Anita Elash

Canada's Leader of the 'Tea Party North'

Toronto's mayor Rob Ford has pursued a Tea Party like populist agenda.

Canada's Leader of the 'Tea Party North'
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'Of Men and Gods' is French blockbuster

'Of Men and Gods' is French blockbuster
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French farmland tapped for oil

French farmland tapped for oil
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Picasso treasure trove'

Picasso treasure trove'
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French soccer star calls for bank protest

French soccer star calls for bank protest
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Finding jobs for France's older workers

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.

Finding jobs for France's older workers
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French protests intensify

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.

French protests intensify
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Resurgence of the French National Front

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.

Resurgence of the French National Front
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Paris terror alert

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.

Paris terror alert

Ontario's aggressive green energy plan

Ontario hopes to phase out coal-fired power plants within five years as part of an aggressive new green energy plan.

Ontario's aggressive green energy plan
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Burka debate stirs Canada's Muslims

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.

Burka debate stirs Canada's Muslims
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Geo answer

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.

Geo answer