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A Louisiana state senator has praised a Canadian search and rescue team. Senator Walter Boasso said a Vancouver-based team reached St. Bernard parish five days before the U.S. army got there. "Fabulous, fabulous guys," Boasso said. "They started rolling with us and got in boats to save people ... We've got Canadian flags flying everywhere." RELATED STORY: 20,000 Canadian cots sent for hurricane reliefThe suburb of 68,000 people was initially ignored by U.S. authorities who were scrambling to get aid to New Orleans. Boasso said floodwater in his parish is still 2.4 metres deep in some places. He said residents...

<p>OTTAWA - When the United States closed its airspace after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, more than 200 airliners were diverted to airports across Canada, where stranded travelers were welcomed into homes.</p> <p>President Bush was traveling Wednesday to Nova Scotia to give the Canadians a belated "thank you" for helping Americans in their hour of need - a gesture aimed at warming frosty ties between the neighboring nations.</p>

President Bush with his wife Laura and Prime Minister Paul Martin with his wife Sheila pose with members of the RCMP eng 150 30nov04 George Bush with his wife Laura and PM Paul Martin with his wife Sheila pose with members of the RCMP President Bush says memories of the September 11, 2001 attacks on America provide constant proof of the need for the international community to come together to fight terrorism and rebuild Iraq. The president went to an Atlantic Coast pier that is revered in Canada as the nation's historic gateway to the world. About one million immigrants...

American caterers pay tribute to Gander Canadian Press E-mail this Article Print this Article Advertisement Gander, Nfld. — Dan and Teresa Seeley have never fed more than 500 people through their small catering business in Syracuse, N.Y. On Saturday, they put on a spread for a crowd of between 3,000 to 4,000 grateful residents of Gander and area. The outdoor picnic was in recognition of the Newfoundland town's role in hosting about 6,500 stranded airline passengers following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States two years ago. Sounding emotionally drained but satisfied, Dan Seeley said the event was...

Note to FR, from summer: This is an actual, published, print ad appearing in today's NYT, page A-8, top right corner: ATTENTION: Citizens of the United States As a citizen of Canada I wish to extend my sincere apologies for the actions and statements of the Canadian Government. The views of the Government most certainly do not align with mine or that of a lot of Canadians. Some of the statements attributed to various elected and un-elected Canadian officials have been very irresponsible and disrepectful. This is not the way to treat friends and allies. For once, I am ashamed...

Connie Wilkins (Free Dominion co-webmaster) speech given on Parliament Hill in Ottawa... Good afternoon Freedom Ralliers! This rally is the kick-off of an unprecedented show of support for the coalition troops who fight for our freedom. Within hours, Canadians will be gathering in Victoria, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, and other cities across Canada to do the job these people [gesturing at Parliament Buildings] have failed to do! Ordinary, decent Canadians are rising up as ambassadors to our neighbours and allies. Our actions today are showing the coalition that our proud Canadian spirit is still alive, and that, despite the remarks of...

STEPHEN THORNE Canadian Press Sunday, April 20, 2003 CREDIT: (CP /Stephen Thorne)   Canadian soldiers listen to a safety briefing prior to embarking on a live-fire exercise. The soldiers have watched developments in Iraq with longing, bitterness and disappointment. (CP /Stephen Thorne)   ADVERTISEMENT WAINWRIGHT, Alta. (CP) - Canadian soldiers have watched with longing, bitterness and disappointment as their American and British bretheren fought the Iraq war on television. More than 4,000 troops from across Canada are in the midst of a six-week, $35-million exercise in the rolling, barren prairie of eastern Alberta - their biggest in more than a...

At the Rally for America last Friday outside city hall, some 8,000 souls braved bone-chilling temperatures and freezing sleet to send a message of friendship to the American people. It hit its target bang on, and probably did more to repair Canada's image in the U.S. than all the apologies and explanations from politicians. That's because it reached a huge swath of Americans. It was picked up by CNN, Fox News, the NBC affiliate in Buffalo, and the Chicago Tribune, among others. It was sent out on the UPI and AP wire services. Media hits were recorded in Kansas City,...

Check out this amazing petition which was created by a woman in Canada that got tired of hearing all the negative banter about America in this war. She got sick and tired of it, put up this petition, and it is getting enough hits to be on the top 5 at petitions online.

Flags mark couple's war stand By Ian Gillespie -- Free Press News Columnist A lot of people don't say what they think. Even now, as people are dying. Although a pile of scary you-know-what is hitting the fan on the far side of the planet, a lot of Canadians take a "don't ask, don't tell" approach when it comes to voicing opinions about the war in Iraq. A lot of people don't want to rock the boat. But not here on Admiral Drive. You notice that right away as you drive past the house on the southwest corner of Admiral...

