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Fri, 24 May 2013 17:14:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/trial-opens-for-french-maker-of-drug-used-for-weight-loss-suspected-in-hundreds-of-deaths/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/trial-opens-for-french-maker-of-drug-used-for-weight-loss-suspected-in-hundreds-of-deaths/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 18:24:30 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=386101 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/21/trial-opens-for-french-maker-of-drug-used-for-weight-loss-suspected-in-hundreds-of-deaths/feed/ 0 NANTERRE, France – The makers of a diabetes and weight loss drug suspected in... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/france-to-cut-20k-military-jobs-seeking-savings-as-economic-crisis-looms/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/france-to-cut-20k-military-jobs-seeking-savings-as-economic-crisis-looms/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:18:19 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378026 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/29/france-to-cut-20k-military-jobs-seeking-savings-as-economic-crisis-looms/feed/ 0 PARIS – France is cutting 20,000 military jobs in coming years and sharply tightening... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/good-news-31/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/good-news-31/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:01:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376479 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/24/good-news-31/feed/ 0 France legalizes same-sex marriage, while Washington considers a border-crossing fee for Canadians http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/french-pm-jean-marc-ayrault-arrives-in-ottawa-today-to-begin-four-city-visit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/french-pm-jean-marc-ayrault-arrives-in-ottawa-today-to-begin-four-city-visit/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:02:12 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359630 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/french-pm-jean-marc-ayrault-arrives-in-ottawa-today-to-begin-four-city-visit/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The Prime Minister of France, Jean-Marc Ayrault, arrives in Ottawa this afternoon... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/a-spreading-threat/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/a-spreading-threat/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:30:00 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341252 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/25/a-spreading-threat/feed/ 0 Michael Petrou on why this war may be unavoidable http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/rose-is-here-to-stay-and-other-international-wine-trends/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/rose-is-here-to-stay-and-other-international-wine-trends/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:51:31 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=340343 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/rose-is-here-to-stay-and-other-international-wine-trends/feed/ 0 China rises to top wine consumer after shocking spike in consumption http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/cheese-eating-surrender-monkeys-go-to-war/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/cheese-eating-surrender-monkeys-go-to-war/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 04:22:42 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337688 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/15/cheese-eating-surrender-monkeys-go-to-war/feed/ 0 ... and why the rest of the world is keeping its distance http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/dispute-over-offshore-account-snarls-the-hunter-in-chief-of-french-tax-evaders/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/dispute-over-offshore-account-snarls-the-hunter-in-chief-of-french-tax-evaders/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:54:54 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335308 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/10/dispute-over-offshore-account-snarls-the-hunter-in-chief-of-french-tax-evaders/feed/ 0 PARIS – The man at the forefront of France’s fight against fiscal fraud is... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/29/french-panel-overturns-75-per-cent-tax-on-ultrarich-saying-its-unfair/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/29/french-panel-overturns-75-per-cent-tax-on-ultrarich-saying-its-unfair/#comments Sat, 29 Dec 2012 15:25:42 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=332249 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/29/french-panel-overturns-75-per-cent-tax-on-ultrarich-saying-its-unfair/feed/ 0 PARIS – Embattled French President Francois Hollande suffered a fresh setback Saturday when France’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/belgium-to-largish-french-movie-idols-welcome/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/belgium-to-largish-french-movie-idols-welcome/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 22:39:56 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329634 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/17/belgium-to-largish-french-movie-idols-welcome/feed/ 0 Belgium’s foreign minister Didier Reynders seems a jolly fellow. He should be, given that... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/a-global-tour-of-carbon-pricing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/a-global-tour-of-carbon-pricing/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:24:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=311824 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/06/a-global-tour-of-carbon-pricing/feed/ 0 As noted yesterday, Stephen Harper is presently in India, a country that has a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/30/french-government-shies-away-from-shaking-up-workweek/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/30/french-government-shies-away-from-shaking-up-workweek/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 09:24:11 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=308924 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/30/french-government-shies-away-from-shaking-up-workweek/feed/ 0 PARIS - The 35-hour work week? Untouchable. The social safety net? Untrimmable. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/02/another-rape-case-against-dominique-strauss-kahn-dropped/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/02/another-rape-case-against-dominique-strauss-kahn-dropped/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:32:18 +0000 Scaachi Koul http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=298822 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/02/another-rape-case-against-dominique-strauss-kahn-dropped/feed/ 0 Former head of the International Monetary fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has been cleared of one... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/30/thousands-march-in-paris-against-austerity/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/30/thousands-march-in-paris-against-austerity/#comments Sun, 30 Sep 2012 15:46:24 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=298336 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/30/thousands-march-in-paris-against-austerity/feed/ 0 PARIS - Thousands of demonstrators are marching peacefully in Paris to denounce austerity measures in Europe that have sparked violent protests in other EU countries struggling to avert fiscal crises. