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  Canada's jewel of an embassy in Washington becoming hot ticket

  Newt Gingrich had hoped to be the man taking the oath of office on inauguration day last week. Instead, the former Republican presidential hopeful was at the Canadian Embassy, watching U.S. President Barack Obama's swearing-in from 501 Pennsylvania Ave.'s expansive sixth-floor patio.

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  Baird says Russian embassy security memo never sent to his office

  Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says a memo written by one of his senior bureaucrats, warning of a lack of security at Canada's embassy in Moscow, was never delivered to him.

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  Government calls RCMP over leaked memo about Russian embassy security

  The federal government is asking police to investigate the leak of an internal memo that warns of a lack of security at Canada's embassy in Moscow.

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  Moscow embassy vulnerable to terror attack, espionage: CP

  Canada's diplomats in Moscow will have to work another three years in an embassy compound that's vulnerable to terrorist attack and the prying eyes of foreign spies, The Canadian Press has learned.

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  Evacuation ends at Canadian embassy, suspicious package deemed safe

  Staff at the Canadian embassy in Washington, D.C. are returning to work after the building was evacuated Friday morning following the discovery of a suspicious package.

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  Amid criticism, Baird defends Canada-U.K. shared embassy agreement

  Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird defended the announcement Monday that Canada and Britain will be sharing embassies abroad, dismissing “speculation” that the move will erode Canadian sovereignty.

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  Canada, Britain to sign deal to 'link up' embassies abroad

  Ahead of British Foreign Secretary William Hague's visit to Ottawa Monday, CTV News has learned that he and Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird are set to announce an agreement to establish joint Canada-U.K. diplomatic missions.

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  Italy will represent Canada's interests in Tehran after embassy closure

  Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi says Italy will look after Canadian interests in Iran after Canada shut down its embassy there earlier this month.

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  Teen conquers D.C.'s greatest skateboard jump

  The Canadian embassy in Washington occupies a place of grand distinction, an address and location on Pennsylvania Avenue that reflects the deepest of bonds between our two countries. From the street, an imposing stone staircase rises to a broad esplanade, and off in the near-distance, the U.S. Capitol fills the horizon.