The Ukrainian Canadian Congress, Toronto Branch, (UCC-Toronto) is pleased to endorse Bill C-394, also known as “Once In a Lifetime”, introduced by Peggy Nash, MP for Parkdale - High Park.

There are currently over 1.2 million Canadians of Ukrainian background living in Canada, with over 100,000 living in the City of Toronto, and many more residing in the surrounding Greater Toronto Area...

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has asked parliament to appoint Volodymyr Ohryzko as foreign minister, RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reported. Following the resignation of Borys Tarasyuk on January 30, the cabinet endorsed First Deputy Foreign Minister Volodymyr Ohryzko as acting foreign minister...

According to Putin, the Ukrainian government has not only suggested unifying the two countries' gas-pipeline networks, but it has also expressed interest in drilling for oil and gas in Russia.  Putin said he approves of these initiatives and added that it was in the interests of both countries to seek closer cooperation. In the past, Ukrainian leaders, including Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, have said the Ukrainian gas pipeline would not be turned over to Russian control...

Victor Yushchenko has met with Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, an American astronaut of Ukrainian descent. The President said Ukrainians were happy and excited to know she was the first Ukrainian woman to perform a spacewalk...

With prices rapidly increasing worldwide and a shortage in supply looming on the horizon, Ukraine’s abundant uranium-ore deposits have become a powerful magnet for foreign companies. However, the country’s leadership is not eager to let them in so soon, opting instead to yield monopoly control over the potentially lucrative business to a yet-to-be-established state behemoth, which would need an estimated $2.4 billion in credit to get on its feet...

For two months port terminals have been blocked, there's no grain

movement, companies' losses multiply day by day...