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Travel isn’t cheap these days, so finding a deal is cause for excitement — but several would-be globetrotters in Edmonton discovered it was too good to be true. Last Friday, Quebec-based third-party travel website FlightHub listed round-trip WestJet flights from Edmonton to various destinations in Europe for steep discounts. Edmonton …
Read More »Canada should deepen Europe ties, boost military engagement: French envoy – National
France’s ambassador to Canada says Ottawa must choose between tying itself entirely to Washington or broadening its links to partner more with Europe – while also calling out Canada’s “weak” military engagement. “This nagging question of the future American commitment offers, in any case more than ever, the opportunity for …
Read More »2 naval ships return to Halifax after NATO mine-clearing exercise in Europe
Two naval ships returned to Halifax after four months at sea on Tuesday. HMCS Kingston and HMCS Summerside, each carrying crews of 46, set sail in June to support NATO in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “They’ve been doing a very important mission with the NATO standing maritime mine countermeasure …
Read More »Russia cuts flow of gas to Europe, raising fresh doubts about Canada’s sanctions waiver
Russia’s Gazprom finally acted on weeks of threats and hints overnight, cutting the already-reduced flow of gas through the Nord Stream One pipeline to just 20 per cent of its full capacity. The move brought new worries to Germany, Italy and the other European countries that depend heavily on Russian gas …
Read More »Expect more wildfires — in Europe and beyond — as society grapples with warming climate
The frightening wildfires afflicting Europe during bouts of extreme heat this summer are a scourge the world will see more of in the future, scientists say. That raises questions about what can be done to mitigate their impact as society grapples with the larger challenges of trying to limit the warming of the …
Read More »An anxious Europe waits to learn if Russian gas will start flowing again
The Russian newspaper Kommersant reported this weekend that one of Gazprom’s turbines — the one that recently became a geopolitical football — landed in Germany on July 17 and was now on its way back to Russia. But Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested Wednesday that the Montreal workshop which refurbished the Nord Stream …
Read More »U.S. increases its firepower in eastern Europe while Canada discusses next steps at NATO
The United States opened the NATO leaders summit in Madrid on Wednesday by putting some serious firepower on the table to bolster the alliance’s defences throughout Europe. It will be adding a rotational brigade of troops to Romania where a battle group led by France was recently established, and plans to further …
Read More »namuscla: Lupin enters pact with Medis to distribute orphan drug in Europe
Drug maker Lupin on Wednesday said it has entered into a distribution agreement with Medis for Lupin’s orphan drug NaMuscla (mexiletine). Medis will commercialize NaMuscla for the symptomatic treatment of myotonia in adults with non-dystrophic myotonic (NDM) disorders in Central and Eastern European countries. Under the agreement, Medis will initially …
Read More »Corona Delta Variant Account 90 Percent New Covid Cases Europe By End August EU Agency
New Delhi: The new delta variant of Coronavirus could account for as much as 90 per cent of the new cases registered in European Union (EU) in the coming months. The assumption was shared by bloc’s disease control agency on Wednesday. “The Delta variant is more transmissible than other circulating …
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