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Tibet PM Sees Human-Rights 'Tragedy' Unfolding

CBC | Posted 04.12.2012 | Canada Politics

On the eve of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's last day in China, the prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile has sounded the alarm on the "t...

Tibet PM sees human-rights 'tragedy' unfolding

CBC | Posted 04.12.2012 | Canada Politics

On the eve of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's last day in China, the prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile has sounded the al...

China Warms to Harper

CBC | Posted 04.12.2012 | Canada Politics

The CBC's Susan Lunn sat down with Prime Minister Stephen Harper Friday as he neared the end of his trip to China, for an interview for C...

Harper Touts Progress On Human Rights With China

CBC | Posted 04.11.2012 | Canada Politics

A day before wrapping up his second official visit to China, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said raising the issue of human rights with Ch...

Syrian-Montrealers organize for homeland

CBC | Posted 04.11.2012 | Canada
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As protests in Syria continue to unfold, the government shows no signs of stopping the brutality. Hoping to help family and f...

Critics want government to rescind torture directive to spy agency

CP | Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.10.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - Pressure is mounting on the federal government to scrap a policy that sanctions the use of torture-tainted information in exceptional cases.A...

Canada's Press Freedom: Better than Iran's but Worse than Finland's

Peter Worthington | Posted 04.10.2012 | Canada
Peter Worthington

To the surprise of some, Canada is 10th on the scale of press freedom in the world, as determined by Reporters Without Borders (RWB). A lot of Canadians would probably expect us to be number one, but that's only because journalists here aren't often assassinated, arrested, or beaten up by government thugs.

Canada Slaps Russia For Arms Support To Syria

CP | Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.09.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - Canada has pressed Russia to stop funnelling arms to the Assad regime as the Syrian dictator unspools a deadly military crackdown on dissente...

Russia's Syria veto at UN to 'protect' Putin, opponent says

CBC | Posted 04.09.2012 | Canada Politics

Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution against Syria because Prime Minister Vladimir Putin fears he'll be the next strongman to f...

Harper Talks Tourism On China Trip

CP | Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.08.2012 | Canada Politics

BEIJING, China - The conclusion of 18 years of talks with the Chinese for an investment protection deal marks a historic step forward in Canada-China ...

Harper Trip Aims To Improve Relations With Superpower

CP | Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.07.2012 | Canada Politics

BEIJING, China - Nihao is the word Chinese use to say hello.And on the first full day of his trip in China, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is hoping th...

Quebec MPs Refuse To Accept Jubilee Medals

CP | Posted 04.07.2012 | Canada Politics

MONTREAL - Not everyone is thrilled that the federal government is spending millions, at a time of deep budget cuts, to celebrate the Queen's diamond ...

Harper says no to NDP call to pull ambassador from Syria as crackdown worsens

CP | Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.07.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - The official Opposition wants Canada's ambassador recalled from Syria, but the government says he will stay in the besieged country to blast ...

Harper To Raise Syria Crisis On China Trip

CBC | Posted 04.06.2012 | Canada

Prime Minister Stephen Harper will raise the crisis in Syria on his trip to China, a top Canadian government official says, a day after C...

Clinton calls for 'democratic forces' to unite on Syria

CBC | Posted 04.06.2012 | Canada
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is calling for "friends of democratic Syria" to unite and rally against President Bashar A...

Sunday Roundup: Sorry to Interrupt the Super Bowl

Danielle Crittenden | Posted 04.05.2012 | Canada
Danielle Crittenden

Hey there! Over here! Actually, right behind you. Sorry to interrupt The Game. Or rather, the pre-game. Or the pre-game game. Did you hear that The Huffington Post will be launching a Quebec edition this week? I know, right? They just launched France, and now Quebec. "Le Huffington Post." Sounds like a cigarette. In Quebec's case, a cigarette with cheese curds and gravy -- and really, really good news and content, like the other HuffPost sites, except better because it's in French.

Syrian embassy in Ottawa vandalized

CBC | Posted 04.05.2012 | Canada
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The Syrian embassy in Ottawa was vandalized overnight when the front of the building was splashed with red paint. The vandali...

Canada Slams UN 'Paralysis' On Syria

CBC | Posted 04.05.2012 | Canada Politics

Canada is "disappointed in the extreme" by the UN Security Council's "paralysis" after Russia and China vetoed a resolution calling for S...

Syrian Embassy In Ottawa Splashed With Red Paint

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 04.05.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - Canada had some strong words for members of the U.N. Security Council Saturday, saying it was "disappointed in the extreme" after Russia and ...

UN vetoes on Syria resolution 'disgust' U.S.

CBC | Posted 04.05.2012 | Canada
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Russia and China have vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to step down, in a vote that w...

China and Russia Conspire to Create "Perfect Storm" of Inaction on Syria

Bessma Momani | Posted 04.02.2012 | Canada
Bessma Momani

As western governments push for a tougher UN sanctions regime for an alleged nuclear weapons program, the Russians and Chinese will refuse to go along and jeopardize their military and economic ties with Iran. They are actively resisting the common western goal: to produce regime change throughout the region.

Oil falls below US$97 amid mixed signs on US crude demand strength

CP | Pablo Gorondi, The Associated Press | Posted 04.03.2012 | Canada Business

Oil prices fell below $97 a barrel Thursday amid mixed signs about the strength of crude demand in the U.S., the world's largest economy.The benchmark...

The Jihad Next Door

Avi Benlolo | Posted 04.03.2012 | Canada
Avi Benlolo

The universities profess to be the guardians of free speech but are aiding and abetting the increasingly toxic environment on campuses by providing public space to speakers who are divisive and hateful.

Syria's fractured opposition a long way from victory

CBC | Posted 04.02.2012 | Canada
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As the UN Security Council considers an Arab League proposal to end the bloody stalemate in Syria, most observers feel the prospect of Pr...

Baird Says Military Strike Against Iran 'On The Table'

CP | Yeonathan Tommer, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.02.2012 | Canada Politics

HERZLIYA, Israel - Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird wrapped up his visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories Wednesday with the hope Israel's...