Toronto's mayor Rob Ford has pursued a Tea Party like populist agenda.
It's likely that the French government's plan to raise the minimum retirement age to 62 will become law. Labor unions are now saying it's time to do something to help French people over 50 find work or keep their jobs. Correspondent Anita Elash reports.
A blockade of oil refineries is into its seventh day and one in four petrol stations is affected. President Nicolas Sarkozy has called a crisis cabinet. Oil company Exxon Mobil has described the situation as �critical�. Anita Elash reports.
Extreme right political parties have gained popularity and votes in Europe in the last few months. In France, there's also been a resurgence of the far right. Anita Elash reports.
Police in Paris evacuated the Eiffel Tower last night after they received a bomb threat. France is on a higher than normal state of alert after it got information that a female suicide bomber was planning an attack. Anita Elash reports from Paris.
Ontario hopes to phase out coal-fired power plants within five years as part of an aggressive new green energy plan.
There's a religious debate taking place in Canada. Some Muslims there say they want the country to set some limits on freedom of religion. Anita Elash reports from Toronto.
For today's Geo Quiz, we were looking for a region in France where you can still find some snail farming. But most of the snails that wind up on French dinner plates come from Eastern Europe. And lately, the snail supply is drying up. Anita Elash reports on France's escargot shortage.