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/court-orders-magazine-to-turn-topless-photos-over-to-kate-middleton/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/court-orders-magazine-to-turn-topless-photos-over-to-kate-middleton/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:01:23 +0000 Scaachi Koul http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=294736 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/18/court-orders-magazine-to-turn-topless-photos-over-to-kate-middleton/feed/ 0 Although the pictures have already been seen millions of times over across the world, a French court has issued an injunction against the magazine Closer, stopping any further use of the photos of a topless Kate Middleton. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/13/the-buff-rebuffed/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/13/the-buff-rebuffed/#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:00:01 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=282202 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/13/the-buff-rebuffed/feed/ 0 Sunbathers at Paris Plages must cover up http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/09/a-bronze-medal-comeback-for-canadas-soccer-women/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/09/a-bronze-medal-comeback-for-canadas-soccer-women/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 19:52:48 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=282082 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/09/a-bronze-medal-comeback-for-canadas-soccer-women/feed/ 0 It takes a great team to know it's being beaten, and not get beat http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/vive-la-france/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/vive-la-france/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:36:27 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275152 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/18/vive-la-france/feed/ 0 As first noted by our Michael Petrou, Peter MacKay, while speaking before an audience... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/harpers-new-friend-in-france/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/harpers-new-friend-in-france/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 13:57:01 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=273548 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/harpers-new-friend-in-france/feed/ 0 What do a Canadian conservative and a French socialist have in common? Quebec. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/celebrating-canadas-war-of-1812-victory-all-hail-sir-isaac-brock-tecumseh-and-napoleon/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/celebrating-canadas-war-of-1812-victory-all-hail-sir-isaac-brock-tecumseh-and-napoleon/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 10:01:16 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=274543 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/16/celebrating-canadas-war-of-1812-victory-all-hail-sir-isaac-brock-tecumseh-and-napoleon/feed/ 0 I don’t know about you, but for me nothing makes waiting in the sweltering... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/05/france-slams-big-business-and-the-one-per-cent-with-9-billion-in-tax-hikes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/05/france-slams-big-business-and-the-one-per-cent-with-9-billion-in-tax-hikes/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:34:49 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=272464 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/05/france-slams-big-business-and-the-one-per-cent-with-9-billion-in-tax-hikes/feed/ 0 France’s new Socialist government announced tax rises worth $9 billion on Wednesday. The taxes,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/03/why-sarkozy-is-in-canada-while-police-raid-his-paris-home/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/03/why-sarkozy-is-in-canada-while-police-raid-his-paris-home/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2012 19:48:53 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=271821 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/03/why-sarkozy-is-in-canada-while-police-raid-his-paris-home/feed/ 0 The former French president, now under investigation for illicit campaign financing, has close ties to Quebec business titan Paul Desmarais http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/22/wells-vs-geddes-on-the-euro-and-the-new-jim-flaherty/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/22/wells-vs-geddes-on-the-euro-and-the-new-jim-flaherty/#comments Fri, 22 Jun 2012 21:38:13 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=270205 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/22/wells-vs-geddes-on-the-euro-and-the-new-jim-flaherty/feed/ 0 Merkel-Hollande, austerity-vs.-growth, blowing bubbles vs. tightening rules http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/17/hollandes-socialist-party-en-route-to-majority/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/17/hollandes-socialist-party-en-route-to-majority/#comments Sun, 17 Jun 2012 23:39:54 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=268219 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/17/hollandes-socialist-party-en-route-to-majority/feed/ 0 French President Francois Hollande’s Socialists  appears headed for a solid majority in parliamentary elections... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/15/now-comes-the-hard-part/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/15/now-comes-the-hard-part/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2012 10:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=266830 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/15/now-comes-the-hard-part/feed/ 0 François Hollande has won the presidency, but now he has to stack the house in his favour http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/au-revoir-austerity/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/au-revoir-austerity/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 18:05:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257799 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/au-revoir-austerity/feed/ 0 Europe is reconsidering the fiscal pact. Get set for another round of chaos http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/06/in-milestone-elections-greece-radicalizes-france-moderates/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/06/in-milestone-elections-greece-radicalizes-france-moderates/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 02:13:03 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257224 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/06/in-milestone-elections-greece-radicalizes-france-moderates/feed/ 0 Springtime Sundays are election days in Europe, and this one brought two blockbusters. In... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/01/frances-next-president-francois-not-sarkozy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/01/frances-next-president-francois-not-sarkozy/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 03:33:25 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=256238 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/01/frances-next-president-francois-not-sarkozy/feed/ 0 Hollande might as well stay home and read Stieg Larsson novels for all the influence he is having http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/27/europe-on-growth-all-together-now/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/27/europe-on-growth-all-together-now/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:13:26 +0000 Gabriela Perdomo http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=255463 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/27/europe-on-growth-all-together-now/feed/ 0 Suddenly, everyone wants to change the tune from 'austerity' to 'growth' http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/25/france-todays-sarkozy-flameout-update/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/25/france-todays-sarkozy-flameout-update/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:26:57 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254788 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/25/france-todays-sarkozy-flameout-update/feed/ 0 Campaigning on Tuesday, less than 48 hours after the first round of Presidential election... