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NATO at the heart of a new Cold War, says former Ambassador
Sep10

NATO at the heart of a new Cold War, says former Ambassador

By James Bissett Defence Watch Guest Writer The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was meant to be a purely defensive organization. When the Brussels Treaty of 1948 established the European Defence Alliance of five European countries, it was Canada’s Minister of Foreign affairs, Louis St. Laurent, who proposed the alliance be...

Jennifer Lawrence’s nude photos dwarfed a bigger online crime
Sep10

Jennifer Lawrence’s nude photos dwarfed a bigger online crime

Here’s the funny thing about the world today: We’re far too interested in shiny objects. The perfect example? Late on Aug. 31, a hacker dumped nude photos of about 100 celebrities onto the Internet, sparking one of the largest online stampedes the world has seen. Truth be told, even though the virtual scavenger hunt began on the 31st,...

15 Canadian Army soldiers in Poland for exercise – Nicholson says this shows Canadian commitment to Eastern Europe
Sep09

15 Canadian Army soldiers in Poland for exercise – Nicholson says this shows Canadian commitment to Eastern Europe

Fifteen Canadian Army soldiers are participating in Exercise MAPLE ARCH 14, from September 8-18, 2014, in Lublin, Poland, according to a news release from the Department of National Defence. Exercise MAPLE ARCH 14 fosters international military relations, interoperability among contributing nations and promotes security and stability in Central...

Ukraine death toll edges up despite ceasefire, more POWs freed 
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Sep09

Ukraine death toll edges up despite ceasefire, more POWs freed [Photos]

Five Ukrainian servicemen have been killed in the past four days, the military said on Tuesday, underscoring the strains in a ceasefire between government forces and pro-Russian separatists that officials insist is still broadly holding. …read more Source: The Toronto...

Dutch report suggests Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 shot down from ground
Sep09

Dutch report suggests Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 shot down from ground

Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 broke apart over Ukraine due to impact from a large number of fragments, the Dutch Safety Board said on Tuesday, in a report that Malaysia’s prime minister and several experts said suggested it was shot down from the ground. …read more Source: The Toronto...

Dutch report suggests Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 shot down from ground
Sep09

Dutch report suggests Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 shot down from ground

Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 broke apart over Ukraine due to impact from a large number of fragments, the Dutch Safety Board said on Tuesday, in a report that Malaysia’s prime minister and several experts said suggested it was shot down from the ground. …read more Source: The Peace River Record...

Dutch Investigators: MH17 Brought Down By ‘High-Energy Objects’
Sep09

Dutch Investigators: MH17 Brought Down By ‘High-Energy Objects’

The preliminary report on the destruction of the Malaysia Airlines flight over eastern Ukraine does not directly say it was downed by a missile, but it leaves little room to conclude otherwise.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...

Donetsk, Ukraine rocked by overnight shelling
Sep09

Donetsk, Ukraine rocked by overnight shelling

Shelling continued overnight in eastern Ukraine despite a ceasefire, injuring one woman, the city council of Donetsk said Tuesday. …read more Source: CTV...

‘High-energy objects’ likely downed Malaysia Airlines MH17: report
Sep09

‘High-energy objects’ likely downed Malaysia Airlines MH17: report

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was likely struck by multiple ‘high-energy objects from outside the aircraft,’ causing it to break up over eastern Ukraine, a preliminary report into the deadly aviation disaster concluded Tuesday. …read more Source: CTV...

Malaysia Airlines MH17 report says jet struck by ‘high energy objects’
Sep09

Malaysia Airlines MH17 report says jet struck by ‘high energy objects’

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was likely struck by multiple “high-energy objects from outside the aircraft,” causing it to break up over eastern Ukraine, a preliminary report into the deadly aviation disaster concludes. …read more Source:...