Wednesday, May 15, 2024
ADVT 
National

Canada's jets, part of NATO mission, edge closer to Russian airspace

Darpan News Desk Canadian Press, 28 Aug, 2014 10:59 AM
    Canadian fighter jets will be patrolling the edge of Russian airspace next week as part of NATO's response to the unravelling situation in Ukraine.
     
    At least four of the six CF-18s sent overseas by the Harper government earlier this year have arrived at Siauliai Air Base in Lithuania, where they will fly air policing missions over the Baltic states.
     
    The missions are meant to reassure European allies unnerved by Russia’s seizure of the Crimean Peninsula, as well as the military action currently unfolding in eastern Ukraine.
     
    The jets, which had been based in Romania on a training exercise, are tasked with defending Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian airspace because those countries are unable to do so on their own.
     
    The deployment comes against the unfolding backdrop of heavy fighting and an apparent Russian invasion, and brings Canadian fighters as close to Russian territory as they've been since the crisis began.
     
    Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says Russia's recent escalation of the fighting is totally unacceptable, and is calling on President Vladimir Putin's regime to halt its invasion.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Amid Reports Of Adding Teams, NHL Remains Status Quo On Expansion

    Amid Reports Of Adding Teams, NHL Remains Status Quo On Expansion
    TORONTO - NHL expansion is likely coming in the near future, though the league hasn't committed to any official plan just yet.

    Amid Reports Of Adding Teams, NHL Remains Status Quo On Expansion

    Museum Of Vancouver Exhibit To Highlight 1940s, '50s Fashion Trends

    Museum Of Vancouver Exhibit To Highlight 1940s, '50s Fashion Trends
    VANCOUVER - The Museum of Vancouver is planning to spotlight fashion trends of the 1940s and '50s in an exhibition opening next month.

    Museum Of Vancouver Exhibit To Highlight 1940s, '50s Fashion Trends

    University Professor In Kamloops, B.C., Pleads Guilty To Assaulting Wife

    University Professor In Kamloops, B.C., Pleads Guilty To Assaulting Wife
    KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A university professor who also serves as president of the Kamloops Child Development Society has pleaded guilty to assaulting his wife.

    University Professor In Kamloops, B.C., Pleads Guilty To Assaulting Wife

    Paws Get New Posting: Slain RCMP Officer's Police Dog To Return To Work Soon

    Paws Get New Posting: Slain RCMP Officer's Police Dog To Return To Work Soon
    INNISFAIL, Alta. - A police dog who tugged at heartstrings across the country when he rose on his hind legs at his slain partner's funeral to sniff his Stetson is going back to work.

    Paws Get New Posting: Slain RCMP Officer's Police Dog To Return To Work Soon

    Craft Distilleries In Vancouver Area Serve Up Cocktails, Offer Tours

    Craft Distilleries In Vancouver Area Serve Up Cocktails, Offer Tours
    VANCOUVER - There's a thriving craft distillery scene in and around Vancouver, which is being helped by recent changes to B.C. liquor regulations.

    Craft Distilleries In Vancouver Area Serve Up Cocktails, Offer Tours

    CP Rail halts demolition of Vancouver community gardens for talks with city

    CP Rail halts demolition of Vancouver community gardens for talks with city
    Canadian Pacific Railway has paused its bulldozers from demolishing community gardens in a Vancouver neighbourhood to meet with city officials about the land's use.

    CP Rail halts demolition of Vancouver community gardens for talks with city