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“Putin’s Games” may be the most expensive Olympics ever but even the Russian President can’t contend with weather. A thick fog has settled over the mountains at the Sochi Olympics today, forcing the postponement of a biathlon race and snowboard event. Find out which other sporting events may be affected.
3 things for the 'Three Amigos'
The Three Amigos are reuniting in Mexico this week amid strained relations.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper heads south this week for a bilateral “Three Amigos” meeting with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and U.S. President Barack Obama in Toluca, Mexico. Trade tops the agenda, and a host of trade measures the U.S. has taken recently are said to have negatively impacted Mexico and Canada may factor into the conversation.
Obama’s long-awaited decision on the Keystone XL pipeline will also likely be a topic of discussion. The leaders may also address the topic of Canada’s visa requirement for Mexican travellers, a sore point for the Mexican government, which would like to see changes to the visa system critics call “stringent.”
While you were asleep:
Some tense moments in the air after an Ethiopian Airlines co-pilot hijacked a plane bound for Rome on Monday and flew it to Geneva, where he wanted to seek asylum. The co-pilot took control of the plane when the pilot ventured outside the cockpit, officials said. But passengers on the plane were none the wiser, saying they were even unaware it had been hijacked.
In case you missed it:
Former top-ranking Canadian general Andrew Leslie says his connection to the Liberal party is what’s prompting a smear campaign over $72,000 in expenses he claimed for a move from his Ottawa home to another residence in the city shortly after he retired.
Meanwhile, in a run-up to the March 2 Oscars telecast, nominee ’12 Years a Slave’ took home Best Picture honours at the British Academy Film Awards Sunday. Space thriller “Gravity” won six BAFTA prizes, including Best Director for Alfonso Cuaron.
