All the elements for a bailout package that could stave off bankruptcy in Greece appeared to be in place as eurozone finance ministers met in Brussels on Monday. France’s Finance Minister François Baroin said the eurozone ministers have agreed on the details of a €130 billion ($170 billion) bailout package. The finance ministers are expected [...]

Canada has threatened the European Union with action at the World Trade Organization if the bloc’s plan to classify oilsands crude as more harmful to the environment than other fuels goes ahead. David Plunkett, the ambassador to the EU, wrote in a December letter to the bloc’s commissioner for climate action that “Canada would not [...]

Russia needs to modernize its military arsenals to deter others from grabbing its resources, Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says in an article published Monday. Putin, who is running to reclaim presidency in March 4 election, didn’t name any specific nation eyeing Russian mineral riches, but in the past he had repeatedly accused the United [...]

Despite winning in San Jose on the weekend, Canadian Milos Raonic fell three places to No. 35 in the new ATP Tour world rankings. The 21-year-old from Thornhill, Ont., won the same tournament last year. The schedule works against him in the new rankings. Raonic plays this week in Memphis, where he was runner-up last [...]

B.C.’s Kelly Scott is alone in first place at the Canadian women’s curling championship after a 7-5 win over defending champion Amber Holland. Scott’s Kelowna rink improves to 4-0 with the win while Holland’s team falls to 3-1. Scott played without Sasha Carter, who was ill with the flu. Vice-skip Dailene Silverton threw third rocks [...]