Now, a quarter of a century later, thousands of Ukrainian children have fled another Russian assault, with or without parents, on trains that took them to an unknown destination. Hundreds of children have been killed by Russian forces since President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine. But Putin’s war on children began much earlier. Foreigners seeking Russian children could only adopt those with disabilities. Today, in Ukraine, Putin has once again used children as hostages in his ruthless war to destroy and depopulate the country, bombing buildings sheltering children, including a maternity hospital.

She has taught plain language courses at all levels of government in Canada, and has given workshops, spoken at conferences and authored a handbook for using plain language in legal writing. Canadian Conservative party leader Pierre Poilievre is pushing for a law in Canada that would do away with political jargon and force politicians to speak plainly. It passed a Plain Language Act meant to cut down on what New Zealand MP Rachel Boyack calls "gobbledegook." Balance of languageGary Libben says plain language is important and should be used to communicate clearly with the public. Instead, people need to learn when to use plain language, he said, and when it's time to be a bit more technical.

And I think that’s fair,” Cohen told CBC Radio host Catherine Cullen. House,“Because I think Canada is not behaving toward China the way it has historically treated China,” he said. “The situation with China is really bad,” Schindler told CBC News. His spokesman told CBC News that guidelines for the consultation should be published within weeks and that the process will begin in the new year. Republicans will likely investigate whether hunter biden Broke the FARA law by failing to register as a foreign agent.

Growing plants for food does not need to be a complex chore. Growing food to me is extremely important to my green thumb and my prowess as a chef. It is not necessary to purchase any fancy grow systems, that can range from a few hundred into the thousands of dollars. Growing plants for food does not need to be a complex chore. If you are new to growing plants indoors, keep it as basic as possible.

(Chris Jones - image credit)Chris Jones is in Qatar covering the men's World Cup for CBC Sports. This has been a strange World Cup for a host of reasons. At a normal World Cup, if you really mash it, you might cover 14 games. One of them said he's decided that this is his last World Cup. I went to Galata Istanbul Restaurant yesterday afternoon, when I was reeling from Grant's death.

How to save holiday costs? Take care of it, minimize it, plan for itThis story idea came from audience members, like you, who reached out to us. “It’s saved costs for me in an incredible way and I’ve just been able to give more gifts to people this holiday season,” Wassan said. What makes Wassan’s thrift gifts special is how she wraps them. If you don’t have access to a thrift store nearby, you can still save online, according to Ahmed-Haq.

Get tough with Canada over cross-border mining contaminants, First Nations tell U.S.WASHINGTON — In a city of pinstripes and partisan power brokers, Mike Allison sticks out like a sore thumb. Instead, the Upper Similkameen Indian Band councillor is in a downtown D.C. boardroom, gearing up for a second day of meetings with State Department officials, bureaucrats, diplomats and members of Congress. But selenium levels are still too high, said Rich Janssen, head of the natural resources department with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes in Montana. Janssen wants to be clear: the Indigenous groups in Washington on this day are not trying to end mining in the B.C. But Canada needs to deal with the old mess before it starts a new one, said Robin Irwin, the head of Upper Similkameen's natural resources department.

© Pablo Franco/International Surfing Association Canadian Para surfer Victoria Feige, centre, celebrates after capturing gold in the women's kneel division for her fourth straight world title at the 2022 International Surfing Association Para surfing world championship on Saturday in Pismo Beach, Calif.Canada's Victoria Feige became the winningest woman in Para surfing history on Saturday, capturing gold at the 2022 Para surfing world championship for her fourth straight world title. Feige won every competition this year leading up to the world championship, including the Hawaii adaptive surfing championships in June and the English adaptive surfing open in July in Bristol, England. She worked as a specialized physiotherapist for a decade after earning her master's degree in 2012, but has taken a break to focus on Para surfing. The future looks bright for Para surfing, as Saturday's finals saw seven new world champions crowned. More than ever I believe Para surfing belongs in the Paralympics," ISA president Fernando Aguerre said.

