Section: Macleans (Canada)
Merkel thanks Harper, Obama for diplomatic support on Ukraine
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, right, speaks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel before a bi-lateral meeting during a visit to Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 9, 2015. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press) OTTAWA – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday night she is leaving North America having won support from the United...
What you need to know about the HSBC scandal
(AP Photo) LONDON — HSBC’s Swiss private bank hid millions of dollars for drug traffickers, arms dealers and celebrities around the world as it colluded to help them dodge taxes, according to a report based on leaked documents that lifts the veil on the country’s banking secrecy. The report, published Monday, suggests the bank, which...
All about Eve — and suddenly Steve
Chris Wattie/Reuters The Canadian Greater Plumed Parliamentary Floor-Crossing is a peculiar beast. It appears at odd intervals and emits a characteristic squawk: two parts proclamation of allegiance to high ideals, one part denial of opportunism. It is amphibious and nomadic. There have been many sightings this season in Alberta. But this morning...
PM shuffles cabinet: Nicholson to Foreign Affairs, Kenney to Defence
Justin Tang/CP OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper has picked Rob Nicholson to fill the void left in his cabinet by John Baird’s surprise departure last week. The swift shuffle sees Nicholson take over the foreign affairs portfolio and hand over his previous job at national defence to Jason Kenney. Kenney’s role as minister for...
Oil volatility, Swiss secrets, and a G20 meeting
Will the volatility continue this week? Friday finished off a bumpy week, and the question for Monday is whether we’ll be seeing more swings to come. After jumping almost a cent the day before, the Loonie ended the day down 0.7 cents, while the TSX ended slightly down despite news from Statistics Canada of a boost in jobs last month. Oil...
Merkel and Obama to meet at White House to discuss Ukraine
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are trying for a public display of unity despite a potential split over arming Ukrainian fighters to better battle Russian-backed separatists. That was the unstated point of Monday’s meeting at the White House, where Merkel was to brief Obama on upcoming talks aimed at...
Merkel asks for quick chat with Harper amid diplomacy tour
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Deauville, Northern France, in 2014. (Sergei Karpukhin / Reuters) OTTAWA – The Canadian Press has learned that German Chancellor Angela Merkel has asked Prime Minister Stephen Harper for a short meeting in Ottawa on Monday night as she continues her frenzied...
Leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany, France to hold top-level summit on Ukraine
Photo by Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images MUNICH — Germany’s government says a top-level summit to discuss the crisis in Ukraine is being planned for the coming week. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman says preparations are underway for her to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and French...
Newsmaker of the day: Angela Merkel
Carsten Koall/Getty Images Ukraine’s descent into ever-deeper violence may be unstoppable, at least until much more blood is spilled. But if there is to be a diplomatic solution, it will almost certainly owe much to the interventions of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Merkel is in Moscow today with French President François Hollande in the...
Strap in, it’s going to be a bumpy ride
Happy Friday, and welcome to today’s economic whiplash. The price of oil, the Loonie, and the TSX all saw a bump yesterday after the previous day’s calamitous drops in oil prices. After losing more than a cent on Wednesday, the Loonie gained almost a cent yesterday, while the price of oil dropped to the south side of $48 yesterday...
