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Malaysian official makes recommendations to ICAO
Feb03

Malaysian official makes recommendations to ICAO

MONTREAL – Malaysia’s civil aviation chief is issuing a number of recommendations in light of two unprecedented tragedies involving his country’s major airline.In his opening remarks today, Azharuddin Abdul Rahman told a high-level international safety meeting in Montreal the fact that an airplane could go missing and flight...

Polibriefs: Merkel visits, premier travels
Feb03

Polibriefs: Merkel visits, premier travels

Germany’s Merkel to visit Ottawa German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Ottawa next Monday, with a broad range of issues on the agenda, including preparations for the upcoming G7 summit in Germany and the economic potential of the Canada-European Union Trade Agreement. Security issues, including Ukraine and the fight against terrorism,...

Ukraine troops fight to avoid being surrounded by rebels
Feb03

Ukraine troops fight to avoid being surrounded by rebels

5 Ukrainian troops killed as fighting continues for key eastern railway hub …read more Source:...

QP Live: Let an anti-terror debate consume the Commons
Feb02

QP Live: Let an anti-terror debate consume the Commons

Adrian Wyld/CP Maclean’s is your home for the daily political theatre that is question period. If you’ve never watched, check out our primer. Today, QP runs from 2:15 p.m. until just past 3. We livestream and liveblog all the action. Where were we? Stephen Harper often talks about how we all live on a scary planet. He’s not...

Ukraine troops fight to avoid being surrounded by rebels
Feb02

Ukraine troops fight to avoid being surrounded by rebels

Ukrainian troops battled Monday to repel waves of Russian-backed separatists trying to surround a strategic railway hub in eastern Ukraine, while in an ominous sign for peace efforts, the rebels announced plans to boost the size of their armed forces. …read more Source:...

U.S. reconsiders sending lethal aid to Ukraine
Feb02

U.S. reconsiders sending lethal aid to Ukraine

The U.S. has limited its supplies to the Ukrainian military to non-lethal aid, such as gas masks and radar technology to detect incoming fire. …read more Source: Toronto...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel to visit Ottawa next week
Feb02

German Chancellor Angela Merkel to visit Ottawa next week

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Ottawa next Monday. The Prime Minister’s Office says the she will discuss a broad range of issues, including preparations for the upcoming G7 summit in Germany and the economic potential of the Canada-European Union Trade Agreement. Security issues, including...

Jackson Diehl: Democrat rift widens over Obama foreign policy
Feb02

Jackson Diehl: Democrat rift widens over Obama foreign policy

For more than two years, a breach has been opening between President Obama and the foreign policy establishment of the Democratic Party. Last week, as Russia pressed a new offensive in Ukraine and the Senate debated sanctions on Iran, it cracked open a little wider. First came the introduction in the Senate, and lopsided passage by the Banking...

Letters: More discussion on the Victims of Communism Memorial
Feb02

Letters: More discussion on the Victims of Communism Memorial

Look elsewhere for inspiration Re: Memorial ‘bleak and brutal’: Top judge, Jan. 27. I have followed the strong opinions of renowned architects and, now, Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin on the Memorial to the Victims of Communism. As a second-generation Ukrainian who lost many relatives, ironically, exactly a century ago, I wholeheartedly...

Ukraine rebels plan to boost ranks with 100,000 fighters
Feb02

Ukraine rebels plan to boost ranks with 100,000 fighters

Rebel leader Zakharchenko did not say where he aimed to find apparently tens of thousands of troops. …read more Source: Toronto...