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Putin foe Alexei Navalny detained by police as thousands rally near Kremlin
Dec30

Putin foe Alexei Navalny detained by police as thousands rally near Kremlin

WATCH LIVE: Anti-Putin protests following Alexei Navalny sentencing in Moscow MOSCOW – Several thousand people rallied near Red Square on Tuesday to protest the conviction of the top Kremlin critic and his brother, in one of the boldest opposition demonstrations in Russia in years. The unsanctioned protest came hours after Alexei Navalny, the...

U.S. to station 150 armoured vehicles in Europe
Dec30

U.S. to station 150 armoured vehicles in Europe

The United States plans by the end of next year to station around 150 tanks and armoured vehicles in Europe for use by U.S. forces training in Europe as part of the U.S. response to the Ukraine crisis, according to a U.S. military commander. …read more Source: The Toronto...

U.S. to station 150 armoured vehicles in Europe
Dec30

U.S. to station 150 armoured vehicles in Europe

The United States plans by the end of next year to station around 150 tanks and armoured vehicles in Europe for use by U.S. forces training in Europe as part of the U.S. response to the Ukraine crisis, according to a U.S. military commander. …read more Source: The Peace River Record...

HMCS Fredericton on way to Mediterranean for NATO mission
Dec30

HMCS Fredericton on way to Mediterranean for NATO mission

HMCS Fredericton left Halifax on Tuesday as part of Operation Reassurance, Canada’s response to Russia’s military aggression in Ukraine. Family members and well-wishers gathered at the CFB Halifax dockyard to say goodbye. For Melissa McQuaid, it’s her fourth time seeing off her husband for a deployment. She was at the dockyard...

Upgraded Canadian frigate leaves to take part in NATO’s Ukraine force
Dec30

Upgraded Canadian frigate leaves to take part in NATO’s Ukraine force

HMCS Fredericton will take over from HMCS Toronto in the operations in the Mediterranean Sea …read more Source: The Globe and...

Terror attacks, Mountie killings, Ghomeshi scandal among top news events in 2014
Dec30

Terror attacks, Mountie killings, Ghomeshi scandal among top news events in 2014

An in-brief look at some of the most significant news events of the last 12 months, in chronological order:JANUARY1 — Colorado becomes the first U.S. state to allow recreational marijuana sales to adults at licensed pot stores. Washington state followed suit in July.3 — Phil Everly, the youngest of the Everly Brothers, died of chronic obstructive...

Canadian frigate departs for Mediterranean
Dec30

Canadian frigate departs for Mediterranean

HALIFAX – A Canadian frigate has departed Halifax to replace a sister ship that is part of a NATO maritime force aiming to reassure eastern European allies that are worried about the crisis in Ukraine.HMCS Fredericton will take over from HMCS Toronto in the operations in the Mediterranean Sea.Toronto has been in the area since August, and...

Bodies recovered in Indonesian waters where AirAsia plane vanished
Dec30

Bodies recovered in Indonesian waters where AirAsia plane vanished

PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia – Bloated bodies and debris seen floating in Indonesian waters Tuesday painfully ended the mystery of AirAsia Flight 8501, which crashed into the Java Sea with 162 people aboard and took more than two days to find, despite a massive international search. The low-cost carrier vanished Sunday halfway through a two-hour...

Oil’s wild ride in 2014 signals return to volatility
Dec30

Oil’s wild ride in 2014 signals return to volatility

After five years in which oil traded in a narrow band around the $100 US a barrel mark, crude markets returned to volatility this fall. Back in late June of this year, oil was trading at $107 US a barrel. At year end, it was headed below $55 a barrel. The months in between tell the story of how changes in supply and demand can lead to wild and...

Bodies recovered in Indonesian waters where AirAsia plane disappeared
Dec30

Bodies recovered in Indonesian waters where AirAsia plane disappeared

PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia – Bloated bodies and debris seen floating in Indonesian waters Tuesday painfully ended the mystery of AirAsia Flight 8501, which crashed into the Java Sea with 162 people aboard and took more than two days to find, despite a massive international search. The low-cost carrier vanished Sunday halfway through a two-hour...