by Lucy Slavianska Victoria Bechkalo, a social worker from Ukraine, and Aleksandr Aksenov, a bank analyst from Russia, had only five guests at their Toronto…
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One Year In, Big Shift in Foreign Policy
Commentary by Bhupinder Liddar Did the seismic shift in Canada’s political landscape, a year ago, following the election on October 19, 2015, also trigger a…
View More One Year In, Big Shift in Foreign PolicyNuanced Reporting on Canada’s NATO Commitment in Latvia
Canada’s commitment to send troops to Latvia to strengthen NATO in its stance vis-à-vis Russia has reverberated in the ethnic media with at least 55…
View More Nuanced Reporting on Canada’s NATO Commitment in LatviaUkrainians in Kiev Unimpressed by Free Trade Deal
by Jane Lytvynenko (@JaneLytv) in Kiev, Ukraine Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and Stephen Harper signed a free-trade agreement between the two countries Tuesday. Meeting in…
View More Ukrainians in Kiev Unimpressed by Free Trade DealOpen Letter to Merkel: Give Ukraine the Tools to Fight for its Life
This is an open letter to German Chancellor Angela Merkel from Yaroslav Baran of Euromaidan Ottawa and the Ukrainian Canadian Congress on the occasion of…
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A Teachable Moment: Alberta’s Gay-Straight Alliance Debacle
by Mariusz Galczynski & Ratna Ghosh in Montreal One year ago, as Sochi geared up to host the 2014 Winter Olympics, Canadians united in condemnation of…
View More A Teachable Moment: Alberta’s Gay-Straight Alliance DebacleUkraine: Very Canadian, says President Poroshenko
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko gave a historic speech to a joint session of the Canadian Parliament yesterday (Sept. 17, 2014). New Canadian Media is reproducing…
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Malaysia in Headlines for All the Wrong Reasons
by Lin Abdul Rahman (@linabdulrahman) in Toronto The plane departed from Amsterdam en route to Malaysia. It was shot down by two BUK missiles while…
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Ukraine Must Join NATO if Russia Swallows Crimea
by Mark Semotiuk On March 16, Crimea will hold a referendum on joining the Russian Federation. The referendum seeks to legitimize Russia’s current occupation. If…
View More Ukraine Must Join NATO if Russia Swallows CrimeaUkraine’s Viktor Yanukovych remains defiant as tensions rise in Crimea
By Will Englund KIEV, Ukraine – As tensions rose in Crimea with the takeover of government buildings Thursday by armed pro-Russian groups, news agencies reported…
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