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Human rights groups trying to reverse Stephen Harper’s plan to sell advanced weapons to Ukraine
OTTAWA — Two human rights groups have teamed up to oppose a plan by the outgoing Conservative government to allow the sale of so-called prohibited weapons to Ukraine, including automatic assault rifles and armoured vehicles. Amnesty International Canada and Project Ploughshares have written to the Department of Foreign Affairs expressing concern...
Human rights groups team up to oppose Canada selling arms to Ukraine
OTTAWA – Two human-rights groups have teamed up to oppose a plan by the outgoing Conservative government to allow the sale of so-called prohibited weapons to Ukraine, including automatic assault rifles and armoured vehicles.Amnesty International Canada and Project Ploughshares have written to the Department of Foreign Affairs expressing...
Human rights groups oppose Canada selling arms to Ukraine
Two human-rights groups have teamed up to oppose a plan by the outgoing Conservative government to allow the sale of so-called prohibited weapons to Ukraine, including automatic assault rifles and armoured vehicles. …read more Source: Global...
Sinai plane crash: ‘Everything checked out’ during pre-flight inspection
ALTERNATIVE CROP – In this photo taken on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, The Russian airline Kogalymavia’s Airbus A321 with a tail number of EI-ETJ on an airstrip of Moscow’s Domodedovo international airport, outside Moscow, Russia. Russia’s civil air agency is expected to have a news conference shortly to talk about the Russian...
Sinai plane crash: What happened 23 minutes after takeoff?
Children toys, flowers and candles brought by Ukrainians to pay tribute to victims of a Russian plane crash are seen at the Russian Embassy, in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct.31, 2015. A Russian passenger plane has crashed in the Sinai peninsula Saturday with 217 passengers, mostly Russians, and seven Russian crew members killed. (AP Photo/Efrem...
Week in Pictures
Presenting the most compelling images from the last seven days, as selected by the Maclean’s photo department: 1 of 15 …read more Source:...
Could Chewbacca and Darth Vader actually be allies?
Earlier this week, a story out of Ukraine captured the attention of intergalactic politicos everywhere. Beloved Wookiee Chewbacca was arrested and dragged before a court in Odessa for being unable to produce identification documents when he was stopped by police while driving Darth Vader to a polling station to vote. He was fined 170 hryvnia...
Chris Alexander – MPs and the media called me a ‘baby killer’
Global News had an interesting interview with defeated Conservative cabinet minister Chris Alexander last night. During the interview Alexander complained about various issues that he believed help contribute to his defeat during the election as well as the defeat of his party. He made some fascinating claims during the interview. For one, he...
Chewbacca arrested in Ukraine while driving Darth Vader to polling station to vote
In case you’ve been wondering what Chewbacca has been up to ahead of press junkets for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, you’ll be dismayed to learn he’s been loitering around Ukraine, of all places, buddying up with Darth Vader. In what was apparently not a publicity stunt, the Millennium Falcon co-pilot was arrested Sunday by...
Exit polls in Ukraine local elections show east-west split
Four exit polls from Ukraine’s local elections released Monday indicated the governing coalition would retain its dominant position in the west and centre of the country despite widespread disappointment with the government of President Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source: CTV...
