#CAN in IRQ
- “Military team to depart next week to prep for deployment of Canada’s ISIS mission — A team of about 120 members of the Canadian Armed Forces will depart for the Middle East next week as Canada gears up to join the fight against ISIS in Iraq ….” – more – “Statement by The Honourable Rob Nicholson, Minister of National Defence” – – –
- “Message from the Chief of the Defence Staff — We have all watched in recent months the alarming advances of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). While it is of course neither Islamic, nor a state, it is a barbaric organization responsible for horrendous atrocities committed in Iraq and Syria, and its rapid growth has threatened regional stability ….”
- “Canada prepares for long, uncertain Iraq campaign”
- “Tecumseh man witnesses ISIS conflict firsthand — A Tecumseh native has returned home after spending nearly two weeks on a trip along the front lines of the ISIS conflict ….”
- “Canada Should Follow Sweden’s Lead on the Syrian Refugee Issue”
- Commentary “Divided we stand on Islamic State: Delacourt” – “Op-Ed: Canada should mind its own business in Iraq” – “Why wouldn’t Islamic State threaten Canada?” – “Five lessons from the war against Islamic State: Burman — No. 1: Trying to bomb an ideology is a fool’s errand — one that Stephen Harper is only too willing to embrace ….” – “Harper’s Iraqi combat mission wades into war we can’t win” – “Canada right to join fight against Islamic State” – “Canada’s Case for War on IS: The Northern Front Steps Up” – “The proven strategy for combatting terrorist groups is to avoid overreacting because overreacting is exactly what they want us to do ….” – “Harper learning to separate Islam from terrorism”
- “RCMP has intervened 28 times against people tied to foreign militant groups”
Ukraine
- From the UKR Interior Ministry’s Info-machine “The Interior Ministry held a meeting with RCMP liaison officer from Canada” (in Ukrainian) – Google English translation
Way Up North
Other
- “HMCS Calgary involved in marijuana seizure”
- “(Pembroke) Airport commission hope to upgrade infrastructure”
- “Mali and Canada: A link forged in history and ice”
- “B.C. loggers find possible WWII-era balloon bomb” – more – –
- “Legionnaire feels “vindicated” — The North Bay legionnaire who spoke out against Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Jay Aspin for not accepting a poppy box feels vindicated. “My suspicions were right. I was correct. There was no reason for Mr. Aspin to refuse a poppy box,” said Bill Wilkins, chairman of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 23. Wilkins was reacting to news Aspin had “misunderstood” the bylaw he believed prevented him from displaying a poppy box at his constituency office. Wilkins contacted The Nugget last week with the story. He said it was the first time it had happened in his 50 years as a Legion member. Aspin cited a Board of Internal Economy bylaw that forbids MPs from holding public funds. The board governs House of Commons’ financial and administrative policies. However, on Monday Aspin vowed to file for an exemption to the rule ….”
- “Minister of Veterans Affairs honours Manitobans for outstanding contributions to Canada’s Veterans”
World War One
- “Unsung Heroes: African-Nova Scotian men leapt at chance to serve”
- “Exhibit looks at peace through lens of war”
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