After three days stranded on an ice flow about 50 metres square, a 17-year-old boy from Coral Harbour, Nunavut has been rescued. But even though it was successful, the rescue has drawn attention to the lack of formal search and rescue operations throughout Canada's north.
We talk to Justice Robert Sharpe about his new book, The Last Day, The Last Hour. In it, he revisits the 1928 Currie Libel Trial, a sensational courtroom drama that focussed on the actions of a Canadian commander who continued to send his troops into battle even through the final hours before the armistice that ended WWI.
For more than 75 years, war has been the dominant metaphor for American drug policy. But tough economic times have left some wondering if outlawing marijuana is really worth the trouble and whether there might be a nice cash grab in being able to tax it.
We go to court today where accusations are flying over who might be guilty of judging the juries. New laws and practices are changing the way jurors are chosen in some provinces and that's raised concerns about the Crown's potential to tilt juries.
Celebrated historian Antony Beevor re-visits the beaches of Normandy and the story of D-Day, one of the most pivotal moments in modern history.
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