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Rebel commander, 6 others reported killed in car bombing in eastern Ukraine
Russian news agencies have reported the killing of a prominent separatist commander in eastern Ukraine when his vehicle was ripped apart by a bomb and then strafed by gunfire. …read more Source: CTV...
Amnesty International raises alarm over war crimes in Ukraine
Former captives of both Ukrainian government and separatist forces say they faced savage beatings, torture, kicking and stabbings. …read more Source: Toronto...
Opinion: Access to education is essential for children around the world
Education advocates and government ministers met this past week at the World Education Forum in South Korea to advance efforts to make a quality education accessible to all children. The World Bank pledged $2.5 billion to this end, and Canada is also doing its part. Last month, the federal government announced it would double its contribution to...
All sides in Ukraine perpetrating war crimes almost daily: Amnesty
Both warring sides in eastern Ukraine are perpetrating war crimes almost daily, including torturing prisoners and summarily killing them, the Amnesty International rights group said in a report Friday. …read more Source: CTV...
Amnesty says both sides in Ukraine conflict are torturing prisoners
Amnesty said in a statement that it has heard from former captives of both Ukrainian government and separatist forces who say they faced savage beatings, torture with electric shocks, kicking and stabbings. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine crisis: Kiev prisoners ‘admit to being in Russian army’
Two men captured by Ukrainian troops on Saturday have confessed to being members of the Russian armed forces, a report by European mediators says. The pair were interviewed at a military hospital in Kiev by members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). “They were armed but had no orders to attack,” the security body...
EU, Ukraine ink $2 billion loan deal
The European Union and Ukraine have signed a 1.8 billion euro ($2 billion) loan deal in an effort to help revive the cash-strapped country’s economy. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine shelves military agreements with Russia
Kyiv votes to suspend Moscow’s access to Moldova and Trans-Dniester but U.S. says this shouldn’t affect the implementation of the Minsk ceasefire agreement. …read more Source: Toronto...
Putin isn’t afraid of NATO. Here’s how we can change his mind.
What must NATO do to counter Russian President Vladimir Putin? Russia’s seizure of Crimea and incursion into eastern Ukraine was just the opening gun of a multi-dimensional Russian campaign to challenge NATO and the West. Moscow is employing strategic maskirovka — the traditional Russian tactic of military deception — against all levels of...
Wall shuffles cabinet; Kevin Doherty named new Saskatchewan finance minister
REGINA – Saskatchewan has a new finance minister.Premier Brad Wall has named Kevin Doherty to replace Ken Krawetz, who has said he will not run in the next provincial election. Scott Moe takes over from Doherty as minister of advanced education, while backbencher Herb Cox takes over for Moe as environment minister.Wall has also named...
