Ukraine

Canada Cup representatives are hoping the public will help them bring Team Ukraine to Softball City in Surrey this July. (Contributed photo)

Fundraising drive launched to bring Team Ukraine to Canada Cup

‘We are going to make it happen’: event chair Greg Timm

Canada Cup representatives are hoping the public will help them bring Team Ukraine to Softball City in Surrey this July. (Contributed photo)
Emergency workers extinguish a fire in a parked car, caused by falling debris from the latest aerial Russian attack in the Pecherskyi district of Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Roman Hrytsyna)

Russia says drones lightly damage Moscow buildings before dawn, while Ukraine’s capital bombarded

2 people received treatment for unspecified injuries

Emergency workers extinguish a fire in a parked car, caused by falling debris from the latest aerial Russian attack in the Pecherskyi district of Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Roman Hrytsyna)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the G7 Summit Sunday, May 21, 2023 in Hiroshima, Japan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

VIDEO: Trudeau says ceasefire won’t bring peace to Ukraine, blasts Russia

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asserts continued support as G7 summit featuring President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ends

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the G7 Summit Sunday, May 21, 2023 in Hiroshima, Japan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
From left to right, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. President Joe Biden, Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak participate in a family photo with G7 leaders before their working lunch meeting on economic security during the G7 summit, at the Grand Prince Hotel in Hiroshima, western Japan Saturday, May 20, 2023. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy arrives in Hiroshima for G7 summit as world leaders sanction Russia

Ukraine preparing for what’s seen as a major push to take back territory seized by Russia

From left to right, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. President Joe Biden, Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak participate in a family photo with G7 leaders before their working lunch meeting on economic security during the G7 summit, at the Grand Prince Hotel in Hiroshima, western Japan Saturday, May 20, 2023. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is seen in a car during a visit at a military air base in Soesterberg, Netherlands, Thursday, May 4, 2023. (Yves Herman/Pool via AP)

Zelenskyy meets Pope Francis at Vatican and seeks backing for Ukraine’s peace plan

Zelenskyy also said that he asked the pope to condemn Russian ‘crimes in Ukraine’

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is seen in a car during a visit at a military air base in Soesterberg, Netherlands, Thursday, May 4, 2023. (Yves Herman/Pool via AP)
Germany’s Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock, right, and her counterpart, Qin Gang, Foreign Minister of China, attend a press conference after bilateral talks at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. (Michael Kappeler/Pool photo via AP)

EU takes aim at countries helping Russia to avoid sanctions

China warns it will retalate if it is targeted with trade measures

Germany’s Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock, right, and her counterpart, Qin Gang, Foreign Minister of China, attend a press conference after bilateral talks at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. (Michael Kappeler/Pool photo via AP)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacts during a press conference of the Nordic-Ukrainian Summit at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Wednesday May 3, 2023. Zelenskyy is in the Finnish capital, Helsinki, for a one-day Nordic summit. (Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)

Ukraine’s leader takes plea for justice to war crimes court

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took his campaign against Russia to the international…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacts during a press conference of the Nordic-Ukrainian Summit at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Wednesday May 3, 2023. Zelenskyy is in the Finnish capital, Helsinki, for a one-day Nordic summit. (Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)
An aerial view of Bakhmut, the site of the heaviest battles with the Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Global Affairs says two Canadians have been killed in Bakhmut, as tributes pour in for the men who were from Ontario and Alberta. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Libkos

Two Canadians killed during battle in Ukraine, Global Affairs says

‘These two men are heroes and are heroes in this country’

An aerial view of Bakhmut, the site of the heaviest battles with the Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Global Affairs says two Canadians have been killed in Bakhmut, as tributes pour in for the men who were from Ontario and Alberta. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Libkos
FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, left, hold hands with his Saudi Arabian counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, right, and Chineses counterpart Qin Gang in Beijing Thursday, April 6, 2023. In March, Saudi Arabia and Iran announced the end of a 7-year diplomatic split following Chinese-organized talks. (Ding Lin/Xinhua via AP, File)

