Justin Trudeau’s approval rating has plummeted following criticism of his handling of the Canadian trucker protests, including bringing in emergency legislation.
Ottawa, the capital, was brought to a standstill for three weeks and border crossings with the United States were clogged as hundreds of truckers blocked streets and highways in protest at COVID vaccine mandates.
Russia’s Defense Ministry on Sunday warned that any country that offers the use of its airfields to Ukraine’s military for attacks on Russian assets could be considered as having entered the conflict.
“The use of the airfield networks of these countries to base Ukrainian military aircraft and their subsequent use against the Russian armed forces may be regarded as the involvement of these states in an armed conflict,” Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov told the Interfax news agency on Sunday evening local time.
Is this when the Balloon goes up?.
ROME — The Chairman of the German Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Georg Bätzing, has urged the Catholic Church to change its teaching on sexual morality, insisting that gay sex does not harm a person’s relationship with God.
A ceasefire, and a chance for civilians to leave, was announced on Saturday morning in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, where an estimated 200,000 people are trapped under heavy bombardment by Russian forces.
The city arranged 50 buses, and many people travelled to the city centre to get them. But after less than two hours, Russia’s army began shelling residential areas again, trapping civilians who had begun their escape.
The city is now in its fifth day with no running water, no power, no sanitation, and food and water are fast running out.
Maxim, a 27-year-old IT developer who is caring for his grandparents in their sixth-floor apartment, spoke to the BBC on Saturday night to describe a day that began with hope and ended in despair.
Russian troops are firing from Gradov, located in a densely populated village. This was recorded by air reconnaissance.
The Russian military leadership claims that it does not fire on the civilian population of Ukraine.#kyiv #ukraine #war #stopwar #stopputin #Mariupol pic.twitter.com/RvMhroHk22
— Indy Man (@IndyMan2020) March 6, 2022
The Law Society of Ontario has cancelled licensing exams scheduled for the next two weeks because test materials may have been leaked ahead of time.
A Saturday news release says online barrister and solicitor examinations scheduled to be written from March 8 to 11 and March 22 to 25 have been cancelled, affecting approximately 1,100 candidates.
The law society says it has information indicating some people may have accessed exam content and evidence suggests “potential involvement of third parties” in the leak.
NATO’s strategic objective should now be to bring down Russian President Vladimir Putin and see him replaced by a less dangerous leader. If he fails to achieve his goals in Ukraine, harsh constraints are imposed on Russian oligarchs, and suffering is inflicted on ordinary citizens by Western diplomatic and economic action; his current adventure might cause him to self-destruct.
If that does not happen, Putin will remain a permanent threat to NATO, Europe and the world. Russian law now allows him to hold onto power at least until 2036. He apparently aims to re-create the Soviet Union in a new form and restore Russia’s superpower status by pushing NATO back, regaining Moscow’s dominion over its eastern neighbours. He is now also demanding the nuclear disarming of Europe.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the United States is working on a deal with Poland to supply Ukraine with jets amid Russia’s invasion.
“We are looking actively now at the question of airplanes that Poland may provide to Ukraine and looking at how we might be able to backfill should Poland decide to supply those planes,” he told reporters on Sunday during a visit to Moldova. “I can’t speak to a timeline but I can just say we’re looking at it very, very actively.”
#Ukraine: It seems that the Russian VDV was hit hard in #Mykolaiv. No less than 5x BMD-2 IFV (All with 9M113 ATGM, possibly more inside) and one with a RP-377VM C-IED jammer, as well as 2x BTR-D, were lost to Ukrainian forces. pic.twitter.com/99Y55Pg3vf
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) March 6, 2022
The number of times someone has mentioned the name Jean Charest to me in the past decade, even if just in passing, is close to zero.
The only time the former federal Progressive Conservative leader and Quebec Liberal Premier has really come up in conversation has been in the context of: “Omg, did you hear Charest was consulting for Huawei to help them deal with the Meng Wanzhou issue?!” (Yes, he really did.)