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/the-decline-and-fall-of-nicolas-sarkozy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/the-decline-and-fall-of-nicolas-sarkozy/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:07:00 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254332 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/the-decline-and-fall-of-nicolas-sarkozy/feed/ 0 Take a look at Nicolas Sarkozy’s official campaign posters from 2007 and 2012. In... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/socialists-in-paris/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/socialists-in-paris/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:48:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254327 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/23/socialists-in-paris/feed/ 0 Brian Topp looks to Francois Hollande. First, Hollande campaigned on a relatively gutsy platform.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/09/frances-elections-plus-ca-change-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/09/frances-elections-plus-ca-change-2/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:07:10 +0000 Paul Wells http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=251271 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/09/frances-elections-plus-ca-change-2/feed/ 0 Much debate in France over reforms to the country’s rules for obtaining a driver’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/30/french-police-arrest-19-in-dawn-raids-on-suspected-radical-islamists-on-day-after-mohammed-merah-is-buried/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/30/french-police-arrest-19-in-dawn-raids-on-suspected-radical-islamists-on-day-after-mohammed-merah-is-buried/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:06:29 +0000 David Newland http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=249748 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/30/french-police-arrest-19-in-dawn-raids-on-suspected-radical-islamists-on-day-after-mohammed-merah-is-buried/feed/ 0 In a series of dawn raids across France, elite police arrested 19 suspected radical... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/22/bigotry-in-animal-rights-clothing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/22/bigotry-in-animal-rights-clothing/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:52:01 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=247217 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/22/bigotry-in-animal-rights-clothing/feed/ 0 The lands of foie gras and puppy mills are suddenly horrified by animal slaughter http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/09/for-sale-rustic-french-village/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/09/for-sale-rustic-french-village/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:15:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=244537 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/09/for-sale-rustic-french-village/feed/ 0 The hamlet of Courbefy in central France comes complete with rustic buildings, horse stables, a tennis court and a swimming pool http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/05/keys-check-breathalizer-kit/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/05/keys-check-breathalizer-kit/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:50:17 +0000 Alex Ballingall http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=242977 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/05/keys-check-breathalizer-kit/feed/ 0 France is requiring motorists to carry them around in their vehicles http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/qa-brad-trost/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/qa-brad-trost/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:54:17 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=241801 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/qa-brad-trost/feed/ 0 'Everyone knows I'm a pro-life Member of Parliament' http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/the-rise-of-mr-bland/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/the-rise-of-mr-bland/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:30:56 +0000 Jaime Weinman http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=240115 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/23/the-rise-of-mr-bland/feed/ 0 The presidential nominee for the centre-left Socialist party is a nerd famous for his lack of star power http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/16/french-mothers-dont-just-have-better-kids-they-have-better-vaginas-too/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/16/french-mothers-dont-just-have-better-kids-they-have-better-vaginas-too/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:36:03 +0000 Gabriela Perdomo http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=240327 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/16/french-mothers-dont-just-have-better-kids-they-have-better-vaginas-too/feed/ 0 France wants you, and your vagina, to get back in shape after delivering a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/the-battle-over-the-cure-for-autism/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/the-battle-over-the-cure-for-autism/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:40:52 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=235922 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/the-battle-over-the-cure-for-autism/feed/ 0 Some treatments that work on individuals may cause harm to most http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/24/north-korea-all-kim-all-the-time/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/24/north-korea-all-kim-all-the-time/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:10:01 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/north-korea-all-kim-all-the-time/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/24/north-korea-all-kim-all-the-time/feed/ 0 A French town decides women shouldn't be defined by their marital status http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/the-citizenship-question/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/the-citizenship-question/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:30:07 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=234127 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/17/the-citizenship-question/feed/ 0 Apparently Thomas Mulcair has French citizenship. Though he was born in Ottawa, Mulcair was... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/french-breast-implants-a-science-ish-saga/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/french-breast-implants-a-science-ish-saga/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:12:45 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233394 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/french-breast-implants-a-science-ish-saga/feed/ 0 It turns out we don't know much about how risky implants are http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/14/how-germany-finally-took-control-of-europe/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/14/how-germany-finally-took-control-of-europe/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/15/how-germany-finally-took-control-of-europe/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/14/how-germany-finally-took-control-of-europe/feed/ 0 It's hard to argue anyone else can save the Old Continent