Russia’s nuclear threats require world to stand strong with Ukraine: envoy – National | Globalnews.ca
As Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to levy nuclear threats and “crazy messaging,” the most important thing for the world to do is to stand strong and not back down from supporting Ukraine, says Canada’s ambassador to the eastern European country. In an interview with The West Block‘s Mercedes Stephenson, Larisa Galadza said the advice […]
Russian police arrest hundreds in protests over Putin’s military mobilization – National | Globalnews.ca
Russian police moved quickly Saturday to disperse peaceful protests against President Vladimir Putin’s military mobilization order, arresting hundreds, including some children, in several cities across the vast country. Police detained more than 700 people, including over 300 in Moscow and nearly 150 in St. Petersburg, according to OVD-Info, an independent website that monitors political arrests […]
Albertans worried about loved ones after Putin signs mobilization decree | Globalnews.ca
Calgary’s Sergey Abramov clutched the screen of his phone, his eyes fixed on a video from Russia. A child is heard crying for his papa, who is reportedly being sent to fight in Ukraine. Abramov and his wife Tatiana Artemyeva have called Calgary home for 13 years. But their thoughts have been with family and […]
‘I’m free to learn’: 17-year-old Afghan refugee excited for future in Edmonton | Globalnews.ca
Nargis and six of her family members arrived in Edmonton in January 2022. The 17-year-old fled Kabul with her three brothers, sister in law and parents when Kabul fell to the Taliban in August 2021. “I was writing my last exam,” Nargis recalled. “It was Tuesday and Wednesday would be the last day of my […]
Russia’s Putin grows ‘desperate’ but world is not backing down on Ukraine: Guilbeault – National | Globalnews.ca
Russian President Vladimir Putin is growing “desperate” in his war against Ukraine but Canada and its allies won’t be distracted from supporting the eastern European country or from working together on pressing global priorities like climate change, says Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. Guilbeault spoke with journalists while in New York City for the United Nations […]
U.K. PM Liz Truss faces busy week as politics returns to stage after queen’s funeral – National | Globalnews.ca
British politics returns to centre stage on Tuesday after the funeral of Queen Elizabeth, with Prime Minister Liz Truss signalling her priorities by flying to her first major summit and rushing out measures to try to avert an economic slump. Since the queen’s death on Sept. 8, politics — or at least the discussion of […]
Trudeau seen singing with renowned Quebec musician days before queen’s funeral – National | Globalnews.ca
A video of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau singing at a gathering in London, England, on Saturday — days before Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral — has sparked debate on social media. In the video, Trudeau can be seen singing the Queen song Bohemian Rhapsody as Quebec musician Gregory Charles plays piano. Charles is a member of […]
Messy process to abolish monarchy likely ‘nonstarter’ amid pressing problems: Trudeau – National | Globalnews.ca
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the complicated process that would come with any attempts to abolish the monarchy are likely a “nonstarter” for Canadians amid pressing national problems like inflation, climate change and the need for continued work on reconciliation. In an interview with Global News from London, U.K., where he is leading a Canadian […]
Trudeau urges ‘full accountability’ for Putin, Russia after discovery of mass graves – National | Globalnews.ca
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reiterated calls for a full investigation into potential Russian “war crimes” in remarks to reporters on Sunday. His comments follow the recent discovery of a mass burial site in Ukraine that appears to show evidence that some of the dead were tortured. Trudeau said at a press conference in England that […]
Queen Elizabeth II’s death upended the debut of new U.K. PM Liz Truss. Here’s why – National | Globalnews.ca
British Prime Minister Liz Truss took office less than two weeks ago, impatient to set her stamp on government and facing an overflowing inbox of crises: soaring inflation, a plummeting national currency and skyrocketing energy bills. Then the death of 96-year-old Queen Elizabeth II ripped up Truss’s carefully laid plans. The epochal event has been […]