In spite of vows to take action if Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons against his own people, the US Government is now saying it needs more evidence.
Celebrated Canadian singer/songwriter Rita MacNeil’s quirky last request was to have her ashes placed in a teapot at her funeral. [All sing together: “I’m a Little Teapot”]
Canadian Prime Minister Harper shocks country by appointing his security detail head, RCMP Superintendent Bruno Saccomani, to sensitive Middle-East diplomatic post as ambassador to Jordan.
Internal memo shows that Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper acquiesced to China’s demand that he announce, in person, that 2 Giant Pandas will be loaned to Canada; [which will cost Canadian zoos $10 million over the next 10 years]
Religious police in Saudi Arabia now allow women to ride bikes and motorcycles, but only in specific recreational areas and and accompanied by a male relative.