International
Paraguay President overthrown in “express coup” by Congress
June 25, 2012Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo was deposed in a 39 to 4 impeachment vote by the country's Senate. Vice President Federico Franco was sworn in as the new president.
Read moreToronto bans plastic bags
June 22, 2012Mayor Rob Ford asked council to do away with a bylaw that required stores to charge five cents for plastic bags. Instead, council opted to excise the bags altogether.
Read morePlanned new $1B U.S.-Canada bridge to create thousands of jobs
June 21, 2012A new billion-dollar bridge between Detroit and Windsor., the busiest border crossing from Canada to the U.S., will create 10,000 new jobs on the U.S. side, and it'll be built with U.S. and Canadian steel.
Read moreCanada may fast-track Big Oil at expense of environment
June 20, 2012Activists and critics alike are outraged at the Canadian government's recent decision to drastically downsize its environmental assessment process.
Read moreHigher credit rating no help to the people of Honduras
June 11, 2012Ever wonder about the purpose of those international "credit rating agencies" such as Moody's, Standard and Poor's and Fitch?
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