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Citizenship Minister Chris Alexander delivers a troubling speech on Ukraine
One of the principal talking points of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his supporters in the federal election campaign that is now for all intents and purposes under way is that the Conservatives are statesmanlike and mature, while Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is a crazy kid who could do or say anything and NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair is an...
Crimea leader says it will never again be part of Ukraine
Crimea’s prime minister has told the BBC the peninsula has returned to its historical Russian homeland and will never again be part of Ukraine. Sergei Aksyonov said the annexation of the peninsula by Russia one year ago had been a “democratic act”. In a pre-recorded interview which aired on Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he...
Russia was ready to increase nuclear readiness over Crimea, Putin says
Russia was ready to bring its nuclear weapons into a state of alert during last year’s tensions over the Crimean Peninsula and the overthrow of Ukraine’s president, Putin said. …read more Source:...
Russia was ready for nuclear alert over Crimea, says Putin in documentary
Russian President also says his country saved the life of Ukraine’s former pro-Moscow president, Viktor Yanukovich …read more Source: The Globe and...
Obama’s War in our Hemisphere
Photo by María Alejandra Mora Introduction Why did Obama declare a ‘national emergency’, claim that Venezuela represents a threat to US national security and foreign policy, assume executive prerogatives and decree sanctions against top Venezuelan officials in charge of national security, at this time? Venezuela’s Support of Latin...
Putin says Russia was ready for nuclear confrontation over Crimea
Moscow was ready to put its nuclear forces on alert to ensure Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine last year, President Vladimir Putin said in a pre-recorded documentary aired on Sunday. …read more Source: The Toronto...
Ottawa neurosurgeon leads “revolution” in brain surgery
Growing up in Winnipeg’s gritty North End, Howard Lesiuk liked to fix things: shortwave radios, old cars. His Uncle Phil taught him to make and repair cabinets. “I’ve always been a hands-on sort of guy,” says Dr. Lesiuk, who, as one of Ottawa’s top neurosurgeons, now repairs brains. Lesiuk is the director of cerebrovascular...
Ukrainian Jewish leader stands his ground
Born after the Holocaust, Ukrainian Jewish leader Josef Zissels might have thought himself lucky just to be alive. But instead of living quietly as a radio engineer in the then Soviet state, he became an outspoken dissident and human rights activist, was arrested twice for “defaming the Soviet political and social system,” and served a total of...
Russia Was Ready for Crimea Nuclear Standoff, Putin Says
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was ready to put his country’s nuclear forces on alert when he annexed Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula last year in case of intervention by the U.S. and its allies. “We were ready to do that,” Putin said when asked in a documentary film about Russia’s takeover of Crimea aired Sunday on state...
Russia was prepared to raise nuclear readiness over Crimea crisis: Putin
Russia was ready to bring its nuclear weapons into a state of alert during last year’s tensions over the Crimean Peninsula and the overthrow of Ukraine’s president, President Vladimir Putin said in remarks aired on Sunday. …read more Source: CTV...