At least 22 people were brutally injured – two of them seriously – after a football match descended into carnage in central Mexico yesterday.
Unconfirmed reports are circulating that up to 17 people could have died attending the game between the host Queretaro and Atlas from Guadalajara – the reigning league champion.
The match was suspended in the 62nd minute when multiple fights suddenly broke out in the stands – with men seen tearing off the jerseys of their rivals.
How started pic.twitter.com/lOZ2Hez7lZ
— Gabriel (@sinnerK_) March 6, 2022
At least 22 injured, including two in a critical condition, following fan violence at a soccer game between Atlas and Querétaro in Liga MX (Mexico)
The match was suspended after fans stepped onto the pitch and fights broke out.pic.twitter.com/XakHaoXWF2
— Wirjil (@Wirjil) March 6, 2022
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau departed for Europe on Sunday to meet with allies about the intensifying situation in Ukraine.
Trudeau has meetings set for Monday in London with the prime ministers of Britain and the Netherlands.
In the days to come, Trudeau is to meet with other leaders in Riga, Latvia, Berlin and Warsaw, Poland.
Ontario reports 21 net new COVID-19 deaths
Ontario reported 21 net new COVID-19 deaths on Sunday, as the number of patients in hospital fell again to levels not seen in more than two months.
The Ministry of Health said 17 of the deaths reported Sunday occurred in the past 30 days and four others occurred prior to that period.
There have been 140 deaths confirmed in the past week and 800 in the past 30 days.
Ratings completely tanked during Joe Biden’s first State of the Union address.
It was the lowest-rated first State of the Union address of the past thirty years, according to Nielsen Research.
Like Ukraine, the region is perceived by Vladimir Putin as an integral part of his country. Several modern Arctic warfare bases house, operate and are testing some of Russia’s most advanced weapons.
The Kremlin is ‘preparing’ to pound Odessa and ‘choke’ off its lifeline as a ceasefire is called for the besieged city of Mariupol – amid fears Putin could blast the escape route of refugees with airstrikes for a second time.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky today warned that Russian forces are preparing to shell Odessa – a historic port city on the Black Sea coast.
Russia has made progress in southern Ukraine since its invasion 11 days ago, overrunning the city of Kherson and shelling the port of Mariupol, but Odessa has so far been largely spared.
Russia targeting cities as strength of Ukraine’s resistance ‘continues to surprise’, UK says
The strength of Ukraine’s resistance “continues to surprise Russia”, a British intelligence report has said, despite attempts by invading troops to break Ukrainian morale by targeting populated areas.
In its daily intelligence report, the Ministry of Defence said Russia had responded to the unexpected ferocity of the Ukrainian military response by targeting cities such as Kharkiv, Chirnihiv and Mariupol.
It used similar tactics in Chechnya in 1999 and Syria in 2016, employing both air and ground-based munitions.
Ukraine: Russia has attacked schools and hospitals, says deputy PM
Russia is striking civilian targets in Ukraine, including hospitals, nurseries, and schools, the Ukrainian deputy prime minister has said,
Olha Stefanishyna told the BBC that, after “strong resistance” from the Ukrainian army, there was an “enormous operation” by Russia against civilians.
She accused Russia of a “terroristic plan”, with attacks coming from the air and also by land.
The World Health Organization also said health facilities are being attacked.
#Ukraine: Serious capture and destruction of Russian assets in #Mykolaiv– as it seems an entire artillery position was taken out.
Includes 7x transport trucks (approx), MT-LB, BTR-80, 10x D-30 122mm howitzer, BTR-D and more. Presumably the ammo was hit. pic.twitter.com/7X93AfDBGk
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) March 6, 2022
With all news outlets being focused on Ukraine and Russia, other would-be dictators like Justin Trudeau fall off the radar. The fact is, Trudeau still lurks in the darkness and his latest Freudian slip reveals all.
