https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau/status/1486704226449379329
https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau/status/1486518385915613186
Let there be no mistake: Canada, along with our democratic allies, stands with Ukraine – and everything we do is motivated by our pursuit of de-escalation and a diplomatic solution. On that front, today, I announced more support for Ukraine.
https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2022/01/canada-extends-and-expands-military-and-other-support-for-the-security-of-ukraine.html
Canada extends and expands military and other support for the security of Ukraine
January 26, 2022 - Ottawa, Canada - National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces
Canada is steadfast in its support of Ukraine’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence. Canada is alarmed by, and condemns, Russia’s threats and military buildup in and around Ukraine. Canada remains committed to a diplomatic solution and continues to call on Russia to de-escalate and engage in meaningful dialogue. Any further aggression on the part of Russia will be met with strong consequences and Canada continues to work with allies and partners on a coordinated response.
Today, the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence, and the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, joined Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland to announce $340 million for immediate support to Ukraine and for the extension and expansion of Operation UNIFIER, the Canadian Armed Forces’ military training and capacity-building mission in Ukraine.
This extension and expansion of Canada’s military presence in support of Ukraine will ensure that members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) will continue to provide enhanced military training and mentorship to Ukraine’s security forces through to the end of March 2025. In the coming days an additional 60 troops will be deployed to Ukraine to join the approximately 200 women and men already on the ground, with the ability to increase the total number to 400 CAF personnel. The CAF will also work with the Communications Security Establishment on measures to support enhanced intelligence cooperation and cyber security and cyber operations. This increased support will help Ukraine strengthen its security and ability to defend itself against a range of threats.
Since 2015, Canadian troops have conducted more than 600 courses, training nearly 33,000 Ukrainian military and security personnel in a range of tactical and advanced military skills. In addition, civilian and military personnel from the Department of National Defence and the CAF have been supporting key elements of Ukraine’s defence reform process, such as democratic accountability and civilian oversight of defence and security institutions.
The extension and expansion in scope of Operation UNIFIER will complement and be delivered in a coordinated effort alongside the diplomatic efforts of Minister Joly and Global Affairs Canada to deter and de-escalate Russia’s ongoing aggressive and destabilizing activities in and around Ukraine. To that end, the Government also announced that Canada is creating an action team based out of Global Affairs Canada to support further coordination of federal departments’ efforts in support of peace and security in Ukraine. Existing diplomatic capacity will also be strengthened, with additional subject matter experts in areas such as security sector reform, conflict management, democratic reform, consular services and diplomacy. With these additional resources in both Ottawa and the Canadian Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, Canada will be able to continue to assess and respond to the ongoing and escalating situation.
In addition, Canada will be providing $50 million for development and humanitarian assistance, as well as additional support for the Peace and Stabilization Operations Program to support Ukraine’s security sector reforms and improve the capacity of its security sector institutions. Canada will also be providing non-lethal military equipment to Ukraine.
Today’s announcement demonstrates Canada’s unwavering commitment to Ukraine and its people through this strengthened contribution to assist them with their ability to defend themselves.
https://twitter.com/JoyceMurray/status/1486396077372760065
For 60 years, @CoastGuardCAN personnel, and the fleet’s red and white hulls, have signified safety and service for mariners in distress. You inspire pride and confidence in all Canadians.
Happy 60th anniversary!
Congratulations on this important milestone! #CCGat60
https://www.castanet.net/news/BC/357826/All-but-four-containers-that-fell-from-Zim-Kingston-cargo-ship-still-missing
All but four containers that fell from Zim Kingston cargo ship still missing
Three months after 109 shipping containers were knocked from cargo ship Zim Kingston while it was travelling through rough seas off the west coast of Vancouver Island, 105 are still unaccounted for.
Ashley Tapp, co-founder of Epic Exeo, said her initial optimism that the ship’s owner would be held accountable for the missing containers has begun to fade. “I’m starting to get pretty discouraged.”
Epic Exeo is a Port McNeill-based non-profit focusing on beach clean-ups along the north coast. Four of the containers were located in the area on Oct. 29, one week after they went overboard.
Despite her expertise, Tapp said it took at least a week before she was asked to co-ordinate volunteer clean-ups in the Cape Scott area.
On top of that, said Alys Hoyland, Surfrider Pacific Rim beach clean co-ordinator, contractors hired by the ship’s owner to organize beach clean-ups were not local and were unfamiliar with the geography of the area.
“It was more than a week before any kind of clean-up effort started,” she said. “And the longer it took for the clean-up to start, the worse it got.”
