London’s military armoured vehicle maker is lobbying the Canadian government for orders with the manufacturer facing possible layoffs without new work, its union leaders say. General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) Canada on Oxford Street East needs an immediate order from Ottawa of 150 light armoured vehicles and a commitment of at least 25 a year […]
You can blame the European colonial powers for redrawing the borders in the region in 1918-20 after the collapse of the Ottoman empire.
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Support for Ukraine in its war with Russia again has thrust London into the global military arena, with the Canadian federal government pledging to send more locally made light armoured vehicles. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a sweeping pledge of ongoing support for Ukraine, which this week marked the third anniversary of its invasion by […]
Not one Canadian in 10 would freely choose to join the angry, divided U.S., but they may face a long, miserable economic siege to avoid it.
The consensus assumption is still that U.S. president-elect Donald Trump will force Ukraine to yield to Russia as soon as he takes office on Jan. 20. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky himself said on Friday once Trump becomes president the war with Russia will “end sooner,” but he didn’t say it will end well. Read More
There are plenty of crazies in Russian politics who make bizarre claims about their country’s victim status (“the evil West made us do it”) and issue blood-curdling but implausible threats about using nuclear weapons. But the really dangerous ones are quite sane. Read More
With war still raging and no end in sight, Ukrainians are marking the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of their country that has levelled some cities and caused tens of thousands of military and civilian deaths and injuries. Russia's unprovoked attack also has displaced millions of Ukrainians, with more than 200,000 now in Canada, including many in Southwestern Ontario cities such as London and Sarnia. Two years after the war in Ukraine began, this is what those fleeing the war and the ones supporting them have to say. LFP's Heather Rivers reports Read More
"God is usually on the side of the big battalions," Voltaire allegedly said. Not always, but "usually." So, how much do you want to bet? Read More