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Ukraine passes measure allowing foreigners in its armed forces
Ukraine’s parliament has passed a measure that would allow foreigners to serve in its armed forces. …read more Source: Global...
Engine failure sidelines Canadian destroyer involved in major NATO exercise
An aging Canadian warship, on its way to military exercises that are designed to send a strong message to Russia about the West’s resolve over the crisis in Ukraine, is now sidelined because of engine troubles. One of the four engines on the 43-year-old HMCS Athabaskan stopped working, sending the destroyer to a port in England for about a...
On the Campaign Trail with Harperman
Photo by Alex Guibord Even the person most Canadian leftists dislike—the ex-con, ex-mega-businessman and scholar Conrad Black—wrote recently that “nine years of joyless and sometimes nasty competence under Stephen Harper is an era of ill-feeling.” Harperman has sucked the oxygen out of the air and left most of us gasping for breath. This guy is...
Diplomatica: Colombia deals with a refugee crisis of its own
While the Syrian refugee crisis continues to pre-occupy Europe and persists as an election issue in Canada, a refugee crisis of a different kind is dogging the government of Colombia. So far, 20,000 Colombians who were living in Venezuela for reasons of work and school have left everything behind after being forced by the closure of the border...
Assad, Putin, and the smart move that Obama must make
The words used to describe Obama in countries in the Middle East plus Ukraine include “unreliable”, “skittish”, “weak in negotiations” and “feeble in foreign policy.” Best evidence that these words have real meaning can be seen in the “words not action” policy of the Obama Administration when it comes to Syria. …read more Source: Canada...
Leaders meet in Paris to make progress on Ukraine peace
Russian President Vladimir Putin met the leaders of Ukraine, France and Germany on Friday in a revived European push to bring peace to eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...
European leaders meet in Paris to make progress on Ukraine peace
The long-awaited summit in Paris on Friday was overshadowed by international concerns about Russia’s military intervention in Syria …read more Source: The Globe and...
Jean Chretien says Canada should welcome Putin’s help in Syria
VANCOUVER – Canada should welcome Russian President Vladimir Putin’s offers to help fight the Islamic State in Syria, says Jean Chretien. The former Liberal prime minister said Putin’s involvement in the Middle Eastern conflict may spark controversy but that the West would do well to accept the support. “If Putin wants to help he...
Fewer Canadian bombs dropped on Iraq, Syria since election call
OTTAWA – Fewer Canadian bombs have been falling on the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant since the federal election call on Aug. 2, new National Defence statistics show. CF-18 fighters conducted 10 air raids last month and 12 in August, which is roughly half the average number of attacks carried out each month since the spring. There were 30...
Putin takes Syria spotlight; US coalition wants focus on IS
Russia defends its military action in Syria, sees ‘eye-to-eye’ with US on terrorist targets …read more Source:...
