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Canadian Among Abductees In Colombia

CP | Cesar Garcia, The Associated Press | Posted 03.20.2013 | Canada Business

BOGOTA - Leftist rebels kidnapped five gold prospectors doing exploratory drilling for a Canadian company before dawn Friday in a northern province of...

Does the World Still Trust Canada?

Hassan Arif | Posted 03.09.2013 | Canada Politics
Hassan Arif

In the space of a few years, the world's perception of Canada has changed dramatically. Under the Harper Conservatives, this country has become a climate change pariah and lost its reputation as a peace-keeper and honest broker. We need to return to an international role that emphasizes humanitarianism.

The Colombian Village I've Come to Know

Mathew Mulholland | Posted 03.02.2013 | Canada Travel
Mathew Mulholland

I am in a remote village on the Pacific coast of Colombia. One road leads in and out, extending as far as the next village. This is my second time here. A year ago, had I been told someone was shot, I would have panicked. This year, I brush it off.

Argentina, Bete Noire of the G20

Andrew Cooper | Posted 07.02.2012 | Canada Business
Andrew Cooper

On top of the generalized global interest about Argentina's move to nationalize its largest energy company YPF, the majority owner of which had been the Spanish energy company Repsol, there is a special local twist as the Mexican President Felipe Calderón has been particularly critical of Argentina's move calling it "very regrettable."

The Most Awkward Beach Walk Ever?

The Huffington Post Canada | Sarah Kelsey | Posted 09.06.2012 | Canada Style

Oh, Stephen Harper, we just don't know what to do with you -- sartorially anyway. We appreciate that on your trip to Colombia you took a minute to ...

Harper Jets Off To Woo Latin America

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 10.07.2011 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper leaves Sunday for a six-day swing through Latin America.His first stop is Brazil, which is now the world's seve...

Coffee Troubles Stir Rising Prices

The Globe and Mail | Shawn McCarthy | Posted 07.28.2011 | Canada Business

On a mountaintop estate in the rugged coffee-making region of Quindio, Colombia, Juan Pablo Villota is at war with the weather. For three years, ab...