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June 06, 2010

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Here, the dying get a second chance.

Metro exclusive: NATO chief says Afghan project 'long-term'

April 29, 2010

If NATO decided to add charm offensives to its arsenal of military ones, its Secretary-General would be its best weapon

Soldier honoured to be subject of winning essay

April 28, 2010

When Master Cpl. Jody Mitic ran the Army Run half marathon last September, he did it to prove to himself that he could still be a soldier, despite losing both legs below the knee to a landmine in Afghanistan three years earlier.

Hurricane Helena clouding the deeper issue

April 20, 2010

All the sound and fury over the Helena Guergis affair, which may turn out to signify nothing, or very little, has served to camouflage matters more serious.

Calgary memorial held for slain Herald reporter

January 19, 2010

Hundreds lined the pews at First Alliance Church in Calgary yesterday for the memorial of a city journalist killed in Afghanistan.

Hundreds attend Surrey funeral of slain soldier

January 13, 2010

“To my little boy, I love you, and I know you will always be with me and I am so proud of what you have done for our country,” Sian Lesueur said at the end of an eulogy to her son.

Michelle Lang remembered as a 'persistent' reporter

January 12, 2010

“We remember her as our baby.”

Obama's first year has America back on the high road

December 22, 2009

At long last, the United States will get a semblance of a decent health care system. Barring some unforeseen reversal, U.S. President Barack Obama’s reform  package will receive final approval next month.

Singing to thank fellow soldiers

December 21, 2009

The second annual Thank a Soldier mission is getting a little help from some friends this year.

Shuffling the chairs in an unlit galaxy

December 15, 2009

In the Afghan detainee controversy, Peter MacKay’s stonewalling and roughhouse takedown of a diplomat was characteristic of this government whenever it is accused of anything. Did the defence minister have any choice but to respond in the way he did?

Untangling the moral dilemma of Afghan detainees

December 15, 2009

After the recent bout of public scrutiny over accusations by former senior Canadian diplomat Richard Colvin about Ottawa’s indifference toward the torture of detainees in Afghanistan, we need to recall that, in 2005, former prime minister Paul Martin gave the thumbs up to then-defence minister Bill Graham to negotiate a detainee transfer agreement with the Afghanistan government.

Tory adds patriot game to torture allegations strategy

December 01, 2009

One of the leading rules of politics is to keep it simple. Reduce complex issues down to elementary terms that all earthlings, no matter what their degree of cranial endowment, can understand.

Soldiers return home after 10-month Afghan tour

November 25, 2009

For dozens upon dozens of troops returning from Afghanistan yesterday, there truly was no place like home.

Security forum panel splits on talking to Taliban

November 23, 2009

They agreed on most things, but the question of whether to negotiate with the Taliban split a high-profile panel down the middle at the Halifax International Security Forum this weekend.

Afghan torture whistleblower latest to endure Tory fury

November 19, 2009

Hell hath no wrath like a Conservative government scorned - just ask the string of bureaucrats, advocates and citizens whose reputations have felt the fury.

Who was the architect of the Kandahar mission?

November 10, 2009

With things going badly in Afghanistan, a controversy has developed over who was the main architect of the Kandahar component of the mission that has cost so many Canadian lives.

Expert calls for investigation in wake of Wilcox verdict

August 04, 2009

A military law expert is calling for an independent investigation into how the Canadian Forces trains its reservists in the wake of the Cpl. Matthew Wilcox guilty verdict handed down by a four-member military panel last week.

Wilcox takes the stand at court martial

July 27, 2009

In his own words, Cpl. Matthew Wilcox described how he ascertained a “threat” against him inside his own tent at the Kandahar Airfield base in Afghanistan that led him to draw his pistol from a leg holster and shoot a Canadian soldier in the chest.

Wilcox likely to be only defence witness at court martial

July 24, 2009

Defence lawyer Lt.-Col. Troy Sweet walked out of a makeshift courtroom at Sydney’s Victoria Park on Thursday, musing to reporters on the only witness he will likely bring forward to testify in the court martial case of Glace Bay reservist Cpl. Matthew Wilcox.

Prosecution witness tells court martial of significant early mistakes

July 23, 2009

The lead military police officer investigating the death of Cpl. Kevin Megeney said yesterday in Sydney there were significant mistakes made early on in the case.

Prosecution in Wilcox court martial expected to rest today

July 22, 2009

The prosecution for the Cpl. Matthew Wilcox court martial in Sydney expects to close its case against the Glace Bay reservist today.

Ignatieff heads to D.C. for Afghanistan discussion

April 22, 2009

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff is off to Washington to take part in an exclusive and high-level discussion on the future of Afghanistan.

Stress cases jump 50 per cent in Afghan veterans

April 14, 2009

More than one in every five Canadian soldiers and police officers deployed to Afghanistan leave the force with post-traumatic stress or other psychiatric problems and that figure is rapidly rising, the Toronto Star has learned.

New clinic opens to treat veteran stress injuries

February 25, 2009

Canada's newest clinic dedicated to the treatment of military men and women with operational stress injuries officially opened in Ottawa on Tuesday.

Media compliance made for a smooth Obama visit

February 24, 2009

Just being in the presence of Barack Obama elevated the stature of Stephen Harper last week.

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