A month after the U.S. government killed Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani in a drone attack in Baghdad, not much has changed in Syria. As…
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Q&A: Russian Disinformation Expert Weighs Threats of Election Meddling, Fake News
We certainly have online platforms in Canada that are used to distribute and amplify fringe political views
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A Tradition of Thrift
Victoria Bechkalo, a social worker from Ukraine, and Aleksandr Aksenov, a bank analyst from Russia, had only five guests at their Toronto wedding — the…
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One Year In, Big Shift in Foreign Policy
Did the seismic shift in Canada’s political landscape, a year ago, following the election on October 19, 2015, also trigger a shift in Canada’s diplomacy,…
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
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and Stephen Harper signed a free-trade agreement between the two countries Tuesday. Meeting in Chelsea, Quebec, the two politicians solidified…
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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
One year ago, as Sochi geared up to host the 2014 Winter Olympics, Canadians united in condemnation of Russia’s anti-gay laws. Now, in preparation for…
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
The plane departed from Amsterdam en route to Malaysia. It was shot down by two BUK missiles while flying over eastern Ukraine. All 298 passengers…
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