Antonia Romeo: The woman who'll make sure British business keeps booming in the US 

On: By: Helen Smith

The heat was searing on the streets, fraying tempers and exhausting New York’s habitually harried inhabitants. And yet, perhaps remarkably given the circumstances, across the city it was transatlantic business as usual.
As the Brexit result unfolded across the Pond on the night of June 23, the New York-London business community was keeping its cool.
“These are sophisticated players,” explained Antonia Romeo, the Government’s newly appointed British consul general in the Big Apple, who also holds the new title of director-general economic and commercial affairs USA. “No one is going to panic.”
Her role involves overseeing British trade policy across the US; her ambition, she said, is to “rocket boost” British-US trade. And, despite the vote to leave the EU, she insisted that most of the business and financial leaders she talks to are remaining calm.
“There is definitely no sense that this is a crisis. These are organisations …

Canada is closed

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The Olympics really were no match.There was only one show in town, sorry, in the nation on Saturday night.Canada’s national broadcaster CBC broke from Rio to air the whole of The Tragically Hip’s final gig live. They advertised it as “A National Celebration”, and they weren’t wrong.Only about 7,000 fans had actually managed to cram into the K-Rock Centre in Kingston, Ontario.Kingston – the home town of Gordon Edgar “Gord” Downie, whose announcement in May that he had terminal brain cancer had caused shock across the nation.

It’s perhaps hard for those outside Canada to understand just …
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Yet another regrettable outcome of the 2016 election: Divorce

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Get this: According to The New York Times, some wives are threatening to divorce their husbands if the fellows vote for Donald Trump.
The Times featured one couple, a male dentist and a female a doctor, who had never talked much about politics before. When the wife learned her husband was for Trump, she threatened to divorce him and move to Canada.
Sheesh. It makes one long for the good old days when a fellow had to run off with a cocktail waitress before his wife called in the lawyers.
The Federalist shared some interesting insights on The Times article. Journalist Denise C. McAllister argues that in 2016, “you are who you vote for.”
“Why are voters not merely being associated with Trump, but actually and essentially being identified with …
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Fans gather across Canada to watch Tragically Hip’s last show

On: By: Helen Smith

BOBCAYGEON, Ont. – Organizing a Tragically Hip viewing party in his hometown of Bobcaygeon, Ont., isn’t just about being a fan of the legendary Canadian band for Aaron Shaw.Shaw, who came up with the idea a couple weeks ago, has personal connections to cancer, which the Hip’s lead singer Gord Downie is also fighting.“I’ve had dealings with family, friends, my favourite teacher who had passed away of cancer who was probably one of the biggest impacts of my life,” Shaw said. Story continues below

READ MORE: Gord Downie calls out to Justin Trudeau during Tragically Hip’s final show of tour“I want to be able to give back to the community as well as the cancer society.”Bobcaygeon’s “A Concert under the Constellations” was one of many such events around Canada to be held Saturday.READ MORE: As it Happened: Tragically Hip’s final …

Canadian man's bomb did not fully detonate before police shot him -report

On: By: Helen Smith

A homemade bomb set off last week by a Canadian man who was apparently inspired by Islamic State, failed to fully detonate, a senior police official told the National Post newspaper on Saturday.While there was a blast in the back seat of a taxi in Strathroy, Ontario, as police closed in, it came from the detonators, and explosive material did not go off, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) deputy commissioner Mike Cabana said.The RCMP could not immediately be reached for comment on the newspaper report.Aaron Driver, 24, was shot dead by police on Aug. 10 and the taxi company …
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The Prime Minister of Canada announces changes to the ministry

On: By: Helen Smith

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced the following changes to the ministry:

Dominic LeBlanc, currently Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will now be dedicated solely to his role as Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard. Mr. LeBlanc will also assume additional responsibilities in the coming days.

Bardish Chagger retains her role as Minister of Small Business and Tourism and also becomes Leader of the Government in the House of Commons.

The Prime Minister thanked Minister LeBlanc for his immense contributions as Government House Leader and expressed his confidence in Minister Chagger as a worthy successor.

See biographical notes and Canadian Ministry list.

Office of the Prime Minister of Canada published this content on 19 August 2016 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein.Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 19 August 2016 19:00:08 UTC.

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Canada's Trudeau promotes rookie politician in cabinet shuffle

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OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweaked his cabinet on Friday, promoting a rookie female member of parliament to fill a gap left earlier this year by the resignation of a minister who sought treatment for addiction.

Bardish Chagger was sworn in as the new leader of the government in the House of Commons. She also retains her previous role as minister of small business and tourism.

Trudeau has emphasized the need for gender and ethnic diversity in his cabinet and Chagger’s appointment to the prestigious role further highlighted that.

Chagger, the daughter of Indian immigrants, first …
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Parties of Canada's left, right bereft of proper leadership

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What do the federal New Democrats, the Alberta and federal Conservatives, and Quebec’s two main sovereigntist parties have in common?

Chantal Hebert

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 These days they are all looking for someone to lead them out of the wilderness. 

The similarities don’t stop there. In none of their cases is the quest for a new leader just a routine changing of the guard.

To varying degrees, the long-standing flagship parties of the Canadian right, the country’s left and Quebec’s secession movement have lost their sense of their place in a shifting political universe.

They are all struggling with divisive existential issues that will have to be resolved before they can take the fight to their political rivals. And none has a larger-than-life figure in sight to paper over the cracks.

The Parti Quebecois will be choosing a leader for the second time in little more than a year on Oct. 7. …
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Usain Bolt laughs with Canada's Andre De Grasse during the 200m semifinal

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Bolt laughed and pointed at Andre De Grasse as they crossed the finish line on Wednesday night Both automatically qualified for the final on Thursday, running clear ahead of their competitors They shared the podium together on the 100m, where Bolt took Gold and De Grasse took bronzeUSA’s Justin Gatlin failed to qualify for the final, placing third in his semifinal heat By

Anneta Konstantinides For Dailymail.com

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05:41 EST, 18 August 2016

Usain Bolt is one step closer to completing the triple-triple after he sailed through his semifinal heat in the 200m – and did it with a smile.Bolt powered out of the blocks and took a clear lead out of the curve before he characteristically began to slow down, knowing the race was his to lose. But the Jamaican sprinter laughed as his friendly rival Andre De Grasse of Canada, who shared the podium with him …

CANADA STOCKS-TSX ends barely lower; banks weigh, energy stocks gain

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Aug 18 Canada’s main stock index ended
barely lower on Thursday, its second straight marginal loss, as
gains for energy companies as oil prices pushed higher were
offset by losses for banks.

The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index
unofficially closed down 1.92 points, or 0.01 percent,
at 14,695.68.

(Reporting by Alastair Sharp; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

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