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Open letter to Merkel: Give Ukraine the tools to fight for its life
Feb09

Open letter to Merkel: Give Ukraine the tools to fight for its life

This is an open letter to German Chancellor Angela Merkel from Yaroslav Baran, Euromaidan Ottawa, on the occasion of Merkel’s flying visit to Ottawa to discuss the Ukraine crisis with Prime Minister Stephen Harper: Dear Chancellor Merkel: As head of government of the Federal Republic of Germany, there is no question that you are a friend of...

Obama and Merkel to continue carrot and stick with Russia
Feb09

Obama and Merkel to continue carrot and stick with Russia

President Barack Obama says Russian aggression against Ukraine has reinforced the unity of the U.S. and its partners in Europe and around the world. …read more Source:...

Photos: Top images from around the world
Feb09

Photos: Top images from around the world

The day’s best photos, as selected by editors at Postmedia News, are a stunning collection of the greatest images from around the world. A Pro-Russian rebel walks past a car destroyed by a rocket during recent shelling in Donetsk, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) A Pro-Russian rebel walks past a car destroyed by a...

John McCain compares peace talks with Putin to appeasement of Hitler: ‘Dictators will always take more’
Feb09

John McCain compares peace talks with Putin to appeasement of Hitler: ‘Dictators will always take more’

A dispute between Europe and the U.S. threatened to derail peace talks as it was announced that Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s president will meet Wednesday in Minsk …read more Source: Vancouver...

All about Eve — and suddenly Steve
Feb09

All about Eve — and suddenly Steve

Chris Wattie/Reuters The Canadian Greater Plumed Parliamentary Floor-Crossing is a peculiar beast. It appears at odd intervals and emits a characteristic squawk: two parts proclamation of allegiance to high ideals, one part denial of opportunism. It is amphibious and nomadic. There have been many sightings this season in Alberta. But this morning...

John McCain compares peace talks with Putin to appeasement of Hitler: ‘Dictators will always take more’
Feb09

John McCain compares peace talks with Putin to appeasement of Hitler: ‘Dictators will always take more’

A deepening dispute between Europe and the United States threatened to derail efforts to bring peace to Ukraine Sunday, even as it was announced that Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko, the Ukrainian president, will talk face-to-face at a new summit in Minsk on Wednesday. The meeting, which will include Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande, was...

Kelly McParland: Harper’s challenge is to avoid catastrophe as Putin pulls Europe over a cliff
Feb09

Kelly McParland: Harper’s challenge is to avoid catastrophe as Putin pulls Europe over a cliff

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to meet with President Barack Obama today to discuss the re-escalating crisis in the Ukraine. She is then expected to fly to Ottawa to brief Prime Minister Stephen Harper. It is tempting to portray the West’s confrontation with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin over Ukraine as a clash of global...

Tories shuffle Nicholson, Kenney, Poilievre
Feb09

Tories shuffle Nicholson, Kenney, Poilievre

OTTAWA – Prime Minister Stephen Harper has picked Rob Nicholson to fill the void left in his cabinet by John Baird’s surprise departure last week.The swift shuffle sees Nicholson take over the foreign affairs portfolio and hand over his previous job at national defence to Jason Kenney.Kenney’s role as minister for employment and...

PM shuffles cabinet: Nicholson to Foreign Affairs, Kenney to Defence
Feb09

PM shuffles cabinet: Nicholson to Foreign Affairs, Kenney to Defence

Justin Tang/CP OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper has picked Rob Nicholson to fill the void left in his cabinet by John Baird’s surprise departure last week. The swift shuffle sees Nicholson take over the foreign affairs portfolio and hand over his previous job at national defence to Jason Kenney. Kenney’s role as minister for...

Chemical plant explosion rocks eastern Ukraine city
Feb09

Chemical plant explosion rocks eastern Ukraine city

An armed conflict between Russia-backed separatists and Ukraine government forces has killed more than 5,300 people and displaced more than a million. …read more Source: Toronto...