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Final legal and diplomatic hurdles being cleared for Ukraine mission, Jason Kenney says
Jun27

Final legal and diplomatic hurdles being cleared for Ukraine mission, Jason Kenney says

KYIV, Ukraine — Legal and diplomatic obstacles to deploying Canadian military trainers in Ukraine have largely been cleared away, Defence Minister Jason Kenney says. He was scheduled to tour the multi-national centre at Yavoriv, near the Polish border, on Saturday where the roughly 200 combat instructors will set up shop in the coming weeks. Both...

Canadian military closer to starting Ukraine mission
Jun27

Canadian military closer to starting Ukraine mission

(AP Photo/Pavlo Palamarchuk) Legal and diplomatic obstacles to deploying Canadian military trainers in Ukraine have largely been cleared away, Defence Minister Jason Kenney says. He was scheduled to tour the multi-national centre at Yavoriv, near the Polish border, on Saturday where the roughly 200 combat instructors will set up shop in the...

Final hurdles being cleared for Canada’s Ukraine mission
Jun27

Final hurdles being cleared for Canada’s Ukraine mission

Canada’s contribution was announced with much political fanfare in mid-April, but it could be August before the full contingent is on the ground. …read more Source: Global...

Final legal-diplomatic hurdles being cleared for Ukraine mission: Kenney
Jun27

Final legal-diplomatic hurdles being cleared for Ukraine mission: Kenney

KYIV, Ukraine – Legal and diplomatic obstacles to deploying Canadian military trainers in Ukraine have largely been cleared away, Defence Minister Jason Kenney says.He was scheduled to tour the multi-national centre at Yavoriv, near the Polish border, on Saturday where the roughly 200 combat instructors will set up shop in the coming...

For retiring MP Irwin Cotler, human rights fights outlive political battles
Jun27

For retiring MP Irwin Cotler, human rights fights outlive political battles

OTTAWA – One month after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, as Canada’s ruling Liberal party introduced the country’s first anti-terror bill, a government backbencher rose to speak out against it.Liberal MP Irwin Cotler — already a lawyer, law professor, and an esteemed international human rights advocate before entering...

Kenney says nationalist Azov group shouldn’t tarnish Ukraine’s image
Jun27

Kenney says nationalist Azov group shouldn’t tarnish Ukraine’s image

Defence Minister reiterates that Canada won’t provide training for controversial Azov paramilitary group seen by some as neo-Nazis and by others as willing patriots …read more Source: The Globe and...

No training for Azov regiment: Kenney
Jun26

No training for Azov regiment: Kenney

Ultra-nationalist regiment in Ukraine won’t get Canadian training, says Kenney …read more Source:...

Ukraine’s Azov regiment will ‘absolutely’ not get training from Canada: Jason Kenney
Jun26

Ukraine’s Azov regiment will ‘absolutely’ not get training from Canada: Jason Kenney

KYIV, Ukraine – Defence Minister Jason Kenney says the notorious ultra-nationalist Azov regiment will “absolutely” be excluded from the training Canadian military advisers are about to deliver in Ukraine. The paramilitary unit, which says it is the victim of a Russian smear campaign, called on Canada to refute claims that it is full of neo-Nazis...

Ultra-nationalist regiment in Ukraine won’t get Canadian training, says Kenney
Jun26

Ultra-nationalist regiment in Ukraine won’t get Canadian training, says Kenney

KYIV, Ukraine – Defence Minister Jason Kenney says the notorious ultra-nationalist Azov regiment will “absolutely” be excluded from the training Canadian military advisers are about to deliver in Ukraine.The paramilitary unit, which says it is the victim of a Russian smear campaign, called on Canada to refute claims that it is...

Judge expected to rule in fatal scaffolding collapse trial
Jun26

Judge expected to rule in fatal scaffolding collapse trial

TORONTO – A Toronto judge is expected to rule today in the case of a project manager who oversaw a construction crew involved in a deadly scaffolding collapse in 2009.Vadim Kazenelson faces four counts of criminal negligence causing death and one count of criminal negligence causing bodily harm. He has maintained his innocence.Court has...