Section: US & Canada
Six stories in the news today, April 10
Six stories in the news today, April 10, from The Canadian Press:PM HARPER OFF TO PANAMA FOR SUMMIT OF THE AMERICASPrime Minister Stephen Harper is attending the Summit of the Americas that starts today in Panama and Cuba will be on his radar. Cuban President Raul Castro is attending the summit, the first held since the U.S. agreed to move toward...
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Darren Calabrese/CP PM HARPER OFF TO PANAMA FOR SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS Prime Minister Stephen Harper is attending the Summit of the Americas that starts today in Panama and Cuba will be on his radar. Cuban President Raul Castro is attending the summit, the first held since the U.S. agreed to move toward normalized relations. A government source...
Toronto church won’t allow performance by controversial pianist
TORONTO – A Ukrainian-born pianist barred from performing with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra who planned to perform at a north Toronto church tonight won’t be permitted to play there. Valentina Lisitsa posted on Twitter Thursday that she would give a free concert at Lawrence Park Community Church and that “everyone is welcome.” However,...
Greece Needs to Start Playing Hardball With Germany
The newly elected Greek government’s demands for debt relief and policy freedom from its eurozone creditors are both just and necessary. But Syriza doesn’t seem to have thought through how to achieve its objectives. Athens has tactics, policies, positions, poses, postures, arguments, claims, hopes, fears, and words aplenty — but...
Nordic Nations Agree On Defense Cooperation Against Russia
Five Nordic nations have agreed to work more closely on defense after declaring Russia the “biggest challenge to European security.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Toronto church says it won’t allow Ukrainian-born pianist to perform
TORONTO – A Ukrainian-born pianist barred from performing with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra who planned to perform at a church Friday night won’t be allowed to play there.Valentina Lisitsa posted on Twitter Thursday that she would give a free concert at Lawrence Park Community Church in north Toronto.However, church minister John...
Toronto church says it won’t allow Ukrainian born pianist to perform
Ukraine-born classical pianist Valentina Lisitsa performs live on stage at the Royal Albert Hall in London on June 19, 2012. (Andrew Cowie/AFP/GettyImages) TORONTO — A Ukrainian-born pianist who has been barred from performing with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra says she’ll be giving a free concert in Toronto tonight. Valentina Lisitsa...
Ukraine’s Parliament Moves to Shore Up Battered Economy
A series of legislative votes came as new evidence emerged of just how badly the business sector has been shattered in the last year. …read more Source: The New York...
Controverial Ukrainian-born pianist says she’ll play free Toronto concert Friday
TORONTO – A Ukrainian-born pianist who has been barred from performing with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra says she’ll be giving a free concert in Toronto on Friday night.Valentina Lisitsa posted on Twitter Thursday night that she’ll play at Lawrence Park Community Church in north Toronto.The TSO cancelled Lisitsa’s...
Ukraine’s Parliament Votes To Open Soviet-Era KGB Archives To Public
Shortly after voting to ban both Nazi and Soviet imagery, Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, voted to open up the country’s archive of Soviet-era KGB files to the public, which could reveal decades’ worth of information on secret arrests, “disappearings” and the intricate operations of Ukraine’s KGB wing. The bill...
