The Canadian Journalist Amanda Lindhout is safe and finally free after 15 months in captivity. We hear from Jim Loney who was captured for four months in Iraq. He tells us about the rollar coaster of emotions of a captive and the wrenching decisions surrounding ransom.
Canadian diplomat Richard Colvin's controversial testimony about Afghan detainees has led some people to question the state of Canada's diplomatic service and ask if Canadian diplomats are really able to work honestly and speak freely. We assess those criticisms.
It's mail day. We find out what you've had to say about Afghan detainees, credibility, climate change and reconciliation.
Allegations that Afghan detainees were tortured after Canadian Forces handed them over to Afghan authorities have put the Conservative Government on the defensive. We get the Conservative Party's perspective on what happened, how it happened and whether there were other, better options.
The Asian Carp, an invasive species, has breeched an electric fence designed to keep it out of The Great Lakes. We hear from the U.S. Military, which is taking drastic measures to try to keep the Asian Carp out and a biologist who says the Asian Carp could wipe out more than 80 per cent of the native species in The Great Lakes.
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