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Canada might train Ukraine forces: Kenney
Feb12

Canada might train Ukraine forces: Kenney

The country’s new defence minister left the door open Wednesday for Canadian troops to join the U.S. in training Ukrainian forces and for an extension of the combat mission against the Islamic State. Jason Kenney, speaking on CBC’s Power and Politics, echoed Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s comments in saying that “all options...

Kenney hints Canada might be willing to train Ukrainian forces with U.S.
Feb12

Kenney hints Canada might be willing to train Ukrainian forces with U.S.

The country’s new defence minister left the door open Wednesday for Canadian troops to join the U.S. in training Ukrainian forces and for an extension of the combat mission against the Islamic State. Jason Kenney, speaking on CBC’s Power and Politics, echoed Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s comments in saying that “all options...

Kenney hints Canada might help train Ukrainian forces with U.S.
Feb12

Kenney hints Canada might help train Ukrainian forces with U.S.

OTTAWA – The country’s new defence minister left the door open Wednesday for Canadian troops to join the U.S. in training Ukrainian forces and for an extension of the combat mission against the Islamic State. Jason Kenney, speaking on CBC’s Power and Politics, echoed Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s comments in saying that “all...

Ukrainian Lawmaker: ‘We Are Hostages Of Putin’
Feb11

Ukrainian Lawmaker: ‘We Are Hostages Of Putin’

Robert Siegel talks to Mustafa Nayyem, who is in Washington, D.C., to receive the Wilson Center Ion Ratiu Award for his reform work in Ukraine.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...

‘Frozen Conflict’ May Be Ukraine’s Best Hope, For Now
Feb11

‘Frozen Conflict’ May Be Ukraine’s Best Hope, For Now

The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France met in Belarus on Wednesday in an effort to stop the war in Ukraine. The negotiation comes amid the heaviest fighting yet in eastern Ukraine, where Russian-backed rebels have been gaining ground in a fierce offensive.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...

Leaders in Minsk for crucial Ukraine peace talks
Feb11

Leaders in Minsk for crucial Ukraine peace talks

The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine engaged in crucial peace talks Wednesday in the Belarusian capital as fighting still raged in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Vancouver...

Death toll rises to 19 and 78 wounded in day of fighting in Ukraine before peace talks begin in Belarus
Feb11

Death toll rises to 19 and 78 wounded in day of fighting in Ukraine before peace talks begin in Belarus

Fighting raged in eastern Ukraine Wednesday, killing five people at a bus station in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, as Western leaders confirmed that they would take part in peace talks later in the day. Steffen Seibert, a spokesman for German Chancellor Angela Merkel, said she and French President Francois Hollande would travel to the...

Leaders in Minsk for crucial Ukraine peace talks
Feb11

Leaders in Minsk for crucial Ukraine peace talks

By Yuras Karmanau MINSK, Belarus — The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine engaged in crucial peace talks Wednesday in the Belarusian capital as fighting still raged in eastern Ukraine. The talks, brokered by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, aim to negotiate a deal to end the hostilities between...

Glavin: The fiasco of bill C-51
Feb11

Glavin: The fiasco of bill C-51

“Our own society is still, broadly speaking, liberal. To exercise your right of free speech you have to fight against economic pressure and against strong sections of public opinion, but not, as yet, against a secret police force.” – George Orwell, The Prevention of Literature, 1946. It’s a bit of a stretch to say, as some are saying, that...

Key sticking points remain in Ukraine peace talks
Feb11

Key sticking points remain in Ukraine peace talks

Talks aim to negotiate deal to end hostilities between Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed separatists that have killed more 5,300 people. …read more Source: Toronto...