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Canada earmarks $1.16 billion for military aid to Ukraine in 2024 budget
Canada’s budget for 2024 proposes to supply Ukraine with 1.6 billion Canadian dollars (about $1.16 billion) of defense aid during the next five years, according to the Canadian government’s website.
Canada has been one of Kyiv’s strongest supporters since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Canada has provided Ukraine with over $10 billion in various assistance, including around $2.8 billion in military aid.
The latest funds will cover lethal and non-lethal military aid to Ukraine, the Canadian government wrote.
“This multi-year commitment will provide predictability to Ukraine as well as to Canada's defense industry.”
Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland presented the 2024 federal budget on April 16, according to the Canadian TV channel CP24.
Canada earlier provided Ukraine with 2 billion Canadian dollars ($1.5 billion), which will be used to finance Kyiv’s budget deficit, including social assistance, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on March 21.
Canada also pledged nearly $30 million to the Czech Republic's initiative to provide Ukraine with artillery shells, which are a crucial capability for Ukraine as the country faces critical ammunition shortages, and $60 billion in aid for Kyiv from the U.S. remains stalled in Congress.
NGO alleges Russia bombed Syrian hospital in new UN complaint.
Russian forces operating in Syria have been accused by the U.N. and other organizations of committing war crimes in the country, including the intentional bombing of hospitals and the usage of "double-tap" attacks, a tactic Russia has repeated in ...
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Kuleba: Russia's attacks damage 50% of Ukraine's energy system.
Russian attacks have damaged half of Ukraine's energy system, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told Foreign Policy in an interview published on May 1.
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General Staff: Russia has lost 470,870 troops in Ukraine since Feb.
This number includes 1,030 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
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Drone attacks allegedly damage Russian energy infrastructure.
A drone attack reportedly damaged energy infrastructure in Russia's Oryol and Kursk Oblasts, local government officials reported on May 1.
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Defense Ministry working to limit satellite imaging of Ukrainian territory.
Ukraine is working to limit satellite mapping of Ukrainian territory, amid concerns of intelligence leaks that would benefit Russian forces, Ukraine's Defense Ministry announced on May 1.
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Biden mocks the press to their face
'Seen and Unseen': Raymond Arroyo discusses how President Biden mocked the press during White House Correspondents' Dinner on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’ Subscribe to Fox News! Watch more Fox News Video: Watch Fox News Channel Live: FOX News Channel (FN...
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Tomi Lahren: This concerns me
'Hannity' panelists Tomi Lahren, Ari Fleischer and Mark Penn discuss the impact of the Israel-Hamas war on President Biden's poll numbers. #foxnews #fox #hannity Subscribe to Fox News! Watch more Fox News Video: Watch Fox News Channel Live: FOX Ne...
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Watch live: Select Committee considers the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
The UK government wants to stop the start of addiction to tobacco products and vape, bringing forward the following legislation to create the first ever 'smokefree generation'. The government hopes the Tobacco and Vapes Bill will: 1. Create the fi...
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Treat swimming pools and leisure facilities as critical health infrastructure, Lib Dems say.
Swimming pools and leisure facilities should be treated as critical health infrastructure and be protected by law, Daisy Cooper, the Liberal Democrats health spokesperson, tells Sky News. Ms Cooper, also the party's deputy leader, says local autho...
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Watch live: Post Office Horizon inquiry
This inquiry has entered phases five and six - scrutinising access to justice, Second Sight, Complaint Review and Mediation Scheme, conduct of the group litigation, the response to the scandal, governance, monitoring of Horizon, contractual arrang...
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Sky News on board Philippine vessel attacked with water cannon.
Sky's Cordelia Lynch was on board a Philippine coastguard boat when it was doused in water fired by a Chinese vessel. The attack broke the roof of the coastguard boat and left journalists onboard drenched. The incident happened in the disputed Sou...
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