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Ukrainian Jewish leader stands his ground
Mar15

Ukrainian Jewish leader stands his ground

Ukraine’s Jewish community is largely staying put, despite the violence and rumoured rise in anti-Semitism, Josef Zissels says. …read more Source: Toronto...

Putin says Russia put nuclear weapons on alert; helped ousted Ukraine President flee
Mar15

Putin says Russia put nuclear weapons on alert; helped ousted Ukraine President flee

Putin says Russian security forces kept contact with ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and eventually “we brought him to Russian territory.” …read more Source: Toronto...

Putin says Russian forces helped ousted Yanukovych flee Ukraine
Mar15

Putin says Russian forces helped ousted Yanukovych flee Ukraine

In a new documentary about Russia’s annexation of Crimea, President Vladimir Putin says Russian forces helped ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych escape to Russia. …read more Source: Global...

Russian forces helped ousted Yanukovych flee Ukraine: Putin
Mar15

Russian forces helped ousted Yanukovych flee Ukraine: Putin

In a new documentary about Russia’s annexation of Crimea, President Vladimir Putin says Russian forces helped ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych escape to Russia. …read more Source: CTV...

In Ukraine, a clash of two mentalities
Mar15

In Ukraine, a clash of two mentalities

Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov discusses the turmoil in Ukraine and what is really dividing the country. …read more Source: Toronto...

DND says plane flew over Canadian frigate; no details on alleged faceoff with Russian warships
Mar14

DND says plane flew over Canadian frigate; no details on alleged faceoff with Russian warships

The Defence Department now says there was a low-level flight by a Russian plane over a Canadian frigate in the Black Sea but it can’t provide any details to back up the Conservative government’s contention that Russian warships confronted HMCS Fredericton. NATO officials maintain there was no such confrontation and Russian warships...

NATO disputes Conservative claim that Russians confronted Canadian warship
Mar13

NATO disputes Conservative claim that Russians confronted Canadian warship

The Conservative government has ratcheted up its war of words over Ukraine, with the parliamentary defence secretary claiming Russian warships confronted a Canadian frigate in the Black Sea. But NATO officials say no such thing happened. James Bezan, parliamentary secretary to Minister of National Defence Jason Kenney, told the House of Commons...

NATO disputes Conservative claim that Russians confronted Canadian warship
Mar13

NATO disputes Conservative claim that Russians confronted Canadian warship

The Conservative government has ratcheted up its war of words over Ukraine, with the parliamentary defence secretary claiming Russian warships confronted a Canadian frigate in the Black Sea. But NATO officials say no such thing happened. James Bezan, parliamentary secretary to Minister of National Defence Jason Kenney, told the House of Commons...

The Gargoyle: Polls, plumbers and non-musical ministers
Mar13

The Gargoyle: Polls, plumbers and non-musical ministers

From plumbers in Parliament, to linguistic lapses, to political prize-winners, the Gargoyle gathered many an odd tale this week. Here’s a snapshot: You can’t handle the truth Sometimes you’re better off not knowing. Just ask the Canadian Embassy in Kyiv. This past January, the embassy reached into a little-known pot of money...

Bowler rolls grenade instead of ball in Ukraine, two injured
Mar13

Bowler rolls grenade instead of ball in Ukraine, two injured

KIEV, Ukraine – Two people have been injured while bowling in a rebel-controlled area of east Ukraine after a player rolled a grenade instead of a ball. A separatist-run news agency cited emergency services official Sergei Ivanushkin as saying Friday that the separatist-held parts of Luhansk region have seen a spate of accidents recently because...