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The casting call came out of the blue to my Moscow flat one evening. A friend rang to say that his wife had a friend who knew a television director [...]

'You're OK, jumper. Have a good one. Airborne!' Those were the last words that Lt.-Col. Pat Stogran of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry spoke to four of his soldiers [...]

How could the Taliban and al-Qaeda possibly defeat the USS Theodore Roosevelt when it's protected round the clock by walls of vending machines dispensing soft drinks and chocolate bars? The [...]

While Canadians celebrated their Olympic heroes and revelled in their triumphs, most Russians were incensed and humiliated by what they saw of the Winter Games from Salt Lake City. Alexei [...]

Hours after George W. Bush named Iran as part of 'an axis of evil' on Jan. 29, four Canadian warships delicately skirted that country's coast on their way from the [...]

'I guess Canada's a nice country. I've never thought much about it.' In other words, pleasant but insignificant. So said a Cal State Fullerton student I spoke with early in [...]

Reports on the role of the Canadian Navy in the United States-led war on terrorism. Number of Canadian warships deployed as part of Operation Apollo, to help defend U.S. forces and watch for vessels carrying Al Qaeda and Taliban fighters; Mention of the HMCS Halifax and HMCS Vancouver, which patrolled the coast of Pakistan; Notion that the mission is straining the resources of the Canadian Forces; Comments of sailors about the difficulties of spending extended periods at sea.

Focuses on a claim of Russians that a United States conspiracy, which was abetted by Canada, reduced the number of medals they won. Attack of Russian leaders on the Games, including President Vladimir Putin, who stated that the games were a 'flop'; Performance of the Soviet Union in the Winter Olympics due to state support of sports such as figure and speed skating, cross-country skiing, biathlon, and hockey; Claim of Russia that biased judges and referees favored North American athletes.

Asserts that the Canadian media does little to dispel the delusion that Canada is a caring society that engages the world. Lack of oversees correspondents; The Canadian media's mistakes in the covering of tragedies in Somalia and Rwanda; View that even when Canadian citizens make a difference abroad, Canadians are not interested; Issue of Canada's position in the world.