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Ukraine says 11 troops killed and 40 wounded, fighting reportedly increased since ceasefire agreement
Feb13

Ukraine says 11 troops killed and 40 wounded, fighting reportedly increased since ceasefire agreement

Fierce fighting surged in east Ukraine as Russian-backed separatists mounted a major and sustained new push Friday to capture a strategic railway hub ahead of a weekend cease-fire deadline. Clashes appeared only to have increased in the day since a peace agreement was sealed in the Belarusian capital of Minsk by the leaders of Russia, Ukraine,...

No freedom for jailed Ukraine pilot, says Russia
Feb13

No freedom for jailed Ukraine pilot, says Russia

Russian investigators say there are no grounds to release Nadezhda Savchenko despite claims by Ukraine’s president …read more Source: Toronto...

As Cease-Fire Nears, Europe Warily Watches Fighting In Ukraine
Feb13

As Cease-Fire Nears, Europe Warily Watches Fighting In Ukraine

Despite Thursday’s breakthrough, “The enemy shelled positions of the ‘anti-terrorist operation’ forces with the same intensity as before,” a Ukrainian military official said Friday.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...

Ukraine battles rage as sides dig in ahead of ceasefire deadline
Feb13

Ukraine battles rage as sides dig in ahead of ceasefire deadline

The most intense battles were for control of the railway hub of Debaltseve, which was targeted 25 times Thursday …read more Source: Toronto...

Baloney Meter: Is Canada stature in the world growing, as John Baird says?
Feb13

Baloney Meter: Is Canada stature in the world growing, as John Baird says?

OTTAWA – “I have seen the stature of our country grow, in the eyes of the world … Today, Canada stands tall in the world.” — Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird in his resignation speech in the House of Commons, Feb. 3.___John Baird surprised many with his sudden resignation last week from federal politics, which also...

Five stories in Canada we’re watching
Feb13

Five stories in Canada we’re watching

REUTERS/Al Youm Al Saabi Newspaper Five stories in the news today, Feb. 13, from The Canadian Press: MOHAMED FAHMY LEAVES PRISON ON BAIL After more than 400 days in a Cairo prison, Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy was freed late Thursday, less than 24 hours after an Egyptian court ordered him released on bail. However, the 40-year-old’s...

Battles persist despite Ukraine peace deal, looming ceasefire
Feb13

Battles persist despite Ukraine peace deal, looming ceasefire

Fierce fighting raged on Friday in east Ukraine between government troops and Russian-backed separatists as the warring sides attempted to bolster their positions ahead of a weekend ceasefire deadline. …read more Source: CTV...

Ukraine fighting resumes as ceasefire set to start Sunday
Feb13

Ukraine fighting resumes as ceasefire set to start Sunday

Ukraine and Russian-backed rebels fight fiercely for control of a strategic railway junction despite a new peace deal brokered by Germany and France. …read more Source:...

Leonid Bershidsky: A win for Putin
Feb13

Leonid Bershidsky: A win for Putin

When world leaders pull an all-nighter, something has to come out of it. What came out of the 17-hour, Ironman-level endurance test in Minsk is a ceasefire deal for eastern Ukraine that mitigates the Kyiv government’s defeat in a war it could not have won, gives Russian-backed rebels two days to make final territorial gains and freezes the...

Five stories in the news today, Feb. 13
Feb13

Five stories in the news today, Feb. 13

Five stories in the news today, Feb. 13, from The Canadian Press:MOHAMED FAHMY LEAVES PRISON AFTER GRANTED RELEASE ON BAILAfter more than 400 days in a Cairo prison, Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy was freed late Thursday, less than 24 hours after an Egyptian court ordered him released on bail. However, the 40-year-old’s legal battles are...