Sept. 11 changed view on Iraq: Blair

The Sept. 11 attacks changed the 'calculus of risk' and meant it was no longer possible to contain Saddam Hussein through sanctions, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Friday, explaining why he backed the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that toppled the Iraqi dictator

Soldiers heading to gruelling assignments may have to meet mental checklist

Canadian soldiers heading to such assignments as the Afghan war would have to meet a checklist of psychological and social requirements under a new National Defence Department program designed to ready troops mentally ? as well as physically ? for gruelling operations.

Taliban talks already started

World powers yesterday backed plans by Afghanistan's President to reward moderate Taliban who disarm as it emerged talks have already begun with the insurgents about laying down their arms

U.S. Congress probes Toyota recalls as impact spreads

Toyota faces scrutiny from Congress over its biggest ever safety recall as investors, suppliers and consumers weighed the impact of an unprecedented halt in U.S. production by the No.1 automaker

Analysis: VANOC: No snow? No problem!

With unseasonably warm temperatures and weeks of snow-sapping rain threatening a 2010 Winter Olympics venue, Games organizers have gone into anti-meltdown overdrive. Their message: Rest easy, weather worrywarts. Operation Hay Bale is underway.

Robert Fulford: J.D. Salinger, a generation?s silent hero

Robert Fulford remembers the life and works of J.D. Salinger and wrestles with what may have made him stop publishing.

United Church, Jewish group try to reconcile

The United Church of Canada and the country?s largest Jewish group will meet next week to try to salvage a relationship marked by nearly a year of unprecedented tension

Lorne Gunter: Too much government

Government is far too big, especially considering that no matter how much more money it consumes, it never seems to solve any of the problems it claims can be eradicated by higher taxes

Don Martin: Harper must back up his 'road to Damascus' moment

Don Martin: The obvious temptation is to view Harper's World Economic Forum speech as a epiphany for a prime minister suddenly sagging in the polls

You talkin' to us, Adam?: Adam Giambrone's mayoralty launch video

Toronto Councillor Adam Giambrone released a video on Thursday announcing he is ready to run for the mayoralty. Ron Wadden supplies the National Post?s film review

Tories to fine-tune young offenders act

Ottawa has decided to tweak rather than overhaul Canada?s young offender laws, which Stephen Harper once called an 'unmitigated failure'

Toyota finds a fix

Toyota Motor Corp. believes it has found a fix for the faulty accelerator pedals at the heart of its massive recall