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Royal visit to Ottawa on Canada Day includes stops at Shopify, NAC
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall won't just stop by Parliament Hill for Canada Day celebrations on July 1 — they'll visit...

RCS Ottawa
Jun 20, 2017


Brexit Talks Set to Begin amid Chaos in London
Shortly after Prime Minister Theresa May's election debacle, a man who had been largely forgotten saw fit to comment. At an economic...

RCS Ottawa
Jun 18, 2017


Governor General to Attend the Centennial of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
OTTAWA—His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, will attend the ceremony...

RCS Ottawa
Jun 12, 2017


How Theresa May blew a 20-point lead and saddled the UK with a hung parliament
In mid-April, in the aftermath of the vote for Brexit that pushed her into power, British prime minister Theresa May and her Conservative...

RCS Ottawa
Jun 9, 2017


Building a brand new capital city won’t let Zambia leave its troubles behind
Does it make sense for a country to locate its capital city someplace no one can find? Zambia wants to move its capital city from the...

RCS Ottawa
May 29, 2017


Kenya: Standard Gauge Railway Launch Set for May 31
Nairobi — President Uhuru Kenyatta is set to launch the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line on May 31 in a ceremony to be...

RCS Ottawa
May 29, 2017


East African youth entrepreneur summit closes with pitch to governments
Young entrepreneurs from Commonwealth countries in East Africa have proposed a raft of policy measures to boost economic growth and...

RCS Ottawa
May 27, 2017


Prince Harry to take over from Prince Philip as Head of the Royal Marines
Prince Harry is expected to replace his grandfather The Duke of Edinburgh as Head of the Royal Marines when he retires later this year....

RCS Ottawa
May 26, 2017


Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2017 TO FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2017 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Background The 2017 Africa Regional Forum on sustainable...

RCS Ottawa
May 14, 2017
Australia expected to announce infrastructure spending boost in budget
May 8 The Australian government is expected to announce a major boost to infrastructure spending and measures to address housing...

RCS Ottawa
May 8, 2017


It’s impossible to study African history without understanding how much colonialism set it back
African history has gone through many incarnations as an academic discipline. Most recently, there’s been a global turn in African...

RCS Ottawa
May 7, 2017


Britain’s Prince Philip, the world’s greatest plaque unveiler, is calling it quits
The tassel-ended cords lie still. Champagne bottles limply dangle from ropes, unpropelled towards the hulls of ships. Velvet curtains...

RCS Ottawa
May 4, 2017


Trump to meet Australian PM, relations strained over asylum seekers
(Reuters)) - U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on May 4 in New York City as the two...

RCS Ottawa
May 3, 2017
Turkish President Erdogan in India; to hold talks with PM Modi
NEW DELHI: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived here on Sunday evening and will hold wide-ranging talks with Prime Minister...

RCS Ottawa
May 1, 2017


Donald Trump’s war on Canadian lumber socialism is business as usual for US presidents
The Trump administration took its first truly protectionist step yesterday, but its target wasn’t China or Mexico. Instead, the US...

RCS Ottawa
Apr 27, 2017


Africa’s last absolute monarch wants to ban divorce
King Mswati III of Swaziland is Africa’s last absolute monarch. The 49-year old king who calls himself ngweyama, “the lion,” owns most of...

RCS Ottawa
Apr 25, 2017


The Journey of a Canadian Diplomat Through Northern India
It gives us great pleasure to invite you to an interesting event on Sunday, May 7 in which the audience will hear the personal...

RCS Ottawa
Apr 25, 2017


The UK’s snap general election is an opportunity to argue about Brexit all over again
British prime minster Theresa May is fed up with a bickering parliament. To put her opponents in their place, today she announced a...

RCS Ottawa
Apr 18, 2017


UK leader seeks snap June 8 election to bolster Brexit hand
LONDON (AP) — Delivering the latest jolt in Britain's year of political shocks, Prime Minister Theresa May called Tuesday for a snap June...

RCS Ottawa
Apr 18, 2017


Jaitley to embark on 5-day visit to US on Wednesday
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will on Wednesday leave for a five-day visit to the US to attend the Spring Meetings of the International...

RCS Ottawa
Apr 18, 2017
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