Louise Egan

Position: Senior correspondent
I cover Canadian economic news, central banking and politics. I am based in Ottawa and have been in my current role since 2006. Before that, I wrote about Latin America from Buenos Aires and Santiago, Chile.

Blog Posts

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Flu fears force Mexican Catholics to attend virtual Mass

Mexico's 20 million Catholics had to resort to a televised Mass on Sunday after health authorities shut down churches nationwide to prevent the spread of a new flu virus that has seized headlines throughout the world.  Full Article | Comments [1] 

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Mexico declares war on neckties

Mexicans can start to relax a bit now that the country's deadly flu virus appears to be under control. But the country's health minister said on Sunday his countrymen shouldn't loosen their neckties, they should take them off altogether.  Full Article | Comments [2]