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Responding to harsh criticism of the Canadian International Development Agency, Canada will increase its aid contribution to Afghanistan by almost 50 per cent, focusing on a 'signature project' to rehabilitate a dam in Kandahar...
Finally, we have a Minister of Foreign Affairs with the gravitas that a G7 country requires. And the skill set that goes with it. As perhaps the most competent minister at Prime Minister Stephen Harper's disposal, David Emerson...
CTV.ca News Staff Maxime Bernier's term as foreign affairs minister ended Monday with a 130-word letter of resignation to Prime Minister Stephen Harper. "I informed you late this afternoon that last night I became aware that I had left behind classified government documents at a private...
The children and siblings of some Conservative MPs have found work on Parliament Hill in the offices of other Tory parliamentarians, a review of government records shows. ... Under House of Commons rules, MPs are not allowed to employ their spouses or children. But there...
By: Joan Bryden, THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - The federal government's offer to match Canadian donations to disaster relief efforts in China and Myanmar turns out to be nowhere near as generous as it initially appeared. "It is certainly somewhat disappointing that we cannot count all the donations...
OTTAWA, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Canada pledged Friday an additional 12 million Canadian dollars (12 million U.S. dollars) to help relief efforts in Myanmar. "This additional support will help the United Nations, as well as the Canadian and international organizations that are working tirelessly to...
UNITED NATIONS -- After making huge profits from the soaring oil prices that have helped drive up the cost of food, Saudi Arabia announced Friday it was making what the United Nations is calling an "unprecedented" gift of $500 million to the World Food Program.
