Canada best wields power on the international stage as a member of alliances, renowned historian Margaret MacMillan told a live audience in Toronto. During a taping of the Paul Wells Show at the Munk School…
A Canadian weapons manufacturer based in Winnipeg is getting ready to export sniper rifles to Ukraine.
When was 18 and in the Canadian Armed Forces, Ron Raby remembered going sleepless for days while stationed in the town of Soest, West Germany. It was 1953, during the Cold War.
“We had to sleep in tents, in weather below 45 degrees,” Raby said.
As a nurse in a war zone, Jane Ramage found service toughest when dealing with the other side. “I had a hard time not being able to give dessert to suspected Taliban,” she said. On April 14, intensive-care nurse, Jane Ramage was interviewed by Centennial College journalism students. During the War in Afghanistan, she left civilian nursing and served two tours of duty in a military hospital at the Canadian military base in Kandahar.
The journey began with a poster and a dare for Alexandra Hackett. “My friend and I went to town on a Saturday and there was a big, free event for the young people,” she said. “And that’s where we saw the poster.” It depicted a boy and girl serving in the army. With the words ‘Join the army. See the world,’ written across the picture.
Suraia Sahar says former British Prime Minister Tony Blair should be put on trial for war crimes. “He’s a war criminal and should be brought to justice for his war crimes,” Sahar said. “He completely…