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Intense fighting in eastern Ukraine reported overnight despite talks
Apr14

Intense fighting in eastern Ukraine reported overnight despite talks

The yearlong military conflict between Russian-backed rebels and government forces has claimed more than 6,000 lives and left large parts of Ukraine’s once industrial heartland in ruins …read more Source: The Globe and...

Canada to deploy training troops in Ukraine
Apr14

Canada to deploy training troops in Ukraine

Canada appears set to join a U.S.-led training mission to shore up the capabilities of the battered and bloodied Ukrainian military. …read more Source: Global...

Intense fighting in eastern Ukraine reported overnight
Apr14

Intense fighting in eastern Ukraine reported overnight

Fighting raged overnight and in the early hours on Tuesday on the outskirts of the rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine despite an agreement reached by the Ukrainian and Russian foreign ministers a day earlier. …read more Source: CTV...

Canada expected to train Ukrainian soldiers
Apr14

Canada expected to train Ukrainian soldiers

OTTAWA – Canada appears set to join a U.S.-led training mission to shore up the capabilities of the battered and bloodied Ukrainian military. A defence source says the Harper government is expected to announce the deployment of training troops — possibly over 100. Most of them are expected to be housed at an existing NATO training centre located...

Prime Minister Stephen Harper to make announcement at NDHQ Tuesday morning – troops headed for Ukraine
Apr14

Prime Minister Stephen Harper to make announcement at NDHQ Tuesday morning – troops headed for Ukraine

Prime Minister Stephen Harper will be at National Defence Headquarters Tuesday morning to make an announcement. That will be followed by a press conference by Defence Minister Jason Kenney and Chief of the Defence Staff General Tom Lawson. No details yet but I’m wondering if this could be the much expected announcement that a contingent of...

Ukraine fighting flares after weeks of ceasefire
Apr14

Ukraine fighting flares after weeks of ceasefire

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe observers report battles around Donetsk, including weapons that should have been withdrawn in Ukraine ceasefire …read more Source: Toronto...

Kelly McParland: Would you let Valentina Lisitsa play your piano? I wouldn’t.
Apr13

Kelly McParland: Would you let Valentina Lisitsa play your piano? I wouldn’t.

Valentina Lisitsa has certainly won the public relations war that followed revelations of her ugly tweets about the conflict in Ukraine. Editorial boards (including this one) have been firmly onside. “In general an artist’s political opinions should not disqualify her from performing, no matter how controversial they are — or how vocal (or...

Fighting picks up in eastern Ukraine after weeks of calm
Apr13

Fighting picks up in eastern Ukraine after weeks of calm

Fighting has picked up in eastern Ukraine, after more than a month of relative calm, as diplomats gathered in Berlin Monday to discuss the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: CTV...

Fighting gathers pace in eastern Ukraine after weeks of calm
Apr13

Fighting gathers pace in eastern Ukraine after weeks of calm

DONETSK, Ukraine – Fighting has picked up in eastern Ukraine, after more than a month of relative calm, as diplomats gather in Berlin to discuss the Ukraine crisis. The military conflict between Russia-backed rebels and government forces has killed more than 6,000 but has largely subsided since the cease-fire was announced in February and at...

Fighting picks up in eastern Ukraine
Apr13

Fighting picks up in eastern Ukraine

The military conflict between Russia-backed rebels and government forces has killed more than 6,000 but has largely subsided since the ceasefire was announced in February and at least some heavy weaponry withdrawn. …read more Source: CTV...