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Lithuania begins dismantling last Soviet-era statues
Jul20

Lithuania begins dismantling last Soviet-era statues

Workers in Lithuania have begun dismantling the last Soviet statues in the capital, following calls prompted by the Ukraine crisis that symbols of Soviet occupation be removed. …read more Source: CTV...

Canadian navy’s East Coast flagship sidelined by engine problems
Jul20

Canadian navy’s East Coast flagship sidelined by engine problems

Canada’s last destroyer is temporarily sidelined after a series of engine problems and other technical issues on the 43-year-old vessel caused senior navy leaders to worry the ship might not be able to continue operating. HMCS Athabaskan, the flagship of the country’s Atlantic fleet, is undergoing a series of repairs in Halifax,...

Canadian techs train Ukrainian soldiers in the art of bomb disposal
Jul19

Canadian techs train Ukrainian soldiers in the art of bomb disposal

Canadian bomb disposal troops are instructing Ukrainian troops over the next couple of weeks on how to better deal with the growing menace of improvised explosives in the eastern part of the war-torn country. The soldiers, from the 4th Engineering Support Regiment, based in Gagetown, N.B., are in Yavoriv, Ukraine to impart skills hard-won in the...

Canadian train Ukrainians to dismantle IEDs
Jul19

Canadian train Ukrainians to dismantle IEDs

YAVORIV, Ukraine – Canadian bomb disposal troops are instructing Ukrainian troops over the next couple of weeks on how to better deal with the growing menace of improvised explosives in the eastern part of the war-torn country. The soldiers, from the 4th Engineering Support Regiment, based in Gagetown, N.B., are in Yavoriv, Ukraine to impart...

Ukrainian rebels in country’s east claim to be pulling back smaller weapons
Jul19

Ukrainian rebels in country’s east claim to be pulling back smaller weapons

Ukraine’s separatist rebels say they have begun pulling back military vehicles with small-calibre weapons from most of the front line in their war with Ukrainian forces. …read more Source: CTV...

Intensified shelling in east Ukraine kills four civilians, soldier
Jul19

Intensified shelling in east Ukraine kills four civilians, soldier

Ukrainian military and pro-Russian rebels accuse each other of latest breach of peace agreement …read more Source: The Globe and...

Mountie lent skills after Ukraine jet crash
Jul18

Mountie lent skills after Ukraine jet crash

In Ukraine jet crash aftermath, a veteran Mountie helped with a grim task …read more Source:...

The mountie who helped sift through the wreckage of the Malaysian Airlines Ukraine crash
Jul18

The mountie who helped sift through the wreckage of the Malaysian Airlines Ukraine crash

A year after a Malaysian Airlines flight crashed in Ukraine, killing 298 people, sorrow runs deep and many questions linger …read more Source: Vancouver...

In Ukraine jet crash aftermath, a veteran Mountie helped with a grim task
Jul18

In Ukraine jet crash aftermath, a veteran Mountie helped with a grim task

OTTAWA – A year after a Malaysian Airlines flight crashed in Ukraine, killing 298 people, sorrow runs deep and many questions linger.RCMP Insp. Tony McCulloch, a forensic expert, helped shattered families begin healing in the days after the disaster by assisting with the grim task of matching names on the passenger manifest with human...

In Ukraine jet crash aftermath, a veteran Mountie helped with a grim task
Jul18

In Ukraine jet crash aftermath, a veteran Mountie helped with a grim task

RCMP Insp. Tony McCulloch, a forensic expert, helped shattered families begin healing in the days after the disaster by assisting with the grim task of matching names on the passenger manifest with human remains. …read more Source: Global...