Category Archives: conflict
Canadian government charters flights for Ukrainians fleeing war
OTTAWA — Three Canadian charter flights to bring Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion will depart Poland in the coming weeks. Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says the flights will be available to some of the more than 90,000 Ukrainians approved for em...
Russian troops planted mines in playgrounds and parks in Ukrainian town: Joly
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Russian troops planted mines in playgrounds, parks and in front of family homes in Irpin, a town she recently visited with the prime minister. Joly visited Kyiv and Irpin on Sunday with Prime
Fraser pressed on why Immigration has not approved 2,900 Afghans who helped Canada
OTTAWA — NDP caucus chair Jenny Kwan says she is seeking urgent answers about what has happened to the applications of 2,900 Afghans who helped the Canadian military. Kwan is demanding Immigration Minister Sean Fraser explain why the Afghans, whose cre...
Ottawa weighing ballistic missile defence as part of North American defence upgrades
OTTAWA — Canada is weighing whether to reverse course and finally join the U.S. in defending against long-range ballistic missiles, Defence Minister Anita Anand said Tuesday, while declining to provide specific plans for upgrading North America’s aging...
Heartbreaking for military who served in Afghanistan to see Taliban in power: Anand
OTTAWA — Defence Minister Anita Anand has said it is "heartbreaking" for members of Canada's armed forces who served in Afghanistan to see the Taliban back in power. But Anand told a special Parliamentary committee on Afghanistan on Monday that Canada'...
Trudeau makes surprise visit to Ukraine to reopen Canadian Embassy, meet Zelenskyy
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an unannounced visit Sunday to Ukraine, where he reopened the Canadian Embassy in Kyiv and expressed unwavering support for the embattled country. Trudeau met Volodymyr Zelenskyy in person for the first time since Rus...
Alghabra says logistical challenges delaying charter flights for Ukrainian refugees
OTTAWA — Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says Canadian airlines are standing by to help bring charter flights of Ukrainian refugees to Canada as soon as some logistical hurdles are overcome. More than five million Ukrainians fled their home country to...
Newfoundland and Labrador preparing to welcome planeload of 175 Ukrainian refugees
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A plane chartered by the Newfoundland and Labrador government is scheduled to bring roughly 175 Ukrainian refugees to the provincial capital on Monday, and officials hope those on board will stay. Everyone scheduled to make the journ...
Canada’s ambassador will return to Ukraine as soon as it’s safe, Joly says
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada's ambassador to Ukraine will return to the country as soon as it is safe to do so, but neither she nor the prime minister would say whether they are planning to
Punish Russia for sex crimes against Ukrainian women and children: Ukraine ambassador
OTTAWA — Ukraine's ambassador-designate to Canada says Russia must be held accountable for its troops committing sex crimes, including against children. Yulia Kovaliv told MPs at a House of Commons committee that Russia is using sexual violence as a w...