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NATO eager to size up Trudeau government as ISIL threat emerges in Libya
Dec01

NATO eager to size up Trudeau government as ISIL threat emerges in Libya

BRUSSELS – Stephane Dion hasn’t even arrived yet in Brussels, but a lineup is already forming to meet Canada’s new foreign affairs minister.Canadian staff at NATO headquarters are fielding requests from alliance members keen to size up the new Liberal government’s point man on the evolving confrontation with Russia and the...

Canada donates mine clearing equipment to Ukraine
Nov30

Canada donates mine clearing equipment to Ukraine

Canada has provided Ukraine with demining equipment worth $2.5 million, Ukraine’s defence ministry announced. On November 28, the Canadian military attache’s representative delivered $2.5-million worth of mine clearance equipment to the Ukrainian military, the statement from the ministry noted. …read more Source: Ottawa...

Trudeau takes part in Quebec tribute at Bataclan to Paris victims
Nov29

Trudeau takes part in Quebec tribute at Bataclan to Paris victims

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lays a flower at a memorial outside the Bataclan Cafe, in Paris, France, on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015. (Adrian Wyld/CP) PARIS – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid tribute this morning to victims of this month’s terrorist attacks in Paris with a visit to the Bataclan concert hall, the scene of the worst...

Trudeau to take part in Quebec tribute at Bataclan to Paris terror victims
Nov29

Trudeau to take part in Quebec tribute at Bataclan to Paris terror victims

PARIS – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid tribute this morning to victims of this month’s terrorist attacks in Paris with a visit to the Bataclan concert hall, the scene of the worst carnage on Nov. 13.A Quebec delegation organized the memorial ceremony at the site where 90 of the 130 victims died when Islamic-inspired terrorists...

Wladimir Klitschko’s Heavyweight Reign Ends With Loss To Tyson Fury
Nov29

Wladimir Klitschko’s Heavyweight Reign Ends With Loss To Tyson Fury

In an upset, British challenger Fury beat the Ukrainian boxing star– heavyweight champion of the world for 9 1/2 years — on points Saturday, taking the WBA, IBF and WBO titles. …read more Source:...

‘How to find and kill the guy who just killed your friend’: Canada’s Ukrainian battle class
Nov27

‘How to find and kill the guy who just killed your friend’: Canada’s Ukrainian battle class

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Russia-Ukraine row over Crimea escalates as Moscow cuts coal to Kiev
Nov27

Russia-Ukraine row over Crimea escalates as Moscow cuts coal to Kiev

Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn said Kiev had one month of its own coal supplies left and was seeking alternative supplies from South Africa …read more Source: The Globe and...

Ukraine, Russia in standoff over destruction of power lines
Nov27

Ukraine, Russia in standoff over destruction of power lines

Tatar activists and Ukrainian nationalists attack repair crews seeking to restore felled pylons. …read more Source: Toronto...

The economic stakes of the standoff between Russia and Turkey
Nov26

The economic stakes of the standoff between Russia and Turkey

A still image from video shown by the HaberTurk TV shows a burning trail as a plane comes down. (HABERTURK TV CHANNEL/EPA/CP) MOSCOW — Russia plans to retaliate against Turkey for the downing of a warplane by imposing sanctions, cutting economic ties and scrapping major investment projects. Since the plane was shot down Tuesday on the...

Ukraine-Russia gas dispute escalates with both sides saying they cut ties
Nov25

Ukraine-Russia gas dispute escalates with both sides saying they cut ties

Tensions between Russia and Ukraine escalated Wednesday as Ukraine said it will stop buying Russian natural gas — hoping to rely on supplies from other countries — and closed its airspace to its eastern neighbour. …read more Source:...