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Canada Harper Beer Wager

2010-03-19T07:16:05Z

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, left, holds a case of Yuengling beer presented to him outside his home by US Ambassador David Jacobson Friday, March 19, 2010. The beer was part of a wager the Prime Minster had with President Barack Obama on the outcome...

Obama sends Molson beer to cover hockey bet

2010-03-19T08:15:21Z

<div id="subtitle">President Barack Obama sends Canada PM Molson beer to cover Olympic hockey bet</div><div><p>President Barack Obama followed through on his hockey bet with Canada, sending beer to the prime minister.</p><p>Stephen Harper received the delivery of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper addresses the G-20 Sherpas' meeting in Ottawa on Thursday, March 18, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)

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Recovery 'by no means fully assured': Harper to G20 officials

2010-03-18T11:15:48Z

<div><p>The global economic turnaround is "by no means fully assured," Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper told G20 representatives gathered here Thursday to plan a June summit in Toronto.</p><p>"We can't lose sight of what remains our biggest collective challenge -- the recovery is by no means fully assured," Harper told diplomatic officials dubbed "sherpas" from ...

Canada drops plans for politically correct anthem

2010-03-08T10:45:10Z

<div><p>OTTAWA (Reuters) - Don't mess with a century-old tradition even if it is sexist, Canadians told the Conservative government this week, forcing Ottawa to scrap plans to make the country's national anthem gender-neutral.</p><p>The government tucked the idea into a major policy speech on Tuesday and by Friday the public outcry was so strong Prime Minister Stephen Harper plans to rebalance the budget in a speech to reopen parliament on Wednesday, a senior official said.</p><p>Governor General Michaelle Jean will make the announcement in the Speech From The Throne, an address that traditionally opens every session of the parliament.</p><p>Je...

Obama loses Olympic bet, owes Harper case of beer

2010-03-03T04:15:55Z

<div><p>US President Barack Obama is to send Prime Minister Stephen Harper a case of Canadian beer after losing a friendly bet on who would win Olympic men's ice hockey final.</p><p>"Truthfully, I think what we will end up doing is delivering some of that (beer) the next time we see Prime Minister Harper," President Barack Obama is to send Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper a case of Canadian beer after losing a friendly bet on who would win Olympic men's ice hockey final.</p><p>"Truthfully, I think what we will end up doing is delivering some of that (beer) the next time we see Prime Minister Harper," Canada for gold in hockey; for Obama and Harper, it's Yuengling vs Molson</div><div><p>President Barack Obama owes his Canadian counterpart a case of beer.</p><p>Obama made the friendly wager with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper before Sunday's U.S.-Canada ...

Obama, Canada's Harper bet beer on ice hockey

2010-02-28T15:00:08Z

<div><p>VANCOUVER (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper unwittingly provided support for the popular belief that politicians cannot organize a booze-up in a brewery when they mixed up a simple wager on the outcome of...

Celebrities galore at gold-medal hockey game

2010-02-28T14:15:56Z

<div id="subtitle">Stars come out to Canada-US gold-medal Olympic hockey game</div><div><p>Super Sunday at the Olympics brought out the superstars.</p><p>A who's who of hockey and homeland star power attended Canada's gold-medal showdown against the United States on the final day of the Vancou...

Vancouver Olympics Curling

2010-02-27T19:16:11Z

Prime Minister Stephen Harper does the wave during the men's gold medal curling match between Canada and Norway at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Colu...

'No new spending' in upcoming budget

2010-02-23T04:15:35Z

<div><p>The government's 2010 budget will contain "no new spending measures," a senior government official has said, days ahead of its release.</p><p>"There will be no new spending measures" announced in the budget to be released on March 4," said the advisor to Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Monday.</p><p>Neither will there be major spending cuts, tax increases or attempts to slay

'No new spending' in Canada's upcoming budget: official

2010-02-23T04:15:34Z

<div><p>The Canadian government's 2010 budget will contain "no new spending measures," a senior government official said Monday, days ahead of its release.</p><p>"There will be no new spending measures" announced in the budget to be released on March 4," said the advisor to Prime Minister Stephen Harper.</p><p>Neither will there be major spending cuts, tax increases or attempts to slay Canada's last veteran of World War I, John Babcock, who enlisted at age 15 but never fought on the frontlines, has died, Canadian authorities announced Friday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He was 109 years old.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"The passing of Mr. Babcock marks the end of an era," Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper shakes hands with Haitian President Rene Preval as the two leaders begin a bilateral meeting in tents set up at the airport outside the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Monday, Feb. 15, 2010. Harper said his country will spend up to $...

Canada's prime minister to visit Haiti

2010-02-22T09:32:54Z

<div id="subtitle">Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to spend two days in post-quake Haiti</div><div><p>Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is set to become one of the first heads of government to visit Haiti since the country was decimated by an earthquake.</p><p>During a two-day tour that begins Monday,...

What's this G7 anyway, Iqaluit locals wonder?

2010-02-22T11:13:49Z

<div><p>Iqaluit, Canada (Reuters) - Wind-whipped snow eddies dance across the aptly named Road to Nowhere on the outskirts of Arctic Iqaluit, and the mood is definitely mixed as locals await finance ministers from the world's rich nations.</p><p>"As far as I'm concerned it's a PR stunt f...

Canada's top court won't force detainee's return

2010-02-22T13:34:57Z

<div id="subtitle">Canada's top court rules government can decide whether to seek Guantanamo detainee's return</div><div><p>Canada's Supreme Court ruled Friday that it will not force the government to seek the repatriation of the youngest detainee held by the U.S. at Guantanamo Bay.</p><p>Conservative

Canada touts a new G8 focused on helping the poor

2010-02-22T14:36:02Z

<div><p>Canada will champion a new G8 identity focused on ending child mortality and other health woes in poorer countries when it hosts the club of industrialized nations in June, the government said Tuesday.</p><p>Details of the plan are to be outlined in Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's key...