President Obama and the leaders of the world's most successful alliance, NATO, -- one that deterred nuclear war and kept the peace in Europe after centuries of conflict -- gather in Chicago this weekend to talk about the future. Obama and Prime Minister Harper should consider Mexico when they meet with other NATO leaders in Chicago.

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has opened the door to Canadian special forces staying in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of NATO forces in 20...

The death of Haji Sayed Fazluddin Agha as the victim of a suicide bombing last week could have more impact on U.S. efforts to keep a lid on Kandahar than just about anything else since the surge.

OTTAWA - It happened quietly, almost imperceptibly, while the guns of Afghanistan thundered — and whether Canadians realize it or not, they exited t...

OTTAWA - The Maple Leaf flag was hauled down for the last time in Kandahar on Thursday.The quiet ceremony at Kandahar Airfield marked the end of Canad...

OTTAWA - The first Remembrance Day following the end of the Canadian combat mission finds many veterans disillusioned with the Conservative government...

For years, Canadians have been puzzled by government statements about our real role in the Afghanistan war. So it's no wonder we're still...

It sometimes feels as if our distant war in Afghanistan never really happened, so rarely is it analyzed or discussed any more. Perhaps we...

There's the apocryphal story in the United States that if a soldier says he's a soldier at a bar, he won't be able to buy himself a drink for the rest of the night. It's time that we bring this type of appreciation back to Canada.

"A lot of people don't know what goes on in the woodwork of the Forces," the Corporal tells me. "In a sense, it's good that Afghanistan happened; it allowed us to show Canadians what we do, and what their taxes are paying for. And usually, if there's a sense of animosity against the army, it's because a lot of people don't know much about us."

My heart begins to pound as I see the green sign of the beach. I see other rafts ahead and can't be sure if the troops are fast-casting off them yet until I see their bodies make small, white explosions into the water. The driver yells "Go!" and the two men behind me somersault into the water with a crash.

The captain leads me through the base to pick up my kevlar vest and helmet. The officer sitting at reception's eyes grow wide at seeing my camera dangling around my neck. Understandably, the Forces are sometimes wary of the press. Minutes later, I don not the uniform of the Canadian soldiers, but rather the one they use during exercises for "enemy" troops.