Ottawa – Next week, from October 11 to 14, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Chrystia Freeland, will attend the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG), in Washington, D.C. These meetings are taking place at a time when people in Canada and around the world are facing global inflation and …
FRANCE (AP) The 75th Cannes Film Festival kicked off Tuesday with an eye turned to Russia’s war in Ukraine and a live satellite video address from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who called on a new generation of filmmakers to confront dictators as Charlie Chaplin satirized Adolf Hitler. After tributes and musical numbers, Zelenskyy was streamed live for the formally attired …
BERLIN – Canada will send additional $50 million in specialized equipment such as Canadian-made cameras for surveillance drones, to help Ukraine defend itself against the Russian invasion, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau committed while in Berlin. He is meetings with Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Russia and ongoing needs to support Ukraine. He also held a telephonic conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr …
