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Five stories in the news today, July 17
Five stories in the news today, July 17 from The Canadian Press:———PREMIERS EYE ENERGY STRATEGY AGREEMENT AS MEETING WRAPSSeveral premiers hope they can forge a national energy strategy today, despite regional differences on display at their annual meeting. Newfoundland and Labrador’s Paul Davis says the premiers made progress yesterday,...
Gen. Jon Vance, new chief of defence staff, takes military reins in Ottawa
OTTAWA – There will be a changing of the guard for the Canadian military today.Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Tom Lawson formally steps down and will be replaced by a former combat commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Jonathan Vance.The changeover is happening as the military conducts combat operations against the Islamic State in Iraq and the...
Ceremonies mark anniversary of Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash
Ukraine – Residents of the Ukrainian village where a Malaysian airliner was shot down with 298 people aboard a year ago joined a procession to the crash site on Friday. …read more Source: Global...
Ukraine, Australia mark sombre anniversary of Malaysian jet’s downing
Residents of the Ukrainian village where a Malaysian airliner was shot down began a procession to the crash site on Friday, while the Australia remembered the “savagery” of the disaster by unveiling a plaque that’s set in soil from the place where the plane went down. …read more Source:...
Australia and Ukraine mark deadly MH17 anniversary
Residents of the Ukrainian village where MH17 was shot down a year ago began a procession to the crash site on Friday while in Australia, officials gathered to unveil a plaque paying tribute to the victims. …read more Source: CTV...
Australia unveils memorial for victims of Malaysian plane shot down over Ukraine
Tearful relatives of several Australians who were flying on the Malaysian jetliner that was shot down over eastern Ukraine a year ago gathered for a memorial service Friday that included the unveiling of a plaque set in soil from the place where they died. …read more Source: CTV...
All eyes on new commander as military faces significant challenges
When Jonathan Vance formally takes over as Canada’s top military commander, one of the first things he will be forced to address is sexual misconduct in the ranks. The Conservative government tapped Vance to replace Gen. Tom Lawson as chief of defence staff three days before a scathing report that found an “underlying sexual culture” in the...
Harper’s tight-lipped strategy could hurt him on trade and TPP
Last week I wrote that the Conservative Party’s allergy to the news media has gone past silly and become self-destructive. This week offered more evidence of the same. The Prime Minister met with the leader of Ukraine, but would take no questions from reporters. Not everyone agrees with Stephen Harper when it comes to Russia and Ukraine,...
Fishing ban in Arctic
Canada, the United States, Russia and other Arctic nations signed an agreement on Thursday to bar their fishing fleets from fast-thawing seas around the North Pole, an agreement delayed more than a year by tensions over Ukraine. …read more Source: The Toronto...
Art exhibits: New, ongoing and closing this week
New shows and events in and around Ottawa this week: A Dialogue with Taxonomy: Jordan Clayton, opening July 16 from 6 to 9 p.m., artist talk on July 30, exhibit to Aug. 2, Studio Sixty Six, 66 Muriel St. Génération Numérique: Voix Jeunes Talents, vernissage on July 16 from 5 to 9 p.m., Voix Visuelle, 67, Beechwood Ave. Figurative Paintings and...
