Category Archives: conflict
Latvia hopes Canada will extend, expand military mission amid tensions with Russia
OTTAWA — Latvia is crossing its fingers that it is up next after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced this week that Canada is extending and expanding its military mission in Ukraine in response to concerns about Russia. In an interview, Latvian
Nord Stream 2 pipeline a sanctions option if Russia invades Ukraine: German envoy
OTTAWA — A controversial gas pipeline that links to Russia beneath the Baltic Sea could be part of a broader package of sanctions should Russia invade Ukraine, says Germany's ambassador to Canada. Ambassador Sabine Sparwasser says her government is not...
Canada can do more to help Ukraine besides sending weapons: experts
OTTAWA — The debate around sending weapons to Ukraine was being panned as a “red herring” on Thursday, as several experts suggested Canada can better support the eastern European country in its standoff with Russia in other ways. The comments came
Canadian-led battlegroup in Latvia at ‘high readiness’ amid NATO-Russia tensions
OTTAWA — The Canadian commander of a multinational battlegroup in Latvia says he is working to ensure his troops have enough supplies and can talk to each other, as mounting tensions between the NATO military alliance and Russia feed fears
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly heading to Ukraine over Russian troop concerns
OTTAWA — Canada's foreign affairs minister is heading to Ukraine amid mounting fears of a Russian invasion. Melanie Joly is to depart Sunday for Kyiv on a weeklong trip that will include stops in Paris and Brussels. Her office says the trip
Canadian troops in Ukraine pressing ahead with training mission amid Russia tensions
OTTAWA — The commander of Canadian troops in Ukraine says his soldiers are pressing ahead with their mission — preparing the eastern European country’s military for war — amid the looming threat of a Russian invasion. In an exclusive interview with
First Afghan human rights activists arrive six months after Ottawa’s promise of help
OTTAWA — Six months after the federal government promised to help thousands of Afghan women leaders, human rights activists and journalists flee to Canada, the first planeload has landed. Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced the arrival of 252 Af...
Hunger causing more concern than COVID-19 in wintry Afghanistan, say aid agencies
OTTAWA — As the first snowfall dusted the Afghan capital of Kabul earlier this month, Mary-Ellen McGroarty pondered the rough winter that lay ahead. COVID-19 was far from being top of mind. Unlike much of the rest of the world where
Girl, 10, coming to Canada killed at Taliban checkpoint
A 10-year-old girl who was approved to come with her family to Canada from Afghanistan was killed when gunfire erupted at a Taliban checkpoint. Eleanor Taylor of the group Aman Lara, an organization that helps Afghans get out of the country,
Minister predicts two-year timeline to fulfil promise to get 40,000 Afghans to Canada
OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Sean Fraser predicts that it could take two years to fulfil the government's promise to bring 40,000 Afghan refugees to Canada. The minister said the government is facing challenges in Afghanistan and other countries where...