Merkel to have quick meeting with Harper in Ottawa to brief him on Ukraine talks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be in Ottawa later on Monday to give Prime Minister Stephen Harper an update on her frenzied transatlantic shuttle diplomacy on the Ukraine crisis. Merkel will be...
View ArticleHarper shuffles cabinet; Nicholson moves to foreign affairs
Jason Kenney isn’t known for holding his fire on the subject of radical Islam — and now he’s in charge of whether the Canadian military will or won’t continue to do the same. Kenney took charge of the...
View ArticleMerkel thanks Harper, Obama for diplomatic support on Ukraine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday night she is leaving North America having won support from the United States and Canada for her effort to find a peaceful diplomatic solution to the crisis...
View ArticleHarper reaches out to Egyptian president to intervene in Fahmy’s case
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has personally reached out to Egypt’s president to secure the release of a Canadian journalist imprisoned in Cairo. Harper’s office won’t say exactly when the overture...
View ArticleMuslim group says PM is making veil issue ‘unnecessarily’ important
A Muslim group based in Calgary is urging the prime minister to reverse his plans for the government to appeal a court ruling on face coverings. The Islamic Supreme Council of Canada says the Federal...
View ArticleRadio-Canada employees hate conservative values, Harper tells Quebec station
Prime Minister Stephen Harper says “a lot” of Radio-Canada employees “hate” conservative values. Harper says those values that are loathed by many employees of CBC’s French-language network are the...
View ArticleFEATURE: GTA Muslims concerned about growing Islamophobia
Muslims in Canada are concerned their religion has increasingly become a lightning rod for fear and anger, and some believe anti-Muslim sentiment is at levels not seen since 9/11. This week in the...
View ArticleHarper tweets inaccurate picture of NBAers before Raptors game
Prime Minister Stephen Harper shot an airball with a tweet Wednesday night. A post from the prime minister’s official Twitter account showed a picture of him with Canadian basketball stars Andrew...
View ArticleHarper call to Netanyahu: Canada supports two-state solution
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has reiterated Canada’s support for a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians during a phone call to newly re-elected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu....
View ArticleHarper to meet, talk ISIL with NATO secretary general
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is making his first visit to Canada this week, with the subject of how to address rising tensions with Russia likely to feature high on the agenda. Prime...
View ArticleMerkel thanks Harper, Obama for diplomatic support on Ukraine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday night she is leaving North America having won support from the United States and Canada for her effort to find a peaceful diplomatic solution to the crisis...
View ArticleHarper reaches out to Egyptian president to intervene in Fahmy’s case
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has personally reached out to Egypt’s president to secure the release of a Canadian journalist imprisoned in Cairo. Harper’s office won’t say exactly when the overture...
View ArticleMuslim group says PM is making veil issue ‘unnecessarily’ important
A Muslim group based in Calgary is urging the prime minister to reverse his plans for the government to appeal a court ruling on face coverings. The Islamic Supreme Council of Canada says the Federal...
View ArticleRadio-Canada employees hate conservative values, Harper tells Quebec station
Prime Minister Stephen Harper says “a lot” of Radio-Canada employees “hate” conservative values. Harper says those values that are loathed by many employees of CBC’s French-language network are the...
View ArticleFEATURE: GTA Muslims concerned about growing Islamophobia
Muslims in Canada are concerned their religion has increasingly become a lightning rod for fear and anger, and some believe anti-Muslim sentiment is at levels not seen since 9/11. This week in the...
View ArticleHarper tweets inaccurate picture of NBAers before Raptors game
Prime Minister Stephen Harper shot an airball with a tweet Wednesday night. A post from the prime minister’s official Twitter account showed a picture of him with Canadian basketball stars Andrew...
View ArticleHarper call to Netanyahu: Canada supports two-state solution
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has reiterated Canada’s support for a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians during a phone call to newly re-elected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu....
View ArticleHarper to meet, talk ISIL with NATO secretary general
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is making his first visit to Canada this week, with the subject of how to address rising tensions with Russia likely to feature high on the agenda. Prime...
View ArticleHarper reaches out to alleged victims of Omar Khadr: report
Former prime minister Stephen Harper has reportedly contacted both the widow of an American soldier killed by a grenade allegedly thrown by Omar Khadr and another soldier injured in the blast to...
View ArticleTwo PMs, one U.S. capital: Trudeau, Harper talk NAFTA in D.C. on same day
In an ironic scheduling twist, the current prime minister and his predecessor will both be in Washington, speaking on the same day, about the same issue: the renegotiation of NAFTA, which enters a...
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