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Snow hammers East, West faces deep freeze Snow falls in Toronto overnight. Photo courtesy of CTV.ca Flights, school buses cancelled as southern, central and northeastern Ontario as snow wallops region; temperatures near -30C in parts of the Prairies Jill Mahoney and Scott Lilwall Toronto - Published on Wednesday, Dec.

The New York Times 12/05/2009 By Max Hastings [Printer Friendly Version] IT is hard to be optimistic about the outcome of President Obama's troop 'surge' in Afghanistan.

Happy Thursday! Lawmakers want to give immunity to gay military service members that agree to testify at Congressional hearings about the "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

In last month's Your History column for Port Coquitlam, we learned of a young boy at Vimy Ridge in the First World War fighting for peace.

SCARSDALE - Three Scarsdale lawmen - two sergeants and a detective - will be recognized in Washington, D.C., in January for their efforts to raise money for the Soldier Family Assistance Center at Walter Reed Hospital.

The Community Action Council's food shelves fed 6,000 people throughout Dakota County last year.

Sgt. 1st Class Charlene Koreski of Yakima has this deployment thing down to a routine.

By Richard Gladstone Dozens of boxes crammed full of goodies will be sent out to UK forces in Afghanistan today , thanks to generous staff at Hastings Magistrates Court and the public.

Hastings and Jones middle schools marked Veterans Day by hosting programs in which students interacted with military personnel of different generations.

The decision to write "Make 'Em Well, Doc" was not easy for Dr. Jonathan D. Hunter.

U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, who is challenging Sen. Arlen Specter in the Democratic primary, speaks Saturday in front of the Court of Valor.

Looking her brother's killer in the eye, Amy Olson held high a picture of Richard Jackson caring for her daughter, followed by a picture of Jackson's gravestone.

To donate: Drop new, unwrapped toys at AAA Travel, Alliance Bank, Bank of America, Capaha Bank, Commerce Bank, Osage Center, Southeast Missourian, Montgomery Bank, Regions Bank, US Bank, Wehrenberg Theaters, First Missouri State Bank, Hastings Town Plaza, Paula Huggins Accounting, Bank of Missouri, Westfield Shopping, Kelly Services, Wal-Mart, ...

In an outpouring of appreciation, hundreds gathered under sunny, breezy skies yesterday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl to pay homage to those who served in the First and Second World Wars, Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf wars and Afghanistan.

On Veterans Day, the Yager family in Hastings should receive a hearty "thanks." Roger Yager, 62, himself served two years in the Army during Vietnam.

Martin Levin Published on Friday, Nov. 06, 2009 4:53PM EST A cclaimed British historian Anthony Beevor was in Toronto recently to talk about his new book, D-Day. Books editor Martin Levin spoke with him.

A version of an idea from a right-wing conservative just might be the best approach.

With so many British dead, it's unpalatable to say we've failed. But the real betrayal, says MAX HASTINGS, is to fool ourselves that one more heave - a few more bodybags - can secure something we could call victory The image of a soldier's discarded body armour, stained with the lifeblood of one of five troops killed on Tuesday by an Afghan ...

Tajikistan News.Net Wednesday 4th November, 2009 A non-binding resolution condemning the Goldstone Report, which accuses Israel and Hamas of committing war crimes in Gaza, has been passed in the US House of Representatives with an overwhelming majority.

PRESIDENT OBAMA is doing the arithmetic of fighting in Afghanistan and figuring the odds of Pakistan pulling through.