Analysis: China’s Ukraine plan mixes peace, self-interest

Biggest hurdle is neither Ukraine nor Russia seems ready to stop fighting

FILE - In this file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, left, hold hands with his Saudi Arabian counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, right, and Chineses counterpart Qin Gang in Beijing Thursday, April 6, 2023. In March, Saudi Arabia and Iran announced the end of a 7-year diplomatic split following Chinese-organized talks. (Ding Lin/Xinhua via AP, File)
FILE - China’s President Xi Jinping arrives to attend the APEC Economic Leaders Meeting during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, APEC summit, Nov. 19, 2022, in Bangkok, Thailand. Chinese leader Xi talked Wednesday, April 26, 2023, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by phone and appealed for negotiations in Russia’s war against his country, warning “there is no winner in a nuclear war,” state media said, in a long-anticipated conversation after Beijing said it wanted to act as peace mediator. (Jack Taylor/Pool Photo via AP, File)

China tries to act as mediator in Russia’s war with Ukraine

China showing new interest in becoming a global diplomatic force, Ukraine welcomes presence

FILE - China’s President Xi Jinping arrives to attend the APEC Economic Leaders Meeting during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, APEC summit, Nov. 19, 2022, in Bangkok, Thailand. Chinese leader Xi talked Wednesday, April 26, 2023, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by phone and appealed for negotiations in Russia’s war against his country, warning “there is no winner in a nuclear war,” state media said, in a long-anticipated conversation after Beijing said it wanted to act as peace mediator. (Jack Taylor/Pool Photo via AP, File)
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Ukrainian newcomers at risk of human trafficking in the Okanagan, warns RCMP

The Ukrainian Canadian Congress is warning displaced people about human trafficking

(Paul Henderson/ Chilliwack Progress)
A general view of Bakhmut, the site of heavy battles with Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, April 21, 2023. (Iryna Rybakova via AP)

Ukrainian troop positions spark counteroffensive speculation

Analysts believe Ukraine will try to claim land corridor between Russia and the Crimean Peninsula

A general view of Bakhmut, the site of heavy battles with Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, April 21, 2023. (Iryna Rybakova via AP)
South Africa’s envoy to Ottawa, Rieaz Shaik, is urging Canada to help end the war in Ukraine. (The Canadian Press)

South Africa envoy urges Ukraine peace talks, says Canada stance on war ‘shocking’

Envoy says Canada’s choice to help arm Ukraine only perpetuating conflict

South Africa’s envoy to Ottawa, Rieaz Shaik, is urging Canada to help end the war in Ukraine. (The Canadian Press)
Canada is co-operating with partners abroad, including the International Criminal Court, to ensure perpetrators of heinous acts are held accountable. The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

RCMP sifting ‘fairly large volume’ of information in Ukraine war crimes probe

Canada working to collect and preserve evidence in case future prosecutions take place

Canada is co-operating with partners abroad, including the International Criminal Court, to ensure perpetrators of heinous acts are held accountable. The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
This handout photo released by Telegram Channel of Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov shows the site of the crater after an explosion in Belgorod, Russia, Friday, April 21, 2023. A large explosion hit Belgorod late Thursday, and the Defense Ministry said one of its Su-34 warplanes accidentally discharged ammunition over the city about 25 km (15 miles) from the Ukrainian border. Belgorod Regional Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov said the blast injured at least two people, damaged homes and left a crater about 20 meters (65 feet) across. (Telegram Channel of Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov via AP)

