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Trudeau says Canadian fighter jets coming back from Mideast before March
Nov16

Trudeau says Canadian fighter jets coming back from Mideast before March

ANTALYA, Turkey – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government has committed to “step up” its training efforts in the fight against the Islamic State and will withdraw Canadian warplanes from Iraq and Syria before March. Speaking at the tail end of the annual G20 summit, where leaders from the world’s 20 richest countries had gathered...

Trudeau talks tough with Russia’s Putin over Ukraine
Nov16

Trudeau talks tough with Russia’s Putin over Ukraine

ANTALYA, Turkey – They weren’t exactly fightin’ words, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he told Russian President Vladimir to “cease” interfering in Ukraine. The remarks came during a brief conversation between the two on the sidelines of the G20 leaders’ meeting. It was exactly a year ago that then-prime minister Stephen...

Trudeau tells G20 leaders Canada will still play active role in terror fight
Nov16

Trudeau tells G20 leaders Canada will still play active role in terror fight

ANTALYA, Turkey – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told his fellow G20 leaders that Canada will continue to make a strong military contribution in the fight against Islamic militants — but it won’t be from the air.Trudeau said his government will follow through on its election campaign commitment to withdraw its six CF-18 fighter...

Ukraine’s $3B debt could be restructured to Russia: Putin
Nov16

Ukraine’s $3B debt could be restructured to Russia: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin is proposing restructuring the $3 billion debt owed by Ukraine to his country. …read more Source: CTV...

Obama, Putin hold impromptu meeting at G20, discuss Syria
Nov16

Obama, Putin hold impromptu meeting at G20, discuss Syria

U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin traded views on Syria’s civil war and broached the tense topic of Ukraine during an impromptu sit-down Sunday in Turkey, American and Russian officials said. …read more Source: CTV...

Obama vows to step up ISIS fight as Paris attacks overshadow G20
Nov15

Obama vows to step up ISIS fight as Paris attacks overshadow G20

The U.S. president also held an impromptu meeting with Vladimir Putin to discuss Syria and Ukraine as world leaders met at the annual summit. …read more Source: Toronto...

As this world turns more hawkish on ISIS, Canada has a dove in Trudeau
Nov15

As this world turns more hawkish on ISIS, Canada has a dove in Trudeau

The bad guys in global diplomatic circles these days are the Russians. They got it wrong on Crimea and Ukraine and now they’re the black sheep. But so far as the ISIL terrorists who attacked Paris Friday, they might have it right. “There will be no justification for us not doing much more to defeat ISIL… and the like,” Russian Foreign...

Trudeau’s debut on world stage a chance to move from style to substance
Nov13

Trudeau’s debut on world stage a chance to move from style to substance

They say you never get a second chance to make a first impression. That will be Justin Trudeau’s main task over the next week, when he interacts face-to-face for the first time as prime minister with the likes of U.S. President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Xinping. Trudeau was to leave Friday night...

What to do Friday: Tattoo Fest, Hawksley Workman and free beer (at artist talk)
Nov13

What to do Friday: Tattoo Fest, Hawksley Workman and free beer (at artist talk)

Friday, Nov. 13 Last week we had Halloween, this week it’s Friday the 13th. Boo! SES Carny performs a sideshow at the Tattoo Festival The Ottawa Tattoo Festival brings artists from across Canada and the world to ink and share their techniques, including legends Aaron Bell, Brian Everrett, Sailor Jerry Swallow, Robin Labreche and Skintricate...

Ukrainian parliament approves bill banning discrimination of gays
Nov13

Ukrainian parliament approves bill banning discrimination of gays

Ukrainian lawmakers have approved a bill that bans discrimination of gays, key legislation intended to help pave the way for visa-free travel between Ukraine and the European Union. …read more Source: The Toronto...