Letter: Putin headline was inappropriate
Re: “Putin firing on all cylinders” (Montreal Gazette, Oct. 8) Shame on you. Your “clever” headline with the photo of Vladimir Putin in a hockey uniform is as irresponsible as it is hurtful to the...
View ArticleLetter: Looking forward to a Liberal future
So, despite Stephen Harper’s fear-mongering about the economy, no one and nothing blinked, the stock market is stable, the loonie hasn’t gone crazy. Economists are sanguine. We are going to have gender...
View ArticleBombastic Bernie Ecclestone shows no signs of ceding grip on Formula 1
I must admit I blanched a bit when I received a personal invitation from one Bernie Ecclestone last week. What, I wondered, does the Formula One supremo really want? Blood on the track? My head on a...
View ArticleGiuliani emerges as favourite for Trump’s secretary of state
WASHINGTON — Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani emerged as the favourite to serve as secretary of state in Donald Trump’s incoming administration, a senior Trump official said as the president-elect...
View ArticleTrump told of unverified Russian intelligence plot
U.S. intelligence officials have informed President-elect Donald Trump about unsubstantiated reports they’ve received that the Russian government had compiled potentially damaging personal and...
View ArticleJack Todd: Kill NHL replay reviews and let refs make calls
It was an epic fail. A botched call so egregious it calls the National Hockey League’s entire replay review process into question and the worst blown call you will see — until the next one. It was the...
View ArticleRussian cloud over Trump not likely to fade with Flynn exit
WASHINGTON — Questions about the Trump administration’s ties to Russia are hardly going to disappear with the firing of national security adviser Michael Flynn. Investigations are underway, and more...
View ArticleRussian offer to send water bombers to fight Fort McMurray fire in limbo
OTTAWA — The Trudeau government has yet to respond to an offer by Russia to dispatch massive water bombers and firefighting specialists to battle the growing inferno around Fort McMurray, Alta. The...
View ArticleThe sloppy Putin-Trump kiss being shared around the world
COPENHAGEN — A street artist in Lithuania has adorned a barbecue restaurant with a poster showing Donald Trump locking lips with Vladimir Putin. Restaurant owner Dominykas Ceckauskas said Saturday the...
View ArticleExxon CEO expected to be named Trump's secretary of state
WASHINGTON — Exxon Mobil Corp. Chief Executive Officer Rex Tillerson is Donald Trump’s choice as secretary of state, NBC reported on Saturday, a move that would hand top diplomatic powers to a man...
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