After Russia bombs own city, explosive found at same site

17 apartment buildings evacuated in a Russian city near the Ukrainian border

This handout photo released by Telegram Channel of Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov shows the site of the crater after an explosion in Belgorod, Russia, Friday, April 21, 2023. A large explosion hit Belgorod late Thursday, and the Defense Ministry said one of its Su-34 warplanes accidentally discharged ammunition over the city about 25 km (15 miles) from the Ukrainian border. Belgorod Regional Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov said the blast injured at least two people, damaged homes and left a crater about 20 meters (65 feet) across. (Telegram Channel of Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov via AP)
Oleksandr, a patient, sits in a corridor at a psychiatric hospital In Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Tuesday March 21, 2023. In December, the World Health Organization said one in five people in countries that have experienced conflict in the past decade will suffer from a mental health condition, and estimated that about 9.6 million people in Ukraine could be affected. Russia’s invasion in February 2022 resulted in millions of people being displaced, bereaved, forced into basements for months due to incessant shelling or enduring harrowing journeys from Russian-occupied regions. (AP Photo/Vasilisa Stepanenko)

As Ukraine war drags on, civilians’ mental health needs rise

Huddled in the back of a café near the train station where…

Oleksandr, a patient, sits in a corridor at a psychiatric hospital In Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Tuesday March 21, 2023. In December, the World Health Organization said one in five people in countries that have experienced conflict in the past decade will suffer from a mental health condition, and estimated that about 9.6 million people in Ukraine could be affected. Russia’s invasion in February 2022 resulted in millions of people being displaced, bereaved, forced into basements for months due to incessant shelling or enduring harrowing journeys from Russian-occupied regions. (AP Photo/Vasilisa Stepanenko)
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, left, arrives for a meeting of the European Political Community at Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Oct 6, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Petr David Josek

Trudeau announces new military aid, bilateral agreements during Ukraine PM’s visit

‘Canada will continue to be steadfast in our support of Ukraine’

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, left, arrives for a meeting of the European Political Community at Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Oct 6, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Petr David Josek
(L-R) Tim, Makar, Brynn, Talia, Vera Gileff, and Antonina Kozelets are some of the Maple Ridge Christian School students who have come together to offer Ukrainian refugees free ESL classes every Thursday. (Maple Ridge Christian School/Special to The News)

B.C. students provide free English lessons to Ukrainian refugees

Multi-lingual students host lessons at Maple Ridge Christian School every Thursday

(L-R) Tim, Makar, Brynn, Talia, Vera Gileff, and Antonina Kozelets are some of the Maple Ridge Christian School students who have come together to offer Ukrainian refugees free ESL classes every Thursday. (Maple Ridge Christian School/Special to The News)
Jeanne Rudy uses wax and dye to make Ukrainian Easter eggs. Rudy was at the the Ukrainian Easter Bazaar at St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church in Nanaimo on Saturday, April 1. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)

VIDEO: In pursuit of perfect egg: a B.C. woman’s guide to making Ukrainian Easter eggs

Nanaimo’s Jeanne Rudy discusses her pysanky process at Nanaimo Ukrainian Easter Bazaar

Jeanne Rudy uses wax and dye to make Ukrainian Easter eggs. Rudy was at the the Ukrainian Easter Bazaar at St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church in Nanaimo on Saturday, April 1. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)
FILE - French serviceman operate a mortar during a joint French US exercise involving HIMARS and MLRP rocket launchers at a firing range in Capu Midia, on the Black Sea shore, Romania, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023 as U.S. and French troops are part of a NATO battlegroup in Romania holding a military exercise. The French government approved on Tuesday April 4, 2023 in Cabinet meeting a key budget bill presented as the biggest military spending effort for France since the 1960s and meant to take into account the impact of Russia's war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)

France boosts military spending amid war in Ukraine

The French government on Tuesday approved a key budget bill presented as…

FILE - French serviceman operate a mortar during a joint French US exercise involving HIMARS and MLRP rocket launchers at a firing range in Capu Midia, on the Black Sea shore, Romania, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023 as U.S. and French troops are part of a NATO battlegroup in Romania holding a military exercise. The French government approved on Tuesday April 4, 2023 in Cabinet meeting a key budget bill presented as the biggest military spending effort for France since the 1960s and meant to take into account the impact of Russia's war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)