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  • July 2008

    • Bush to Canadian PM: 'Yo, Harper!'

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jul 7, 08 12:22 PM CDT

      Bush to Canadian PM: 'Yo, Harper!'

      Mixing Texas diplomacy with the high diplomacy of the G8 summit in Japan, President Bush showed off his characteristically casual behavior today by introducing Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to another leader with a "Yo, Harper!" Bush landed British PM Tony Blair in hot water at a 2006 summit with a similar greeting, then proceeded to shock German Chancellor Angela Merkel with a brief back massage. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Japan  • Canada  • G8 summit  • Stephen Harper

    • Oh Napoleon: Tiny Leaders Rule G8

      newser  |  ABC News  |  Jul 6, 08 1:47 PM CDT

      Oh Napoleon: Tiny Leaders Rule G8

      The leaders at this week's G8 summit are all political big shots, but they're pretty diminutive face-to-face—five don't even make it past 5'6''. Russia's Dmitry Medvedev brings up the short end of the stick at 5'2'', and Canada's Stephen Harper is the only one to pass the 6' mark. But luckily for the G8, reports ABC News, the Napoleon complex is just a myth. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Angela Merkel  • Dmitry Medvedev  • Silvio Berlusconi  • Stephen Harper  • Group of Eight  • height  • Napolean Bonaparte

    • Quebec City Celebrates 400th

      newser  |  Globe and Mail  |  Jul 3, 08 5:10 PM CDT

      Quebec City Celebrates 400th

      Canadians celebrated the 400th birthday of Quebec City today, the Toronto Globe and Mail reports. In a rain-drenched ceremony, Prime Minister Stephen Harper praised the adventurous Quebecois spirit and the city—“the most beautiful city in Canada, the most enchanting"—where explorer Samuel de Champlain landed on July 3, 1608. More »

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      Canada  • Stephen Harper  • birthday  • birthday party  • Quebec  • Samuel de Champlain  • celebration

  • June 2008

    • Canada Could Hurt Firms It Tries to 'Protect'

      newser  |  American  |  Jun 17, 08 3:28 PM CDT

      Canada Could Hurt Firms It Tries to 'Protect'

      A move last month by the Canadian government to block the country's top space-tech firm from selling one of its divisions to a US buyer illustrates a tricky balancing act, Christopher Sands writes in the American : How far should Ottawa go to appease nationalist sentiment if it eats into economic benefits? The wariness, Sands notes, extends back to colonial days. More »

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      business  • Canada  • Stephen Harper  • aerospace  • foreign investment  • free trade  • Defense Industry  • protectionism

    • Canada Apologizes to Indigenous Groups

      newser  |  Globe and Mail  |  Jun 12, 08 4:42 AM CDT

      Canada Apologizes to Indigenous Groups

      Canada formally apologized to its indigenous peoples yesterday for forcing children to attend government-run schools where they were often sexually and physically abused. Prime Minister Stephen Harper read the apology in Parliament, calling the forced assimilation a "sad chapter" in the nation's history that damaged several generations, the Globe and Mail reports. "I am sorry Canada tried to erase your identity and your culture." More »

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      Canada  • sexual abuse  • Stephen Harper  • compensation  • House of Commons  • physical abuse

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  • February 2008

    • Canadian Pols Call for Bribery Probe

      newser  |  Toronto Star (Canada)  |  Feb 29, 08 1:15 PM CST

      Canadian Pols Call for Bribery Probe

      Canadian Liberals are demanding investigations of bribery allegations against Conservative officials, the Toronto Star reports. In 2005, a new book says, two Conservatives approached independent legislator Chuck Cadman, who was suffering from terminal cancer, and offered him a $1 million life insurance policy if he voted to oust PM Paul Martin. Cadman angrily refused, and the move failed by one vote. Cadman died soon after. More »

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      cancer  • Canada  • bribery  • Stephen Harper  • Canadian Conservative Party

    • Afghanistan Could Sunder Canadian Government

      newser  |  Globe and Mail  |  Feb 6, 08 8:53 AM CST

      Afghanistan Could Sunder Canadian Government

      Canada could face an early election if a political gamble by PM Stephen Harper over the country's role in Afghanistan fails, the Globe and Mail reports. Harper's Conservatives will introduce tomorrow a motion to extend Canada's presence in Afghanistan, and Harper warned an opposition leader that it will be a confidence motion—meaning defeat could spell doom for Harper's government. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Stephen Harper

  • October 2007

    • Canada Hails Dalai, China Rages

      newser  |  Globe and Mail  |  Oct 30, 07 3:44 AM CDT

      Canada Hails Dalai, China Rages

      Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper rolled out the red carpet for the Dalai Lama yesterday, provoking the wrath of the Chinese government. The two men exchanged traditional white Tibetan silk scarves, with Harper's gift to his guest embroidered with the Canadian maple leaf. The Chinese are furious over the attention that has been paid recently to the Dalai Lama by Western leaders. More »

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      George W. Bush  • China  • Afghanistan  • Tibet  • Canada  • Dalai Lama  • Angela Merkel  • Stephen Harper

  • August 2007

    • Hurricane Dean Hastens 'Three Amigos' Summit

      newser  |  Globe and Mail  |  Aug 21, 07 6:28 AM CDT

      Hurricane Dean Hastens 'Three Amigos' Summit

      President Bush met with his counterparts from north and south yesterday at a Canadian summit overshadowed by Hurricane Dean and greeted with violent protests. The so-called "Three Amigos" met in a Quebec château ringed by a huge security wall, outside which police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters. The summit continues today, but Mexican President Felipe Calderon is leaving early to oversee the hurricane response. More »

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      George W. Bush  • United States  • Mexico  • Canada  • protests  • hurricane  • Arctic  • Felipe Calderon  • Stephen Harper  • passport  • drug trade

    • Danes Join Scramble for Arctic

      newser  |  Toronto Star (Canada)  |  Aug 11, 07 1:20 PM CDT

      Danes Join Scramble for Arctic

      A Danish expedition is set to head for the Arctic tomorrow, joining the scramble to claim polar territories. A team of 40 scientists and massive icebreakers are heading north to prove that a 2,000-kilometer underwater mountain range stretching to the pole is an extension of Greenland, and accordingly belongs to Denmark. But Canada and Russia are also calling dibs on the ridge and its untapped resources. More »

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      Russia  • United Nations  • global warming  • Canada  • Arctic  • Denmark  • Stephen Harper  • North Pole  • Arctic race  • Greenland

    • Canada Vows to Defend Pole

      newser  |  BBC  |  Aug 10, 07 2:56 PM CDT

      Canada Vows to Defend Pole

      As Russia presses claims to the North Pole, Canada is stepping up its defense of its Arctic territory and will no longer take its sovereignty "too lighty," PM Stephen Harper declared yesterday during an Arctic tour. Canada is building six patrol vessels to guard the icy territory where Russia planted a flag in the seabed last week, the BBC reports. More »

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      Russia  • Canada  • Arctic  • Stephen Harper  • North Pole  • natural resources

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