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Obama given chilly reception at G20 summit (4)

NEW YORK — Barack Obama, heralded as a hero abroad when he was elected U.S. President, is getting none of that treatment at the G20 Summit in South Korea. Mr. Obama headed to the summit with a plea for nations … Continue reading

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Who’s to blame for G20 mess? Unions

While Toronto gradually picks up the pieces in the wake of violent protests and excessive police repression at the G20, ask yourself who paid for these activists to have a free-for-all in the Ontario capital. Unionized workers, I’m looking at … Continue reading

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Wente: Smash and burn and democracy (6)

My stepmother called from Massachusetts on the weekend. She was under the impression that Toronto was in flames. “Are you all right?” she asked. I assured her we were. The only excitement in our neighbourhood was a peaceful protest by … Continue reading

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'One of the Greatest Setbacks Since World War II'

Norway’s foreign minister has described the group of the 20 most important industrialized and developing nations, which will meet this weekend in Toronto, as the “greatest setback” for the international community since World War II. In an interview with SPIEGEL … Continue reading

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Tories put climate change on G8 agenda

Canada has added climate change to the G8 agenda after coming under pressure from world leaders and environmentalists. A spokesman for Prime Minister Stephen Harper confirmed Monday that climate change will be on the table at both the G8 and … Continue reading

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Ibbitson: Harper scores foreign policy victories (1)

Despite weeks of setbacks and scoldings, from allies as well as critics, Canada scored one success after another over the weekend in its efforts to shape the agenda of the G8 and G20 summits, thanks to Stephen Harper’s ability to … Continue reading

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G8, G20 security costs will surpass Olympics (1)

Surpassing the Vancouver Olympics, the Pope’s visit to Toronto and even the volatile Summit of the Americas in Quebec City, officials said Monday the G8 and G20 summits this summer will be the largest security event in Canadian history. The … Continue reading

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Britain stalls on new deal to rescue Africa

Britain was last night accused of stalling on a deal to use banks’ multibillion-pound profits to help the world’s poorest nations as new figures show that the global recession has opened up a $70bn (£43bn) black hole in the budgets … Continue reading

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