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Russia’s Putin defends aggression in Ukraine as protection of its sovereignty
In his state of the union address, Vladimir Putin portrays the country’s harsh economic environment as a necessary obstacle for patriotic Russians to overcome. …read more Source: Toronto...
U.S. calls on Russia to calm turbulence in Ukraine
BASEL, Switzerland – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday that Russia could rebuild its relations with the West “if it simply helps to calm turbulent waters” on its border with eastern Ukraine, where pro-Moscow separatists are fighting with Kyiv forces. Kerry spoke at a meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in...
Vladimir Putin state of the union defends aggression in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has defended the Kremlin’s aggressive foreign policy, saying the actions are necessary for his country’s survival. …read more Source:...
Q&A: Oleksiy Matsuka on the failed launch of a new Ukraine
Oleksiy Matsuka. (Photo by Ginger Shewell) While the West has been distracted by headlines about Russia’s incursion into Ukraine and its annexation of Crimea, it can be easy for us to forget that Ukraine is actually fighting a multi-front war with its own deep-rooted domestic concerns, from political corruption to the influence of the...
Vladimir Putin’s state of union speech caps a bad year for Russia
When President Vladimir Putin gives his state of the union address Thursday, he’ll be putting a cap on a tumultuous year for Russia. …read more Source:...
Glavin: In a world of propaganda, Canada needs a strong CBC
It would be hard to imagine a less opportune historical moment for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to be falling from its stature as a beloved and iconic national institution and revealing itself as a salt mine of backbiting, ass-covering, bullying and lechery. It’s as though the only thing that was holding the whole edifice together...
World landmine injuries down but Canada must boost funds, says report
The international treaty to ban landmines, signed in Ottawa on Dec. 3, 1997, is slowly eradicating the production and use of the crippling weapons, according to a study released Wednesday. Landmine Monitor, an annual report by the Nobel-prize winning International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), says that fewer people were killed and injured by...
The Editorial: Oil prices are falling—but it’s hardly doomsday
DARRYL DYCK/CP “Predicting oil prices is a mug’s game,” Alberta Premier Jim Prentice observed last week when discussing the impact that falling crude will have on his province’s budget. And someone’s always complaining about getting mugged. While a barrel of oil has lost a third of its value since the summer—causing discomfort...
Canada’s contribution to funding landmine treaty efforts drops significantly
Fewer people were killed and injured by landmines in 2013 than in any previous year, and nearly all use and production of the weapon has ceased, according to the latest annual report from the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL). Landmine Monitor 2014 was released today on the seventeenth anniversary of the signing of the Mine Ban...
Christmas in the capital: Here’s our list for 2014
This list of Christmas concerts and related events is based upon information supplied to the Citizen. It not intended to be a comprehensive list of every Christmas concert in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec. We hope it will help readers plan for the holidays. THURSDAY, DEC. 4 Upper Canada Playhouse presents Musical Comedy Lights, Camera …...
