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Canada talks tough on Russian sanctions but goes easy on those affecting oil industry
For all its much-touted toughness in imposing economic sanctions against Russia, Canada has been significantly more timid against one particular target: the oil industry, the Canadian Press news service reports. More from the article: A database of sanctions compiled by The Canadian Press suggests Canada has been almost three times less likely to...
Ukraine ceasefire breached again in eastern city of Donetsk
Mortar fire struck an apartment block in the rebel-held east Ukraine city of Donetsk overnight, yet another violation of a ceasefire between government forces and pro-Russian insurgents. …read more Source:...
Obama to take on ISIS, Ebola and Ukraine in speech to UN
President Barack Obama is addressing the United Nations this morning as a commander in chief overseeing a war against militants in two Middle Eastern nations, a striking shift in the trajectory of a presidency that had been focused on ending conflicts in the region. CBC News will carry the speech LIVE. …read more Source:...
Ukraine ceasefire breached in Donetsk
Mortar fire struck an apartment block in the rebel-held Ukraine city of Donetsk overnight, yet another violation of a ceasefire declared weeks earlier between government forces and pro-Russian insurgents. …read more Source:...
Obama’s UN speech expected to touch on ISIS, Ebola, Ukraine
President Barack Obama is addressing the United Nations as a commander in chief overseeing a war against militants in two Middle Eastern nations, a striking shift in the trajectory of a presidency that had been focused on ending conflicts in the region. …read more Source:...
Rebels announce withdrawal of some front-line artillery in Ukraine
Russia-backed rebels in east Ukraine say that they are pulling back heavy artillery from front-line positions in response to similar moves by the Ukrainian army, a first step toward satisfying a truce agreement signed last week. …read more Source: CTV...
Peacekeeper Barack Obama brings war to the UN
WASHINGTON — It was only a year ago that U.S. President Barack Obama told the United Nations General Assembly that the world had become “more stable” as America shifted “away from perpetual war.” Now those words have been dashed against the rocky face of change whose dizzying pace has caught him looking, painted him naive and dashed his dreams of...
Stephen Harper in New York: The highlights
Prime Minister Stephen Harper travels to New York Tuesday, as world leaders converge for the opening of the United Nations General Assembly. Here’s a look at his plans: Tuesday: Harper assigns Environment Minister Leona Aqlukkaq to represent Canada at a day-long UN summit on climate change. He attends an evening dinner with other world...
Rebel withdrawal ‘not as massive as we expected’: Ukraine official
Ukrainian officials say government troops have begun withdrawing heavy artillery in the east of the country, as have pro-Russian rebels in the region. …read more Source: CTV...
Gen. Tom Lawson and NATO counterparts conclude military committee meeting in Lithuania
Canada’s Chief of the Defence Staff, General Tom Lawson, along with his North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) counterparts, today concluded the NATO Military Committee meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania, according to a DND news release. More from the release: This meeting provided NATO’s Chiefs of Defence the opportunity to discuss the...
