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Veterans honour Canada's peacekeepers in Ottawa
Canada's Chief of Defence Staff (centre) poses with veterans at the the National Peacekeepers Day ceremony in Ottawa. (Natalie van Rooy/CTV News Ottawa) Veterans from Ontario and Quebec gathered at the National Peacekeeping Monument in the nation's capital on Sunday morning to honour those who have served or who are currently serving in peace operations around the world. Dozens of veterans with a personal story to share and Canada's Chief of Defence Staff attended the annual ceremony held on National Peacekeepers Day. The event also marked the 65th anniversary of the UN's peacekeeping mission in the Congo. 'Today's a great opportunity to remember about the dedication and service of peacekeepers within the UN framework,' said General Jennie Carignan, Canada's Chief of the Defence Staff. The ceremony brought back memories for many at the event. 'This is our sixth time joining in on the National Peacekeepers Parade because as you can see by my bangles, I served with the UN and I also served with NATO as a peacekeeper,' said Tom Robinson from Carleton Place. 'This is very important and important to me because I know people who we've lost.' There was a moment of silence for those lost in peacekeeping missions. 'I'm just remembering all the people I served with over my four tours overseas and some of them are battling mental health problems,' said Robinson. Canada's Chief of the Defence Staff highlighted how the country continues to handle peacekeeping missions. 'In some cases, we have intermittent missions, such as a flying in supplies for missions in Africa and then we have also permanent officers deployed with missions, but it varies depending on the time of the year,' said Robinson. The ceremony offered reflections for the next generation. 'It means a lot of different things to a lot of different people, but to me personally, it just means to be here, to be present and to discuss what's going on in the world right now, what has happened, what might happen, and to resolve everything as a community,' said Misha Sharna, who is part of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps. The ceremony also included the RCMP. 'Since 1989, the police have been employed in peacekeeping missions overseas,' said Wayne Mac Culloch, a past president of the Canadian Association of Veterans in UN Peacekeeping. 'Currently the police have six times the positions overseas that the military does so I've been trying to get a monument amendment done, putting a police figure on the south face for the past 11 years.' The laying of the flowers, signing of the peacekeepers book and a general salute followed by 'God Save the King' wrapped up the event.
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Security footage in Syria hospital shows man in military garb killing doctor
Published Aug 10, 2025 • 2 minute read This is a locator map for Syria with its capital, Damascus. (AP Photo) AP DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Footage from security cameras at a hospital in the city of Sweida in southern Syria published Sunday showed what appears to be the killing of a medical worker by men in military garb. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account The video published by activist media collective Suwayda 24 was dated July 16, during intense clashes between militias of the Druze minority community and armed tribal groups and government forces. In the video, which was also widely shared on social media, a large group of people in scrubs can be seen kneeling on the floor in front of a group of armed men. The armed men grab a man and hit him on the head as if they are going to apprehend him. The man tries to resist by wrestling with one of the gunmen, before he is shot once with an assault rifle and then a second time by another person with a pistol. A man in a dark jumpsuit with 'Internal Security Forces' written on it appears to be guiding the men in camouflage into the hospital. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Another security camera shows a tank stationed outside the facility. Activist media groups say the gunmen were from the Syrian military and security forces. A Syrian government official said they could not immediately identify the attackers in the video, and are investigating the incident to try to figure out if they are government-affiliated personnel or gunmen from tribal groups. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not immediately cleared to speak to the media on the matter. The government has set up a committee tasked with investigating attacks on civilians during the sectarian violence in the country's south, which is supposed to issue a report within three months. The incident at the Sweida National Hospital further exacerbates tensions between the Druze minority community and the Syrian government, after clashes in July between Druze and armed Bedouin groups sparked targeted sectarian attacks against them. The violence has worsened ties between them and Syria's Islamist-led interim government under President Ahmad al-Sharaa, who hopes to assert full government control and disarm Druze factions. Though the fighting has largely calmed down, government forces have surrounded the southern city and the Druze have said that little aid is going into the battered city, calling it a siege. Columnists Columnists Toronto & GTA Sports Toronto Blue Jays
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UN nuclear watchdog official to visit Iran in a bid to improve ties but no inspections planned
TEHRAN — The deputy head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog will visit Iran in a bid to rekindle soured ties, the Islamic Republic's foreign minister said Sunday. There will be no inspection of Iran's nuclear facilities during the visit by the International Atomic Energy Agency scheduled for Monday, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said. The visit would be the first following Israel and Iran's 12-day war in June, when some of its key nuclear facilities were struck. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on July 3 ordered the country to suspend its cooperation with the IAEA, after American and Israeli airstrikes hit its most-important nuclear facilities. The decision will likely further limit inspectors' ability to track Tehran's program that had been enriching uranium to near weapons-grade levels. 'As long as we haven't reached a new framework for cooperation, there will be no cooperation, and the new framework will definitely be based on the law passed by the Parliament,' Araghchi said. State media last week quoted Aragchi as saying during a television program that Tehran would only allow for IAEA cooperation through the approval of the Supreme National Security Council, the country's highest security body. Iran has had limited IAEA inspections in the past as a pressure tactic in negotiating with the West, and it is unclear how soon talks between Tehran and Washington for a deal over its nuclear program will resume. U.S. intelligence agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency had assessed Iran last had an organized nuclear weapons program in 2003, though Tehran had been enriching uranium up to 60% — a short, technical step away from weapons-grade levels of 90%. The U.S. bombed three major Iranian nuclear sites in Iran in June as Israel waged an air war with Iran. Nearly 1,100 people were killed in Iran, including many military commanders and nuclear scientists, while 28 were killed in Israel.
