Prime Minister Stephen Harper leaves for China Monday with four cabinet ministers and seven MPs in tow. It will be his second visit to the country after initially cool relations when he first took office in 2006. Harper at first avoided the country over its human rights record, not attending the Beijing Olympics in 2008 [...]

Tens of thousands of Russians flooded downtown Moscow on Saturday to demand an end to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s rule, casting a strong challenge to his bid to reclaim the presidency in March. The massive protest — which drew 120,000 people, according to organizers — reflected a mounting opposition to Putin’s 12-year rule that has [...]

Russia and China have vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for Syrian president Bashar Assad to step down. The veto comes in the wake of increasing international pressure to stop Assad’s regime, which has implemented a bloody crackdown since last March. Russia’s veto was expected since it has military connections to the Assad regime, [...]

Ovie’s back, and the Montreal Canadiens get him. The Washington Capitals come into the Bell Centre on Saturday afternoon (CBC Sports, CBCSports.ca, 2 p.m. ET) having gone 1-1-1 without Alex Ovechkin, who was sitting out a three-game suspension for a high hit. During that time, several of the Caps’ forwards stepped into the breech by [...]

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