Category Archives: conflict
Veterans group winding down work helping Afghan interpreters get to Canada
OTTAWA — What began as a 30-day fundraising campaign to help Afghan interpreters flee the Taliban turned into a harrowing, chaotic and deeply frustrating eight-month effort for the Veterans Transition Network, and its executive director says it’s time ...
‘Death is a real possibility,’ Canadian says of life in Ukraine defence legion
On the evening before Russian forces crossed the border into Ukraine, Igor Volzhanin met up with a friend at a coffee shop at the centre of Kyiv. "We stayed there until about midnight just talking,” the Canadian recalled in an interview
‘Horrifying’: Freeland promises justice for sexual violence victims in Ukraine
CALGARY — Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada is committed to seeking justice for Ukrainian women and children as allegations mount of sexual violence by Russian soldiers. Freeland was asked Thursday about war crimes that Russia has be...
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh demands Indian PM Modi stop stoking anti-Muslim hate
OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is demanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government stop stoking anti-Muslim sentiment in India. In an outspoken intervention into Indian politics, Singh tweeted Thursday that he is concerned about evidence of ...
Settlement services offered to Ukrainians arriving at three airports in Canada
VANCOUVER — Settlement agencies across the country have joined forces to support Ukrainians arriving through a federal emergency program at three airports, Canada's immigration minister said Tuesday. Sean Fraser said 41,000 people have been approved th...
Canada and allies on high alert for Russian disinformation and interference: minister
OTTAWA — Canada is on high alert for state-sponsored Russian disinformation campaigns designed to confuse and deceive people, says Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino. In an interview, he said Russia is a belligerent and hostile actor when it comes ...
Trudeau welcomes talk of Russia’s action in Ukraine as genocide
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has weighed in on growing calls to declare Russia's actions in Ukraine as genocide, saying it is "absolutely right" that the term is being used given rampant allegations of war crimes and other human
Foreign minister Mélanie Joly presses China to help end Russian invasion of Ukraine
OTTAWA — Canada and China disagree on many things but Beijing's buy-in is essential on one key issue — helping end the Russian war on Ukraine, says Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly. Joly told The Canadian Press that is a message
Treat our families as well as Ukrainians fleeing to Canada: Afghan interpreters
OTTAWA — Afghan interpreters who have made it to Canada say their family members fleeing the Taliban deserve the same treatment as Ukrainians escaping from Russian troops. At a parliamentary committee on Monday, they called on the government to allow ...
Federal government announces measures to assist Ukrainians seeking to come to Canada
OTTAWA — The federal government has announced $100 million in additional humanitarian support to respond to the worsening humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and neighbouring countries. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement Saturday during a ...