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MacKay recalls the French, German NATO ‘no’ to Ukraine that Zelenskyy denounced
OTTAWA — Peter MacKay says he was chilled by a memory from his time as Canada's defence minister as he absorbed the recent images of Volodymyr Zelenskyy walking through the corpse-laden streets of Bucha. Last weekend, the stricken and angry Ukrainian
MPs, Ukrainians call for Parliament’s genocide committee to probe Russian atrocities
OTTAWA — Atrocities emerging in Ukraine, following the withdrawal of Russian troops from around the capital Kyiv, have prompted calls for an urgent inquiry by a Canadian parliamentary committee on genocide. MPs and Ukrainian, Jewish and Armenian groups...
Budget 2022: $500M in military aid to Ukraine, projects economic upheaval from war
OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland referenced horrific allegations of Russian war crimes on Thursday as the federal Liberal government promised another $500 million in military aid as well as other financial assistance to Ukraine. The promise...
After two years of uncertainty, Liberals ready budget under shifting circumstances
OTTAWA — After two years of pandemic-induced uncertainty, the federal Liberals are getting ready to deliver an updated spending blueprint in a 2022 budget that, by all accounts, has been influenced by fast-changing circumstances. The result of a tumult...
Meet NATO defence spending target in budget, says Business Council of Canada
OTTAWA — One of Canada's most influential business lobby groups is making an unprecedented request for increased defence spending in Thursday's federal budget because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Business Council of Canada says it is time for C...
McGill threatens to sanction student union over pro-Palestine policy
MONTREAL — McGill University is threatening to sanction its student union, including by prohibiting it from using the McGill name, because the association championed a pro-Palestinian policy that the school and Jewish groups say is discriminatory. The ...
Canadians face barriers in bid to join international legion fighting in Ukraine
OTTAWA — When Paul Hughes crossed into Ukraine to help fight the Russians early last month, he expected he would be armed and taken to the front lines. But he couldn't get a weapon or ammunition. The 57-year-old Calgary native who
Foreign Minister Joly in Finland as calls grow for Russian war crimes trial
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is condemning Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilians as abhorrent and senseless and says new Canadian sanctions are coming against Russia as a result. "This weekend, the world witnessed an abhorrent and se...
Ukrainian MPs ask Canada to provide money for weapons to fight Russia
OTTAWA — Ukrainian legislators are asking Canada to give their country the money it needs to buy heavy military weaponry, warning the only way to secure peace with Russia is by defeating it on the battlefield. Five Ukrainian parliamentarians issued the...
Canadian helping displaced Ukrainians escapes Chernihiv on foot amid Russian shelling
HALIFAX — A Canadian who was trapped in northern Ukraine while attempting to assist displaced citizens has managed to escape the area on foot as bombs rained down. Lex Brukovskiy told The Canadian Press Friday he was stuck in the city