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President Bush Says Turning 60 Not So Bad
After months of griping about getting old, President Bush turned 60 Thursday and decided it wasn't so bad after all.
Canada's PM Says Diversity Stops Terror
Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Monday that Canada's open and diverse society was its greatest weapon against terrorism.
Canada to Reform Foreign Adoption Laws
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced plans Friday to reform immigration rules to make it easier for Canadians to adopt foreign children and for migrants to get good jobs.
Canadian Leader Sticks to Campaign Pledges
New Canadian leader Stephen Harper held true to his campaign pledges in his first address to the Conservative-led Parliament Tuesday, vowing to get tougher on crime, crack down on government corruption and cut taxes.
Canada Won't Legalize Small Amounts of Pot
Marijuana possession will remain a crime in Canada, the country's new conservative prime minister said Monday in announcing the demise of legislation U.S. authorities worried would weaken efforts to curb drug exports.
Pamela Anderson Calls for End to Seal Hunt
Pamela Anderson is renewing calls for her homeland to end its East Coast seal hunt. Anderson, a native of British Columbia, said Saturday that she was disappointed Prime Minister Stephen Harper had refused her request for a meeting after Canada's annual Juno music awards shows on Sunday, which she was invited to host.
Canada to Push Bush on His Lumber Pledge
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Tuesday he wanted to see details before passing final judgment on President Bush's vow to solve a dispute that has cost Canadian lumber companies billions of dollars in tariffs.
Canadian PM Thanks Bush for Activist Help
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper called President Bush with thanks Monday for U.S. help in rescuing three peace activists from captivity in Iraq last week.
Canadian Judges Face Questioning
Nominees to the Supreme Court of Canada will face questions from members of Parliament for the first time in history, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Monday.
Harper Sworn in As Canada's 22nd PM
Stephen Harper, who promises to mend Canada's frayed relations with the United States, was sworn in as the nation's 22nd prime minister Monday, marking the first time in more than 12 years that the Conservative Party will rule this traditionally liberal nation.
CBC : Reality Check : Intentionally or not, Canadian PM Stephen Harper took sides
Source: cbc.ca
Prime Minister Stephen Harper caused a shiver of uneasiness the other day when he talked about "the initial attack" that sparked the current violence between Israel and Lebanon. It was the statement of a new boy, a neophyte in the unhappy world of the Middle East.
Yahoo! News : Harper heads for Cyprus; taking 120 evacuees from Lebanon home on his plane
Source: ca.news.yahoo.com
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is flying to Cyprus where he intends to take up to 120 evacuees from Lebanon home to Canada on his Canadian Forces plane.
Ottawa's pro-Israel tilt could take political toll: Arab critics
Source: canada.com
OTTAWA (CP) - Arab-Canadian critics say Prime Minister Stephen Harper will pay a political price for what they're calling an unabashed pro-Israel shift.
Toronto Star : Vacant chair at AIDS summit
Source: thestar.com
It is hard to understand why Prime Minister Stephen Harper has declined an invitation to open next month's global AIDS gathering in Toronto. More than 23,000 people from 130 countries — including several heads of state — are expected.
Sorry, Canada, it's Bush's birthday
Source: thenewstribune.com
From the page: -- For the Americans, it was a bit of harmless fun. For the Canadians, it was another reminder of how little interest American have in them. --
Media Leak Spoils Bush Birthday Gift
Source: cnn.com
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, visiting the White House, also brought birthday greetings and a surprise gift. But Bush found out about it during a joint press conference in the East Room.
CBC News : Prime Minister Stephen Harper warns U.S. against border plan
Source: cbc.ca
Prime Minister Stephen Harper urged the U.S. to rethink a plan to introduce tougher checks at border crossings after talks with U.S. President George W. Bush at the White House on Thursday.
Canada Adds Military Muscle
Source: americanthinker.com
From the article: With the new announcements, Harper declared his government was "correcting 13 years of Liberal neglect" of the armed forces.
Toronto Star : Deft Harper confounds critics
Source: thestar.com
Any seasoned political observer could have predicted that Stephen Harper would be a shrewd, disciplined, highly focused Prime Minister. What has surprised both his fans and his foes is his sure-footedness.
