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Democrats release new documents on eve of impeachment trial
Jan15

Democrats release new documents on eve of impeachment trial

House Democrats have released a trove of documents they obtained from Lev Parnas, a close associate of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, including a handwritten note that mentions asking Ukraine’s president to investigate “the Biden case.” …read more Source:: CTV...

Democrats release new documents on eve of impeachment trial
Jan15

Democrats release new documents on eve of impeachment trial

House Democrats have released a trove of documents they obtained from Lev Parnas, a close associate of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, including a handwritten note that mentions asking Ukraine’s president to investigate “the Biden case.” …read more Source::...

Giuliani sought private meeting with Ukrainian president, documents show
Jan15

Giuliani sought private meeting with Ukrainian president, documents show

Rudy Giuliani wrote a letter requesting a private meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskiy, then the president-elect of Ukraine, with President Donald Trump’s “knowledge and consent,” according to records released by House Democrats Tuesday. …read more Source:: National...

Zelensky says he, Trudeau talk crash punishment, as Iran announces arrests
Jan15

Zelensky says he, Trudeau talk crash punishment, as Iran announces arrests

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky says he and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have discussed the need to “punish” the Iranians responsible for the downing of the Ukrainian airliner near Tehran last week that killed 176 people. Zelensky was describing his latest conversation with Trudeau in a Twitter posting, hours after Iran announced...

Zelensky, Trudeau discuss need to ‘punish’ Iranians responsible for plane shooting
Jan15

Zelensky, Trudeau discuss need to ‘punish’ Iranians responsible for plane shooting

It came as Canada, Ukraine and their international allies prepared for a meeting on Thursday to push Iran for justice for the families of the people aboard the plane shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile. …read more Source:: Global...

Trump administration shares no blame for downing of Flight PS752, says top Republican
Jan14

Trump administration shares no blame for downing of Flight PS752, says top Republican

The top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives sidestepped questions today about whether the Trump administration should have warned Canada of its plan to kill a top Iranian general — while insisting the U.S. shares no blame for the deaths of 176 people aboard Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752. …read more Source::...

Russia hacked into Ukraine company at centre of Trump impeachment, tech expert says
Jan14

Russia hacked into Ukraine company at centre of Trump impeachment, tech expert says

A U.S. cybersecurity company says Russian military agents have successfully hacked Burisma, the Ukrainian gas company President Donald Trump wanted investigated — a request that led to his impeachment. …read more Source::...

Trump administration shares no blame for downing of Flight PS752, says top Republican
Jan14

Trump administration shares no blame for downing of Flight PS752, says top Republican

The top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives sidestepped questions today about whether the Trump administration should have warned Canada of its plan to kill a top Iranian general — while insisting the U.S. shares no blame for the deaths of 176 people aboard Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752. …read more Source::...

If you have urgent federal spending requests, put your hand up now
Jan14

If you have urgent federal spending requests, put your hand up now

Welcome to a sneak peek of the Maclean’s Politics Insider newsletter. Sign-up at the bottom of the page to get it delivered straight to your inbox. Transportation Safety Board of Canada press conferences aren’t typically magnets for national reporters, but today’s update in Ottawa was a big exception. TSB chair Kathy Fox told...

Russians hacked company key to Ukraine scandal: researchers
Jan14

Russians hacked company key to Ukraine scandal: researchers

BOSTON — A U.S. cybersecurity company says Russian military agents have successfully hacked the Ukrainian gas company at the centre of the scandal that led to President Donald Trump’s impeachment. Russian agents launched a phishing campaign in early November to steal the login credentials of employees of Burisma Holdings, the gas company,...