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war
No longer reporting for duty
Dismissed by the Canadian Forces, Robert Semrau begins the next stage of life—as a civilian
Now it’s ’permanent’
Designated a terrorist group by the European Union, ETA has killed more than 800 in its quest for a Basque homeland in northern Spain and southwest France.
The view from the north
As southern Sudan votes on secession, the president is forced into ’survival mode’
Caught in the crossfire
As the gang war over the country’s lucrative drug trade escalates, locals are increasingly the target
What’s a life worth?
Canadian military payments for death and destruction in Afghanistan have tripled
Berlin, and its last Jews, during wartime
Plus, Patrick McCabe’s latest ‘Bog Gothic’ novel, Nora Ephron in fine form, writers’ favourite books, comedian Russell Peters, and the war between chocolate-makers
Queen’s Remembrance Day soapbox
Why pay tribute to war veterans when you can make divisive political statements instead?
First Hero Fund scholarship awarded
Scholarship for children of fallen Canadian soldiers is granted despite professors’ objections last March