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New Ukraine government must tackle corruption, Canada says
OTTAWA — Canada has called on Ukraine’s new government to “root out corruption” and ensure a place for citizens of all backgrounds and ethnicities, including millions of Ukrainians who are of Russian...
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U.S. declares Crimea referendum illegal, imposes visa restrictions, sanctions
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Barack Obama has condemned the proposed Crimean referendum to join Russia as illegal and has slapped visa restrictions and sanctions on Russians and Ukrainians deemed to...
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What free trade with South Korea means to Canada
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s trip to Seoul to finalize a free-trade agreement with South Korea is a milestone in Canada’s trading relationship with the rest of the world, and potentially an...
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Free-trade deal with South Korea may give Harper the political boost he needs...
OTTAWA — Canada’s free-trade deal with South Korea will have major long-term economic implications for Canada — but it could also solidify the prime minister’s legacy heading into the 2015 election,...
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Mood in Crimea darkens after Russia announces snap military exercises
SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine — The growing sense of alarm over the possibility of military conflict over Crimea deepened sharply Thursday after Moscow announced large-scale military exercises involving crack...
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While Russia moves on Ukraine, much of western intelligentsia blames the victims
As they watch Russia swallow Crimea whole, and wonder whether the rest of the country will serve as the main course, the people of Ukraine can take solace in knowing it was all their fault. Had they...
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Russian ambassador questions Harper’s trip to Ukraine
OTTAWA — Russia’s ambassador to Canada says he hopes Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s visit to Ukraine this weekend will contribute to a peaceful resolution in the standoff over Crimea and not add to...
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Crimea becomes an ‘integral part’ of Russia as Putin denies further designs...
KYIV, Ukraine — With dizzying speed, Crimea became “an integral part” of Russia on Tuesday, as Russian President Vladimir Putin continued his defiance of global political opinion. “In the hearts and...
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Russia’s land grab creates new geopolitical world
WASHINGTON – The West had seen Russia coming for a long time, but had hoped – vainly as it turns out – that somehow closer ties with liberal democracies would strengthen the resolve of its people to...
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Turkey blocks access to Twitter after leaked recording implicates prime...
By Suzan Fraser ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey blocked access to Twitter on Friday after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to “rip out the roots” of the social network where links have...
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Ukraine looks to Canada for more than kind words of support
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainians will be looking to Canada on Saturday for more than the usual tired platitudes about affection for Ukraine when Prime Minister Stephen Harper becomes the first western leader...
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‘We will not waver’ on support for Ukraine, Harper says in Kyiv
KYIV, Ukraine — Before solemnly laying a bouquet of red carnations metres from where many Ukrainians died last month during bloody fighting with security forces near the capital’s iconic Independence...
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Stephen Harper says Russian President Vladimir Putin sees himself ‘as a rival...
BERLIN — Prime Minister Stephen Harper and German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed their solidarity in opposing Russia’s seizure of the Ukrainian territory of Crimea and the use of sanctions to try...
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Posh properties available as Canada sells off several diplomatic digs
OTTAWA — Got a few million dollars socked away? Looking for posh digs in highly desired neighbourhoods in major world capitals? A big-name owner is looking to sell some gorgeous surplus properties. The...
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EU removes Philippine and Swazi airlines from its blacklist
By Jonathan Stearns The European Union lifted a ban on Cebu Air Inc. of the Philippines and all Swaziland-based airlines under the latest changes to a list of unsafe carriers. The EU said “the gradual...
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Ukraine miners take to Donetsk streets in uprising that mimics Kyiv protests
If they can do it in Kyiv, we can do it in Donetsk. That’s what Roman Romanenko says as he organizes the occupation of this eastern Ukraine city’s seat of government, which he and hundreds like him...
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Ukraine Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk says regions should have more power
DONETSK, Ukraine — Ukraine’s prime minister went on a charm offensive Friday as he visited the country’s southeast, pledging to give regions more powers and to defend the rights of Russian speakers....
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Sale of meat to China thwarted by seal hunt opponents, Fisheries Minister...
HALIFAX — A trade agreement to sell Canadian seal meat in China announced more than three years ago has been largely thwarted by animal rights activists, federal Fisheries Minister Gail Shea says. Shea...
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Head of Russian general staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov among EU’s new targets...
BRUSSELS, Belgium — The European Union has released the names of 15 new targets of sanctions because of their roles in the Ukraine crisis. The list released Tuesday includes Gen. Valery Gerasimov,...
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Despite tensions with Russia, many Ukrainians have high hopes for a Western...
KYIV, Ukraine — The last time the Poklonovs visited Kyiv, it was the capital of a drastically different country: Ukrainians summered on the lush Black Sea Crimean Peninsula, now annexed by Russia;...
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