Section: US & Canada
In Ukraine, a funny thing happened on the way to the voting booth . . . | Opinion
A funny thing happened on the way to the polling booth in Ukraine. Citizens chose a comedian to be their next president. No joke. Tired of inauthenticity and hypocrisy, exhausted … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
Vandals Smash New Monument To Crimean Tatar WWII Victims
Unknown vandals on May 9 desecrated a memorial outside the city of Sevastopol in Ukraine’s Crimea region to Crimean Tatars who died during World War II. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Stormin’ Norman: Vice-Admiral Mark Norman wants answers about his two-year ordeal
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. “You are free to go.” With those words the judge who’d overseen pre-trial hearings in the case of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman brought the legal saga to its end after prosecutors chose to stay...
More of Rudy’s Lawlessness Abroad
Last week I flagged this stunning and egregious story about Rudy Giuliani, the President’s private lawyer, going abroad to use to use the President’s power to enlist other governments to attack President Trump’s enemies. Giuliani has been globe-trotting like this for two years. In most case, we don’t really know what...
Kilgour: Five things to watch for with Ukraine’s new president
Election authorities in Ukraine recently officially named TV star, comedian and political novice Volodymyr Zelenskiy as the new president. Zelenskiy defeated incumbent Petro Poroshenko by winning 73 per cent of the run-off election vote. Now Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland is off to Ukraine to check out the new leader. Read More...
Scheer rolls out an ambitious defence agenda, but critics ask: Where’s the money?
A little joke used to make its way around the Harper Conservative government every time National Defence presented Andrew Scheer’s former boss with the bills for new equipment — about how Stephen Harper would emit an audible ‘gulp’ of alarm when they crossed his desk. Scheer, in the first of a series of election-framing speeches for...
US, Russia Vie Over the Future of Venezuela
The crisis in Venezuela is only getting worse by the week. And with Russian backing, it looks less likely that dictator Nicolas Maduro will step aside. Ana Quintana of The Heritage Foundation explains what’s at stake, and what’s going on. Read our interview, posted below, or listen to it on the podcast: We also cover these stories:...
Marie Yovanovitch, Ukraine ambassador, recall sparks outrage from Democrats
The Trump administration on Tuesday abruptly recalled its ambassador to Ukraine, creating a key diplomatic vacancy abroad and sparking outrage from critics who say the move was a “political hit job” and “completely undeserved.” Although the specific cause of Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch’s dismissal remains unclear,...
Media Watchdogs ‘Appalled’ By Brutal Attack On Ukrainian Journalist
International media freedom watchdogs said they were “appalled” by the recent brutal attack on Ukrainian journalist Vadym Komarov, and urged the country’s authorities to do their utmost to ensure that it does not go unpunished. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
HBO’s ‘Chernobyl’ revisits nuclear catastrophe with a nod to climate change
A new look into HBO’s upcoming miniseries “Chernobyl” gives us a deep look into the nuclear power plant disaster that rocked the then Soviet Union and continues to impact Ukraine to this day. Director Johan Renck spoke with Carol Hills about why he feels this story needs to be told. …read more Source: Public Radio...
