Belgium to largish French movie idols: Welcome!
Belgium’s foreign minister Didier Reynders seems a jolly fellow. He should be, given that Gérard Depardieu has chosen to live in...
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A global tour of carbon pricing
As noted yesterday, Stephen Harper is presently in India, a country that has a carbon tax. After India, he will visit the...
Another rape case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn dropped
Former head of the International Monetary fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has been cleared of one serious charge in the ongoing...
Court orders magazine to turn topless photos over to Kate Middleton
Although the pictures have already been seen millions of times over across the world, a French court has issued an injunction against the magazine Closer, stopping any further use of the photos of a topless Kate Middleton.
Can’t go topless in Paris -- even at the beach
Sunbathers at Paris Plages must cover up
A bronze medal comeback for Canada’s soccer women
It takes a great team to know it’s being beaten, and not get beat
Vive la France
As first noted by our Michael Petrou, Peter MacKay, while speaking before an audience at the French embassy last week, offered an...
Harper’s new friend in France
What do a Canadian conservative and a French socialist have in common? Quebec.
Celebrating Canada’s War of 1812 Victory: All hail Sir Isaac Brock, Tecumseh, and Napoleon
I don’t know about you, but for me nothing makes waiting in the sweltering heat for a buffet to open more bearable than...
France slams Big Business and the one per cent with $9 billion in tax hikes
France’s new Socialist government announced tax rises worth $9 billion on Wednesday. The taxes, which will largely affect big...