated among top 10 global risks: EIU
Mar17

Trump presidency rated among top 10 global risks: EIU

Donald Trump winning the US presidency is considered one of the top 10 risks facing the world, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit. The research firm warns he could disrupt the global economy and heighten political and security risks in the US. However, it does not expect Mr Trump to defeat Hillary Clinton who it sees as “his most likely...

More Canadian troops sent to Eastern Europe on training mission
Mar17

More Canadian troops sent to Eastern Europe on training mission

A fresh contingent of Canadian troops has arrived in eastern Europe to take part in NATO exercises meant to reassure jittery allies and the deployment follows a spike in violence between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists. …read more Source: Global...