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The sunlit conference room at the luxury German resort of Elmau Castle, nestled in the green mountain folds of Bavaria, was about as far removed from the bloody, missile-littered landscape of Ukraine as one can get. That is both a literal and figurative statement. The leaders of the world’s wealthiest …
Read More »Sports leaders top list of new Order of Canada appointees
Canadian sports icons including Stacey Allaster, Donovan Bailey and Angela James are among the 85 new appointees to the Order of Canada this year. This year’s list of appointees also includes Canada’s first Indigenous female MP, the first MP for Nunavut, and a number of contributors to the arts, including Emmy nominated actress Sandra Oh. …
Read More »Zelensky asks G7 leaders for better air defences and tougher sanctions on Russia
The ongoing war in Ukraine moved from being a distant, abstract conflict to something more tangible for the leaders of the world’s seven wealthiest democracies on Monday with an address by the embattled country’s president. Volodymyr Zelensky told G7 leaders that despite their efforts to arm his country and to isolate the regime of Russian President Vladimir …
Read More »Ukraine and staying united top of mind as G7 leaders gather in Germany
The leaders of the world’s top democratic economies arrived in Germany on Sunday, beginning a week of meetings where they will be under intense pressure to do more for Ukraine in its war with Russia and to stick together. The meeting of G7 leaders in Schloss Elmau, nestled in the …
Read More »Death of Noelle O’Soup ‘a familiar tragedy’ and answers are needed, Indigenous leaders say
Noelle “Elli” O’Soup, an Indigenous girl reported missing from her Port Coquitlam, B.C. home over a year ago, died in early May in a Vancouver apartment, authorities say. She was 14 years old. Noelle, a member of Key First Nation in Saskatchewan, was one of two people found dead in an apartment …
Read More »In Rwanda to meet with Commonwealth leaders, Trudeau remembers a genocide
It was a visit heavy with political and perhaps even personal significance, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau laid a wreath on Thursday at the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Rwanda. The site contains the remains of more than 250,000 Rwandan Tutsis who were slaughtered by Hutu extremists in the spring and …
Read More »Emmanuel Macron hints at Russian war crimes as western European leaders visit Kyiv
French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that there are signs of war crimes in a Kyiv suburb following “massacres” by Russian forces. He spoke in the town of Irpin in the greater Kyiv area while on a visit with the German, Italian and Romanian leaders to show support for Ukraine. …
Read More »What the Ontario leaders’ debate means for the rest of the election campaign
The sharpest blows in the Ontario leaders’ debate came from the candidate with the least chance of winning the provincial election. Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner, who went into the debate with the least to lose, unsettled Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford in their direct exchanges with an approach that …
Read More »Experts to deliberate on strengthening healthcare system post-pandemic at ET Healthcare Leaders’ Summit, Health News, ET HealthWorld
New Delhi : A year and a half into the pandemic, India’s healthcare system which is still combating the COVID 19 pandemic has seen tough times. Weathering this scenario were the greatest minds of the country who took astute decisions in a very short duration of time, to cater to …
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