Harper bullying way to majority rule, observers say
Source: thechronicleherald.ca
Since the 39th Parliament began on April 3 with Canada's first federal change of government in 13 years, the minority Tories have governed with a steely focus on a few key priorities, mass muzzling of ministerial and backbench musings, and unbridled suspicion toward public scru …
Canadian Prime Minister Declines to Attend AIDS 2006
Source: voanews.com
In August, the world's largest AIDS conference will be held in Toronto, Canada. Some 20 thousand people are expected to attend, but Canada's prime minister will not be one of them.
Harper gets more grief over stalled softwood deal
Source: canada.com
The Liberals turned up the softwood lumber rhetoric another notch Thursday, comparing Prime Minister Stephen Harper to an infamous appeaser in world history.
Canada.com : Prime minister offers compensation, apology for racist Chinese head tax
Source: canada.com
Prime Minister Stephen Harper apologized and offered compensation Thursday for what he called "a great injustice," the racist head tax once imposed on Chinese immigrants and the subsequent 24-year ban on immigration from China.
Globe & Mail : PM Stephen Harper to unveil $15-billion in defence spending
Source: theglobeandmail.com
Defence Minister Gordon O'Connor will announce the purchase of trucks, planes, ships and helicopters next week when he unveils a massive $15-billion procurement package for Canada's military. The spending will be detailed at four separate events in four cities.
CBC News : Canadian PM Stephen Harper says ethnic diversity protects Canada from terrorism
Source: cbc.ca
Prime Minister Stephen Harper emerged Monday as a proponent of ethnic diversity as a shield against terrorist attack.
Canoe : Chinese Canadians to get formal apology for Chinese head tax
Source: cnews.canoe.ca
Prime Minister Stephen Harper will apologize next week for a racist head tax from the last century that still scars the Chinese community.
Muslim organizations call on Ottawa, Ontario, Toronto to convene summit - Yahoo! Canada News
Source: ca.news.yahoo.com
The Muslim community takes action. Shortly after the terror arrests story broke earlier in the week, local Muslim leaders were quoted as recognizing that they needed to address the problem from within.
Alleged plot to storm Parliament dropped due to unfamiliarity with Ottawa: CP - Yahoo! Canada News
Source: ca.news.yahoo.com
The developing story of the arrest of the alleged terrorist in Toronto.
Toronto Star : Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty and Canadian PM Stephen Harper hold secret one-hour meeting
Source: thestar.com
Premier Dalton McGuinty and Prime Minister Stephen Harper met secretly on Parliament Hill over the weekend, the Toronto Star has learned.
Globe & Mail : Municipalities applaud PM Stephen Harper's 'road map'
Source: theglobeandmail.com
Canadian municipalities are hopeful that the federal government's promise to tackle the "fiscal imbalance" will ultimately ease some of their financial woes.
Canada.com : Prime Minister Stephen Harper says Canada's security measures worked
Source: canada.com
A series of terrorist attacks plotted against unspecified targets in southern Ontario were "inspired by al-Qaida," a CSIS official said Saturday, adding that the ring of suspects arrested posed a "real and serious" threat.
CTV : PM Stephen Harper would like Canadian Senate elections in next vote
Source: ctv.ca
Prime Minister Stephen Harper would like to see Canadians in a position to start electing their senators by the time of the next federal election. Harper announced plans Tuesday to impose eight-year term limits on new senators, part of new democratic reforms.
The truth uncovered
Source: guardian.co.uk
The Canadian prime minister, Stephen Harper, has backed down from an American-style policy that forbade the media from covering the return of the coffins of soldiers killed in Afghanistan. It didn't seem to bother Mr Harper when his critics in the House of Commons accused him o …
Reuters : Canadian PM Stephen Harper rips into "biased" press
Source: ca.today.reuters.com
Blunt government complaints about media bias are poisoning already fractious ties between the press and the Conservatives, as the two sides bicker about who can ask questions and how often ministers should talk.
Canoe : Independent MP Andre Arthur may join Canadian Tories
Source: cnews.canoe.ca
Former Quebec shock jock Andre Arthur says he's "impressed" with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and hinted he'd consider joining the Conservative benches.
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