Section: US & Canada
Meet Jens Stoltenberg, NATO’s new man tasked with staring down Vladimir Putin
With Russian troops on the march in Ukraine, the task of reawakening the NATO giant to face a new crisis has fallen to the former prime minister of Norwa …read more Source: Vancouver...
Six Navy members fight fire in Turkey
ANTALYA, Turkey – The federal government says six Royal Canadian Navy members sprang into action to battle a fire while dining on shore in Turkey, dousing flames and evacuating a burning building.National Defence says the crew members of HMCS Toronto were eating at a restaurant during a port visit in Antalya on Friday when they spotted the...
MH17 Wreckage Removal Begins in E. Ukraine
Local emergency workers recovered human remains and aircraft parts Sunday from the site where Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crashed in eastern Ukraine, four months after the plane was downed, killing 298 people. Dutch inspectors had hoped to examine the crash site themselves, but they remain concerned about the safety of their staff in the...
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Video: ‘Where is the pilot?’ Locals Ask
HRABOVE, Ukraine (AP) — Four months after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over rebel-held eastern Ukraine, The Associated Press has obtained video that shows how close the burning passenger jet came to hitting village homes and suggests that residents first assumed it was a Ukrainian military plane that had been struck. The amateur...
First Truckload of Wreckage from MH17 Removed from Crash Site
Local emergency services in eastern Ukraine have removed the first pieces of wreckage from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 which crashed in July. The parts are bound for the Netherlands, where investigators will reconstruct the airliner to try to find the cause of the crash. All 298 people on board were killed, two thirds of them Dutch citizens....
Russia Isolated Over Ukraine at G20
The G20 Summit in Brisbane, Australia, comes to a close on Sunday…with world leaders signing a family photo. During two days of meetings, they agreed to boost flagging global growth, tackle climate change and crack down on tax avoidance. But ties between the West and Russia plummeted to a new low over the crisis in eastern Ukraine. U.S....
Fisher: Vladimir Putin’s global antics overshadow G20′s economic agenda
BRISBANE, Australia — Prime Minister Stephen Harper may be slowly moving toward acceptance of more environmental-friendly policies ahead of next fall’s federal election. The prime minister once again Sunday hailed an agreement reached by the U.S. and China last week to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It was the first concrete sign that a...
As world leaders put the heat on him at G-20, the usually tardy Putin leaves early
MOSCOW — Citing a long flight home and the need to catch a few hours of sleep, Russian President Vladimir Putin departed the Group of 20 summit in Australia early Sunday, after fielding a barrage of criticism from Western leaders over Russia’s involvement in Ukraine. Read full article >> …read more Source: The Washington...
Dutch Investigators Collect Debris From Malaysian Plane Downed Over Ukraine
The wreckage from the Malaysia Airlines jet that was shot down will be sent to the Netherlands, where officials will study it as part of the investigation. …read more Source: The New York...
Six Canadian Navy members in Turkey fight fire, evacuate burning building
ANTALYA, Turkey – The federal government says six Royal Canadian Navy members sprang into action to battle a fire while dining on shore in Turkey, dousing flames and evacuating a burning building. National Defence says the crew members of HMCS Toronto were eating at a restaurant during a port visit in Antalya on Friday when they spotted the...
