Also: China’s Xi calls for ‘peace and security,’ avoids placing blame on Russia in video call with Biden; RCMP reverses decision to end contracts for Ukrainians working on now-suspended training mission
The two men spoke for an hour and 40 minutes by video link amid reports that Russia has asked China for weapons to bolster its attack on Ukraine, and as Beijing has repeatedly amplified Moscow’s war propaganda.
All 18 Ukrainians employed by the Canadian Police Mission in Ukraine will have their contracts renewed and are being notified of the new decision, the RCMP said in a statement late Thursday. of COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Of those cases, 97 per cent have been recorded since December – highlighting the dangerous spread of the city’s current outbreak.
The S&P/TSX composite index was up 47.25 points to an all-time close of 21,818.47 after reaching an intraday record of 21,877.14.
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