On this date in 1986 Canada’s “last living Father of Confederation,” Newfoundland’s Joey Smallwood, was invested as a Companion of the Order of Canada. A living legend in his own time and beyond, he played the leading role in bringing Newfoundland into Confederation. When this type of honour was rejected, he had to make do with the Order of Canada! A former journalist, radio broadcaster and labour activist, the sole living Father of Confederation spearheaded the movement which culminated in Newfoundland becoming the 10th province of Canada. Premier of Newfoundland for 21 years, he won the hearts of Newfoundlanders and Canadians alike who refer to him fondly as “Joey”.

The Ottawa Public Library is lending the same brand. (Ben Nelms/CBC - image credit)The Ottawa Public Library is lending 28 handheld carbon dioxide (CO2) detectors to cardholders so they can check ventilation inside homes, workplaces or any other space, and potentially improve air quality to battle airborne infections. The Aranet4 devices started going out late last month, the library's manager of content services Ann Archer told CBC Radio's Ottawa Morning. Testing and trying devicesAs of Thursday morning there were 170 holds on the Ottawa library's 28 CO2 detectors. Archer said these devices are the latest step in a strategy to buy and make available more expensive devices.

© @RugbyCanada/Twitter The Canadian women's rugby sevens team beat Japan in pool play before falling to New Zealand in Cup quarter-final play at the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series event in Cape Town, South Africa on Saturday. The Canadian women's rugby sevens squad suffered a 50-5 defeat to New Zealand in Cup quarter-final play at the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series event in Cape Town, South Africa on Saturday. The Canadian women finished pool play earlier in the day with a 21-12 victory over Japan, giving them a record of one win, one draw and one loss. The Canadian men's team began the day with a 17-12 loss to France before wrapping pool play play with a 36-17 loss to Fiji. Watch live coverage of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series event in Cape Town, South Africa on CBCSports.ca, CBC Gem and the CBC Sports app for iOS and Android.

This is the first of two straight speed skating World Cups in Calgary. Canadians will be back in action December 16-18, 2022 for the fourth World Cup of the season. Laurent Dubreuil and the Canadian women’s team pursuit won gold on the second day of the ISU Speed Skating World Cup at the Calgary Olympic Oval. The reigning 500m World Cup champion got his first gold of the 2022-23 season in November at the ISU World Cup in Heerenveen, Netherlands. Gélinas-Beaulieu captured his first in the distance, while Mayeur reached the World Cup podium for the first time in his career.

With a 3-2 overtime win over the Red Wings on Saturday afternoon at American Airlines Center, the Stars notched their second straight overtime victory after losing their first five such games this season. “I thought everyone showed up and played hard.”Dylan Larkin and David Perron (in his 1,000th NHL game) scored for Detroit. The Stars defeated the Red Wings 3-2 in overtime. The Stars defeated the Red Wings 3-2 in overtime. The Stars defeated the Red Wings 3-2 in overtime.

Everybody knows that you really do.”What is it about Leonard Cohen that still inspires such devotion beyond the words and music? Curated by Julian Cox, the AGO’s Deputy Director and Chief Curator, this is the first museum exhibition to present archival materials from the Leonard Cohen Family Trust. Organized by chronological episodes in Cohen’s life, the show begins with the artist’s childhood. Born in Montreal in 1934 to a well-respected Orthodox Jewish family, Cohen’s father died when he was only nine, an early loss that would shape his life. “He returned to them years later to reference them for inspiration, but also to recollect particular passages of his life.

On this date in 1957 Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Lester Pearson was in Norway, where he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts at resolving the Suez Crisis of the year before. All these decades later, Mr. Pearson remains the only Canadian to have received the Nobel Peace Prize. “Of all our dreams today there is none more important – or so hard to realize – than that of peace in the world,” Pearson told his immediate audience and the world. Lester B. Pearson: May I thank you, Mr. Chairman, for your very kind and generous words. I am sorry that I am not sufficiently educated to have understood them in Norwegian but I was able to detect two words, “Lester Pearson”.