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More Canadian troops heading to Europe to show support for Ukraine
Jul14

More Canadian troops heading to Europe to show support for Ukraine

OTTAWA – About 120 Canadian soldiers leave for eastern and central Europe today as part of a continuing show of support for Ukraine. …read more Source: Calgary...

Ukraine says military plane shot down by rocket
Jul14

Ukraine says military plane shot down by rocket

A Ukrainian military transport plane was shot down Monday along the country’s eastern border with Russia but all eight people aboard managed to bail out safely, the defence ministry said. …read more Source: CTV...

Photos July 14: Top images from around the world
Jul14

Photos July 14: Top images from around the world

The day’s best photos, as selected by editors at Postmedia News. In this photo taken on a smartphone on Saturday, July 12, 2014, but released on July 14, 2014, people run to shelter from hailstorm on the beach at Ob River, the major river in western Siberia in Novosibirsk, Russia. The Investigative Committee said in a statement published...

Ukraine says plane shot down by rocket from Russia
Jul14

Ukraine says plane shot down by rocket from Russia

Ukraine’s Defence Minister says a military plane has been shot down along the country’s eastern border with Russia. …read more Source:...

Ukraine: Military plane shot down by rocket
Jul14

Ukraine: Military plane shot down by rocket

A Ukrainian military transport plane was shot down Monday along the country’s eastern border with Russia, the defence minister said. …read more Source: CTV...

Halfway into its Arctic Council chairmanship, Canada gets mixed reviews
Jul14

Halfway into its Arctic Council chairmanship, Canada gets mixed reviews

Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North Canada is now one year into their two-year chairman ship of the Arctic Council. Canada assumed its leadership role with an ambitious plan focused on developing the North for northerners. And for the first time, an Inuk, Canada’s now-environment minister Leona...

Ukraine loses contact with military transport plane over rebel area
Jul14

Ukraine loses contact with military transport plane over rebel area

Ukrainian security officials said on Monday that contact had been lost with an An-26 military transport plane near Luhansk in east Ukraine where there is heavy fighting between Ukrainian forces and separatist rebels. …read more Source:...

Ukraine forces end pro-Russian rebel airport blockade
Jul14

Ukraine forces end pro-Russian rebel airport blockade

Ukraine said on Monday its forces had ended a rebel blockade of a strategic airport in the east as it traded charges and threats with Russia over violations of their joint border during a weekend of fierce military combat. …read more Source:...

1 killed by Ukrainian shell in border town: Russian foreign ministry
Jul13

1 killed by Ukrainian shell in border town: Russian foreign ministry

Russia’s foreign ministry said Sunday that a Ukrainian shell hit a town on the Russian border, killing one person and seriously injuring two others. But Ukraine denied firing a shell into Russian territory. …read more Source: CTV...

Russia warns Ukraine of ‘irreversible consequences’ after deadly shelling
Jul13

Russia warns Ukraine of ‘irreversible consequences’ after deadly shelling

Russia’s foreign ministry claimed Sunday that a Ukrainian shell hit a town on the Russian border, killing one person and seriously injuring two others. …read more Source:...