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Donetsk hospital shelled in Ukraine, killing at least 5
Rocket salvoes hit a previously safe section of Ukraine’s rebel stronghold of Donetsk on Wednesday, killing at least five people and damaging a hospital, six schools and five kindergartens, rebels said. …read more Source: CTV...
ICAO moves quickly on new tracking standard
MONTREAL – A top official with the International Civil Aviation Organization says new rules on the horizon for tracking of commercial aircraft would have made a difference in the search for a Malaysia Airlines flight that disappeared mysteriously last year.ICAO member states threw their support behind a new standard whereby a commercial...
U.S. considers arming Ukraine as military struggles to fight off Russian-backed rebels
The White House may reverse its opposition to arming Ukraine despite concerns that might escalate the conflict and turn it into an overt proxy war with Russia …read more Source: Vancouver...
U.S. shifts toward arming Ukraine against Russia-backed rebels
U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration is tilting toward sending arms to Ukraine to help it fight Russia-backed rebels as three Cabinet-level officials head to Europe for consultations with Ukrainian officials and NATO allies in Brussels, Kyiv and Munich. …read more Source:...
U.S. considers arming Ukraine as military struggles to fight off Russian-backed rebels
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is tilting toward sending arms to Ukraine to help it fight Russian-backed rebels as three Cabinet-level officials head to Europe for consultations with Ukrainian officials and NATO allies in Brussels, Kyiv and Munich. As President Barack Obama’s pick to run the Pentagon said Wednesday he’s...
Life of Ukrainian air force officer ‘hangs in the balance’ in Russian prison
Russia should immediately release Nadezhda Savchenko, who has been on hunger strike for seven weeks, says U.S. …read more Source: Toronto...
New Cold War: US, Russia Fight Over Europe’s Energy Future
As the Obama administration escalates economic sanctions on Russia and weighs military support to Ukraine, it has revved up a less noticed but far broader campaign to wean Central and Eastern Europe off a deep reliance on Russian energy. It’s a Cold War reprise, but not for military supremacy, and the points on the map aren’t troop...
At least 5 killed in artillery shelling in eastern Ukraine
At least 5 killed in artillery strike on hospital in Donetsk eastern Ukraine …read more Source:...
Letters: Readers respond to John Baird’s resignation
John Baird will not be missed Re: John Baird resigns: Complete coverage, Feb. 4. John Baird has done little for his constituents at the local level or Canadians at the national level. As minister of transportation, what benefits did the travelling public see from his leadership? Minor changes but no protections as there are available in the...
Baird’s exit leaves hole at home and abroad
OTTAWA – One of Stephen Harper’s most experienced ministers resigned his plum foreign affairs post Tuesday, leaving a void around the Conservative cabinet table at a critical juncture in both domestic and international affairs.John Baird was a prominent voice for Canada on the world stage and a multi-faceted lieutenant for Harper; his...
