With absolutely no exceptions, every defence policy presented by the Canadian government over the past five decades has presented a vision of the world beyond our borders going to hell in a handbasket. The wars may be different, the adversaries might change, threats might have evolved — but the language …
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Former U.S. ambassador gets 15-year prison sentence after decades as secret Cuban agent
Victor Manuel Rocha, a former career U.S. diplomat, was sentenced Friday to 15 years in federal prison after admitting he worked for decades as a secret agent for communist Cuba. The plea agreement leaves many unanswered questions about a betrayal that stunned the U.S. foreign service. Victor Manuel Rocha once …
Read More »Alberta premier says she’s prepared to take Ottawa to court over housing deals
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she’s willing to go to court to block the federal government from going straight to municipalities to make deals on housing. The federal government says that approach will only slow down construction. Smith looking to require provincial oversight of federal-municipal deals. Federal officials and Alberta …
Read More »Japan, Philippines, US slam China’s ‘dangerous, aggressive’ moves in S.China Sea
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 11: U.S. President Joe Biden (C) holds a trilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos (L) in the East Room of the White House on April 11, 2024 in Washington, DC. Leaders from the three nations are meeting in …
Read More »$100-b windfall seen from trilateral summit
WARM WELCOME. President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. is welcomed upon arrival at Washington D.C for his trilateral summit with US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. With him are Ambassador Babes Romualdez and US Ambassador Mary Kay L. Carlson. PCO The Philippines is poised to receive a …
Read More »Duterte on deal with China: As is, where is
Former president Rodrigo Duterte holds a press conference streamed on SMNI’s ‘Gikan sa Masa, para sa Masa’ on Thursday night. MANILA, Philippines — After President Marcos said he was “horrified” by a secret deal on the West Philippine Sea (WPS), former president Rodrigo Duterte has broken his silence on the …
Read More »US solons push for $2.5b military aid to PH
Photo shows journalists filming a US Air Force F-16 fighter jet as it takes off during the US-Philippines joint air force military exercise dubbed ‘Cope Thunder’ at Basa Air Base in Pampanga on April 11. AFP On the eve of the Philippines-US-Japan trilateral summit, two leading US senators on Wednesday …
Read More »Biden, Kishida boost alliance
WASHINGTON—US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveiled their countries’ biggest ever upgrade in defense ties Wednesday during a White House state visit focused on countering a resurgent China. Biden rolled out the red carpet for Kishida with a lavish dinner, plus music by US singer Paul …
Read More »Ukraine power plant destroyed as Russia launches widespread attacks on energy grid
Russian missiles and drones destroyed a large electricity plant near Kyiv and hit power facilities in several Ukrainian regions on Thursday, officials said, ramping up pressure on the embattled energy system as Ukraine runs low on air defences. Russian strikes destroy major power plant near Kyiv A large electricity plant …
Read More »NDP, Green Party call for new law to fix problems with Indigenous class action lawsuit settlements
The federal NDP and Green Party are calling on the federal government to introduce a new law similar to one used by the U.S. for 9/11 victims to address problems with six Indigenous class action lawsuit settlement agreements. Proposal comes after CBC News reports on claims that day school survivors …
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