Section: US & Canada
The Great Ukraine Conspiracy Revealed?
Publication of a leaked secret planning document raises questions about when and how Putin might have planned the takeover of eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Daily...
Canada looks at training Ukrainian troops
Canada considers joining U.S.-led military training mission in Ukraine …read more Source:...
Kremlin advised to annex Crimea before Ukrainian president’s fall
MOSCOW — The Kremlin was advised to annex Crimea and a large swath of southeastern Ukraine weeks before the Ukrainian government fell, a Russian newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing what it said was a memo that was presumably presented to the presidential administration. Russia has long contended that it acted without premeditation in Crimea,...
Crimean tatars living in fear in homeland ruled by Russia
Russia’s takeover of the Crimean peninsula in Ukraine a year ago was hailed by many ethnic-Russian locals, but for the indigenous Crimean Tatar minority, the new rulers have brought little but fear. Video provided by AFP …read more Source: USA...
Canada considers joining U.S.-led military training mission in Ukraine
OTTAWA–The Harper cabinet is actively and seriously considering whether Canada should join the U.S. and Britain in a military training mission to shore up embattled Ukrainian troops, Defence Minister Jason Kenney said Wednesday. The notion drew a lukewarm response from opposition parties, who seem reluctant to see Canada venture further into the...
These graphics tell you everything you need to know about the world’s greatest subways
People have a love-hate relationship with subways — but it’s mostly love. Especially for the world’s biggest and best-know subways (or undergrounds, or metros). These infographics, from designer Laura Beckman, tell you (almost) everything you need to know, from how old they are to how many miles riders rack up.Riders jump on subways...
Putin: The ‘Lonely’ Leader Bent on Restoring Russian Power
Despite Russia’s crisis-hit economy, approval ratings for President Vladimir Putin are near record highs. Western sanctions against Moscow have failed to curb Russian interference in Ukraine. As Henry Ridgwell reports from London, Putin analysts say the former spy is determined to restore Russia to what he sees as its rightful place in the...
As U.S. mulls lethal aid to Ukraine, Russia a concern
NATO commander warns that doing anything other than helping Ukraine “defend itself” could trigger outsized Russian military response …read more Source:...
Russia, Ukraine Journalists Seek Penalties After Attacks
Russian and Ukrainian journalist unions have called for penalties after recent attacks on media members in both countries. Following a meeting in Vienna Wednesday, union representatives also urged reporters to avoid what they called the ongoing information war in the conflict in Ukraine. OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović...
Scouts Canada volunteer from Regina faces sex-related charges
REGINA – A Regina man who volunteered with Scouts Canada as well as with church groups is facing sex-related charges involving teenagers.RCMP say two parents came forward last July after finding inappropriate text messages from an adult man to their teenage son.An investigation turned up another alleged victim and RCMP believe there could...
