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Crowley: Canada must equip armed forces to face unforeseen threats
Events in Syria, Iraq, Ukraine and elsewhere show yet again why Canada cannot be short-sighted about its military. Moments of international calm must never make us complacent or we will not be able to respond when circumstances sour again, as they inevitably will. Not so long ago, Ottawa was being made fun of by those who claimed that attempts to...
Moscow moves to seize oligarch’s oil firm, raising fears of wider intervention
Vladimir Yevtushenkov’s case has raised fears among investors that President Vladimir Putin wants to increase intervention in the economy as Russia tries to cope with Western sanctions imposed over the Ukraine crisis …read more Source: The Globe and...
Stephen Harper focuses on child health, avoids world hotspots in UN speech
William Marsden and Robert Sibley Postmedia News NEW YORK — Prime Minister Stephen Harper used the opportunity of his first appearance before the United Nations’ General Assembly in four years to burnish Canada’s reputation as a global leader while sidestepping issues of terrorism, Ebola and climate change that have preoccupied the...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko sure that peace is on the way
Ukrainian president says he believes most dangerous phase of conflict has passed …read more Source:...
The UN becomes the setting of a frightening game
It has not been a bad week for either Barack Obama or the United Nations. Monday evening, Obama caught the world off guard by launching disruptive airstrikes against ISIL (aka ISIS, IS, or Caliphate) assets in Syria. Warplanes from the Gulf States participated in the strikes, which are continuing. The activity at the UN shows serious U.S....
Ukraine conflict now past its peak, Poroshenko says
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he believes the conflict with Russia-backed separatists in the east is on the wane and that peace efforts will work. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukrainian president: most dangerous phase of conflict has passed
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he believes the conflict with Russia-backed separatists in the east is on the wane and that peace efforts will work. …read more Source: CTV...
Will RCAF CF-18s take part in the bombing campaign against Islamic State forces?
By David Pugliese Defence Watch The U.S. wants Canada to contribute more to the military effort in Iraq and Syria to deal with the Islamic State, aka ISIS, aka ISIL. Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Wednesday he would not rule out a direct military contribution to the unfolding conflict. “I haven’t ruled out — we haven’t ruled out...
Sanctions against Russia sideswipe Trican
CALGARY — International sanctions designed to limit Russia’s ability to grow oil and gas production are a significant “political risk” for Trican Well Service Ltd.’s operations there, its CEO says. Dale Dusterhoft, chief executive of Calgary’s largest publicly traded well-completion company, said sanctions imposed because of...
Further sanctions in store for Russia, says Harper
The federal government says it will impose new sanctions against Russia in coming days over Moscow’s support of rebel groups in Ukraine. …read more Source: Calgary...
