Ukrainian man who returned from Vancouver describes surreal scene as he prepares to enlist

Credit to Author: Sarah Grochowski| Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2022 02:39:40 +0000

He said the most unsettling part of the journey was the smell he encountered just a few meters from Ukraine. “There were dozens of abandoned cars and garbage strewed all over the road. It was horrible.”

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“End Imports of Russian Oil to Stop Financing Putin’s War”

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2022 04:57:59 +0000

NGOs also demand the country of origin for oil be made clear at petrol stations. The European Union should embargo all oil and gas imports from Russia in order to stop financing Putin’s war on Ukraine, say 25 European NGOs in a public appeal to leaders. The coalition is also demanding that the country of origin for […]

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World Taekwondo revokes Putin’s honorary black belt

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2022 07:09:56 +0000

HONG KONG (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin had his honorary black belt in taekwondo revoked by the sport’s international governing body on Tuesday, over his country’s invasion of Ukraine. As Russian troops amass outside Kyiv, and hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees flee into neighbouring countries, world leaders have heaped punishing economic sanctions on […]

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Letters to The Sun, Feb. 19, 2022: Gutting the soul of Granville Island

Credit to Author: Carolyn Soltau| Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2022 02:00:21 +0000

Re: ‘Outrageous’ move as Granville Island newsstand owner forced to vacate We were shocked this morning as we read in the front page of The Sun that the Smoke Shop in Granville Market was going to be closed in order to “build community” and make the market a “food innovation district”. We have been more […]

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