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East Ukraine’s special status ‘step in the right direction,’ Russia says
Sep17

East Ukraine’s special status ‘step in the right direction,’ Russia says

On Wednesday, Ukraine passed laws granting temporary and limited self-rule to the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk …read more Source: The Globe and...

Canada and Ukraine, leaders re-affirm co-operation and unity in Ottawa
Sep17

Canada and Ukraine, leaders re-affirm co-operation and unity in Ottawa

Canada and Ukraine cemented their commitment to each other in speeches by Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko to a joint sitting of the House of Commons and the Senate in Ottawa on Wednesday (September 17). Both leaders underlined the historic connection of the two countries and the fact...

Shelling kills 2 in Donetsk, Ukraine
Sep17

Shelling kills 2 in Donetsk, Ukraine

Shelling in the rebel-held eastern Ukraine city of Donetsk killed two people Wednesday and wounded three others, municipal authorities said. …read more Source: CTV...

Building hit by rocket in eastern Ukraine, imperiling fragile ceasefire
Sep17

Building hit by rocket in eastern Ukraine, imperiling fragile ceasefire

The rocket killed at least one person and added to the growing number of civilian casualties in the region …read more Source: The Globe and...

Canada set to strengthen Ukraine ties with loans, humanitarian aid
Sep17

Canada set to strengthen Ukraine ties with loans, humanitarian aid

Ottawa expected to make new humanitarian aid commitments, finalize millions in loans during visit by President Petro Poroshenko …read more Source: The Globe and...

Ukraine ratifies association with EU, grants concessions to rebels
Sep17

Ukraine ratifies association with EU, grants concessions to rebels

New deal lowers trade tariffs between Europe and Ukraine and requires Ukrainian goods to meet European regulatory standards. …read more Source: Toronto...

Canadians won’t know cost of Ukraine mission until 2015
Sep17

Canadians won’t know cost of Ukraine mission until 2015

Taxpayers will have to wait until next year before they find out how much Canada’s military contribution to deal with the crisis in Ukraine is costing them. Figures will not be available until the end of March, 2105, almost a year after the first military units were sent overseas, according to the Canadian Forces. Even estimates of what it...

Watch: Ukrainian protesters toss unpopular MP into dumpster
Sep16

Watch: Ukrainian protesters toss unpopular MP into dumpster

A Ukrainian member of parliament was tossed into a dumpster Tuesday in Kyiv. Videos of the incident shows Vitaly Zhuravsky, a former cabinet minister in the government of ousted president Viktor Yanukovych, walking past protesters outside parliament when he is seized by members of the crowd and tossed into a metal trash bin. According to NBC...

Poroshenko’s visit has Ukrainian-Canadians pressing Harper to help Kiev
Sep16

Poroshenko’s visit has Ukrainian-Canadians pressing Harper to help Kiev

Petro Poroshenko is scheduled to address Parliament Wednesday …read more Source: The Globe and...

Ukraine Approves EU Pact And Temporary Self-Rule For Rebels
Sep16

Ukraine Approves EU Pact And Temporary Self-Rule For Rebels

The parliament voted to strengthen economic ties with the EU beginning in 2016. It also approved a deal to allow self-rule in some separatist-held areas, a move likely to be rejected by the rebels.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...