Ukraine, Haiti to dominate Justin Trudeau’s day at UN General Assembly
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Trudeau is expected to make news of his own, in particular when he announces Canada's latest contribution to a UN effort to confront treatable disease in the developing world.
Today’s the day that the stars come out at the United Nations.
U.S. President Joe Biden, traditionally a Day 1 speaker, is to ascend the rostrum Wednesday morning instead, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau among those attending in person.
The delegation will also hear from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, whose livestreamed speech marks a rare exception to the General Assembly’s rules.
Zelenskyy’s seven-month defence of Ukraine against the aggressions of Russian President Vladimir Putin has been a dominant theme of the gathering.
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canada is especially focused on ensuring the global coalition of countries united against Russia remains healthy and intact.
Joly says she expects to hear Zelenskyy reiterate his pleas for as much support as his allies can muster.
“Obviously, what Ukraine wants from Canada is always more support on the financial side and more heavy artillery,” she said.
“We’ve done a lot already. But we need to do more. And we’ll do more.”
Two people were killed and 18 were injured, including three children, in the massive drone attack that spanned 10 Russian regions, officials said.
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A woman, who identified herself on camera as Frankie while being detained, said she was 'getting arrested today for protesting Elon Musk.'
Authorities are searching on land, by air and in the ocean for the student, who went down to the beach with her friends but never returned.
Britain's Maritime and Coastguard Agency said several lifeboats and a coast guard rescue helicopter were dispatched to the scene in the North Sea.
Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News he paused some U.S. tariffs because he 'wanted to help Mexico and Canada to a certain extent,' but added tariffs could also go up.
The man was hospitalized. The Secret Service said his condition was “unknown.” The Washington Metropolitan Police Department will investigate the law enforcement shooting.
The move comes as Hamas is believed to still have 24 living Israeli hostages and the bodies of 35 others.
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says his canola industry is under fire due to tariffs on Chinese EVs, "which nobody wants," to protect North American EVs, which few can afford.
Russian air strikes have killed at least 20 people, officials say, following a U.S. decision to stop sharing satellite images with Ukraine.
China announced retaliatory tariffs on some Canadian farm and food imports, after Canada imposed duties on certain Chinese-made products in October.
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