Americans, God bless 'em By Joe Warmington http://www.canoe.ca/TorontoNews/ts.ts-04-05-0015.html Man, was that ever nice to see. A thousand Torontonians braved a miserable day to let the Americans know there are lots of people who support them. The U.S. is not the bad guy in this. Saddam Hussein, his sons and his gang of murderous thugs are. History will show this. And it will show Canada, thanks to a weak and gutless government, did nothing to stop the tyranny. What a dark chapter in Canadian history. What happened here is just not Canada. But it was impressive to see Premier Eves, Opposition...

Saturday 5th April, 2003 Canadian rally backs U.S. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Big News Network.com Saturday 5th April, 2003 A freak spring ice storm only slightly dampened the enthusiasm and turnout at a Pro-America rally held in the heart of Canada's financial district Friday. Some 2,000 shivering and chanting people draped in Canadian and U.S. flags milled in front of Toronto's City Hall in a show of support for the U.S.-led coalition's war against Iraq. The organizers of the rally, Friends of America, told the crowd they were part of the silent majority of Canadians who support the United States and the war....

In Toronto today, April 4th, 2003 we gathered to declare our support for America, and our outrage with our government's positions and behaviour. About 2,000 folks by my count made it out in freezing rain that shut down Pearson International, Canad's largest airport. These were people with jobs, folks of all ages. Taxpayers. I hop the Liberal strategists in Ottawa are shuddering right now. They made one of the greatest miscalculations in Canadian history. They believed we could stand away from America and no one owuld care. Wrong, idiots. We do care. Five thousand in Ottawa last weekend, hundreds in...

They're calling it the Rally for America, but to our way of thinking it's a rally for Canadians. For Canadians who are fed up with seeing the flag of our closest ally and neighbour burned. For Canadians who are appalled at hearing the national anthem of the United States booed. For Canadians who are furious our prime minister hasn't spoken out against the smug anti-Americanism spewing from his front and back benches like a cancer. Tomorrow at noon at Nathan Phillips Square, Canadians who feel this way are going to get the chance to have their voices heard. Organizers of...

HALIFAX (CP) - HMCS Iroquois has arrived in the Persian Gulf, allowing the Canadian commodore overseeing a multinational task force to finally take control of his command-and- control vessel. The ship, which left Halifax on March 5, was to take over from HMCS Montreal as the main centre of operations for Commodore Roger Girouard, who is leading the force involved in the fight against terrorism. "The commodore should be transferring from Montreal to Iroquois any time now. That should take one day or two," Maj. Richard Saint-Louis said from Operation Apollo's central command in Tampa, Fla. He would not reveal...

Calgary support for war rises: poll Alberta leads in national pro-U.S. shift Mark Reid Calgary Herald support for the U.S.-led war in Iraq is surging in Calgary and across the province, with three-quarters of Albertans in favour of Canada joining the fight, according to a new poll. However, despite growing support for the war in Alberta and across the country, the Chretien government is standing firm on its decision to keep Canada out of the conflict. "The (federal) government really blew it by looking at short-term polls (saying Canadians were against the war)," said pollster Faron Ellis of JMCK Polling....

A CALL TO PREVIOUSLY VOICELESS CANADIANS: RALLY FOR AMERICA IN TORONTO ON FRIDAY April 1, 2003: Pouring rain didn't stop thousands of ordinary Canadians from gathering on Parliament Hill, in Canada's capital during the weekend, for a rally in support of the U.S.-led war in Iraq. In an obvious symbolic slap in the face of official Ottawa, and Canada's senile Prime Minister, the crowds enthusiastically waved American and Canadian flags in support of the United States and the war to liberate Iraq. "Our allies are going to win this war, they're going to win it with the silent majority of...

Watching the Jays Yankees game. At Sky Dome in Toronto. Seventh inning stretch. G-d Bless America sang with huge applause. Wow.

CALGARY -- Waving U.S. flags and pro-American signs, about 600 people turned out at the University of Calgary yesterday for a rally in support of the U.S.-led war on Iraq. It was the second such demonstration in as many days in Calgary, and one of several across the country on the weekend. The supporters carried placards reading "Chrétien is a Coward" and "Stop the War and Saddam Murders a Million More," but organizers insisted they leave them at the door of the MacEwan Hall students centre. Inside, flags from the United States, Canada, Britain and Australia were on sale, with...

DAILY NOTEBOOK.... IN OTTAWA, FRIENDS OF AMERICA STAND WITH UNITED STATES March 31, 2003: Pouring rain didn't stop thousands of ordinary Canadians from gathering on Parliament Hill, in Canada's capital Saturday, for a rally in support of the U.S.-led war in Iraq. In an obvious symbolic slap in the face of official Ottawa, and Canada's senile Prime Minister, the crowds enthusiastically waved American and Canadian flags in support of the United States and the war to liberate Iraq. "Our allies are going to win this war, they're going to win it with the silent majority of Canadians behind them," Canadian...