At least two of the missing containers contained hazardous materials. Other contents include Christmas decorations, metal car parts, clothing, toys and industrial parts.
In early December, Hoyland said, grey rubber mats started washing up near Tofino in Florencia Bay and Hesquiaht Harbour, and there have been reports of debris at Haida Gwaii, Yuquot and Long Beach.
Beach clean-up organizations have not been given a list of what is in the lost containers. Without that, Hoyland said, it’ll be “incredibly hard” to prove the extent of the spread, or to hold the ship’s owner accountable.
The coast guard said it is “not at liberty” to share the manifest, but noted that debris from Zim Kingston is “distinct” from regular marine debris — items such as plastic water bottles, fishing rope and nets, microplastics and hard plastic floats.
“Debris from the Zim Kingston continues to be the same type of material that was originally seen in November [and] December, including Christmas decorations, clothing, toys, gym mats, boots and shoes, refrigerator parts, and other everyday items,” it said.
The polluter is required by to pay for any cleanup activities to the “satisfaction of the Government of Canada,” the coast guard said.
As of early December, about 47,650 kilograms of debris had been removed from northern Island beaches, the coast guard said. By mid-December, beaches where debris had been reported were “considered to be clean.”
Tapp disagrees, saying the government’s definition of clean “is completely different from ours.”
When she returned Cape Palmerston and Grant Bay on Dec. 14, she found a pink blow-up unicorn, baby oil containers, cologne bottles and Paw Patrol bike helmets with zip ties still attached.
“You can’t just go and clean a beach and then wipe your hands of it,” she said. “[Debris] keeps coming back.”
Tapp said no one has reached out to her since she was originally contacted in November.
“We’re already past mid-January … and I’ve had nobody tell me any kind of plan as to what they’re going to do to move forward,” she said. “I’ve had no one reach out and ask if I’ve been out there again.”
The coast guard said it will monitor for debris and alert the ship’s owner, who is to check the known accumulation sites every few months for debris “likely to be from the Zim Kingston.”
The coast guard said it continues to work with the ship’s owner on a plan to conduct a sonar scan of the area where the containers went overboard, as well as an assessment of the environmental risk.
“The vessel owner has hired a contractor to conduct the scan but they need to wait for an appropriate weather window to complete the work,” the coast guard said.
Tapp said the weather likely isn’t going to change for another few months.
“By then, I worry that if they’re finding shipping containers that are close to shore, they’re going to be breaking open,” she said.
Looking ahead, Tapp said she suspects the debris will likely become the responsibility of the coastal communities where it washes ashore.
“It’s going to add into our regular beach cleaning at this point,” she said. “That’s not what I want, but I can’t just leave it.”
>Zim Kingston
Chemical-laden ship catches fire, Dramatic rescue operation on camera, Zim Kingston
Premiered Oct 25, 2021
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https://nypost.com/2022/01/27/ukraine-guardsman-kills-5-wounds-more-in-shooting-at-factory/
Ukraine guardsman kills 5, wounds 5 more in shooting at factory
A conscript soldier in Ukraine’s National Guard was arrested Thursday after he opened fire in a machine factory in the east of the country, killing five people and wounding five more, authorities said.
Ukraine’s Interior Ministry said in a statement that the guardsman, identified as 21-year-old Artemiy Ryabchuk, shot at a group of his colleagues at the facility in the city of Dnipro at around 3:40 a.m. local time while weapons were being distributed.
Four servicemen and one civilian woman were killed. The suspect reportedly fled with a weapon, but was later apprehended.
Video of Ryabchuk’s arrest showed the suspect lying face-down on the ground with his hands behind his head as officials approached to detain him.
The motive behind the shooting is not yet known.
https://nypost.com/2022/01/27/statue-of-kobe-bryant-daughter-brought-to-helicopter-crash-site/
Statue of Kobe Bryant and daughter brought to helicopter crash site
https://nypost.com/2022/01/26/college-student-shakor-rodriguez-accused-of-selling-loaded-guns-to-nypd-cop/
Shakor Rodriguez apparently sold 59 loaded weapons to an undercover NYPD officer.
maximum creepy
>it some sort of fanclub
"Hello from England, the world is watching."
"Ladies start plucking that upper lip cause those masks are coming off."
trucker radio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fki_5My99c
"Down with Trudeau, and keep on truckin'"
"​Justin Trudeau said that we hold unacceptable views."
"​he won't be able to walk down the streets pretty soon..i can see folks harassing him in public places..he's practicing for his new life"
serious traffic accident involving two vehicles
something about people wanting to watch from overpasses