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Just prior to the U.S. President George W. Bush State of the Union address last week, Saddam Hussein was seen on national television telling his top generals that 'real men should not panic.' But panic may best describe the current state of Iraq's leadership. Seemingly taken aback by chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix's demand for more information and Bush's apparent determination to push ahead with war even without UN approval, the Iraqi leadership had difficulty even organizing news conferences or presenting a concise response to Bush's allegations that Iraq still possesses weapons of mass destruction. In contrast to harried government officials, many Iraqis seem unconcerned. One possible explanation: they are simply beyond caring. Saddam has increased food rations and taken steps to ensure that other necessities will be available, at least intermittently. One of the stated objectives of the U.S. war plan is to obliterate what's left of Iraq's battered power grid. Meanwhile, authorities have called up thousands of young conscripts. On the outskirts of Baghdad, the recruits -- many still wearing their own clothes -- lined up last week to practice basic drills. In an effort to keep morale high among citizens and appear defiant, the regime stages daily demonstrations. Now that the exit fee has been rescinded, hundreds of Iraqi citizens are lining up at government visa offices across the capital to apply for exit papers.

Watching the countdown to the new year in Times Square on television is usually an unalloyed pleasure. But last week, as millions of Canadians and Americans turned on their sets to witness--and even vicariously join in--the revelry, it was impossible to keep a chilling thought from partially spoiling the moment. U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officials cautioned that little is known about the individuals--including whether they had crossed into the U.S. from Canada, used their real names and ages, or were alone or part of a group as large as 20. Partly in response to the scare, Canada, the U.S. and several European countries clamped on stricter security measures at airports.According to some reports, the five are believed to be part of a larger group who were issued false identity papers for the U.S. after coming to Canada from Pakistan via Britain. The pressure for governments to take action is also building in Canada. Last week, Ontario Minister of Public Safety and Security Bob Runciman warned that the impact of a greater U.S. clampdown on the border would be catastrophic for the economy.

Profiles Canadian cartoonist George Feyer. Biographical information, including his work as a forger of papers and passports during the Second World War; Cartoons that he sold to 'Maclean's'; Description of the cartoons he drew for Imperial Oil television commercials; Thoughts from his peers; Description of his work; His appearances on television in the U.S.; His suicide in 1967; Publication of his book 'The Man in the Red Flannel Suit,;

Reports that John English will write a biography of Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Access of English to the private papers and cooperation of the family of Trudeau; Publishing of the project by Alfred A. Knopf Canada, which is run by Louise Dennys; Idea that English will be sympathetic to Trudeau.

Discusses the outbreak of newspaper wars as of November 1998. Mention of the launch of a national paper by Conrad Black and the following hostile takeover for the `The Toronto Sun' empire by the paper; Mention of several publishers, including John Honderich of `The Star.'

Reports on Southam Inc.'s national daily paper in Canada, `The National Post.' Southam's acquisition of `The Financial Post'; Plan to merge the two papers; Concern of employees about layoffs.

Mentions the code name used by editorial staffers at `The Washington Times' newspaper to refer to members of the Unification Church of Rev. Sun Myung Moon who work at the paper. The number of members, sometimes referred to as Moonies, that work at the paper; Moon's ownership of the paper. INSET: Pop movies..

Reports that First World War Canadian veteran Lester Stokes received his official discharge papers on November 9, 1996. The members of Branch 28 of the Canadian Legion in Chatham, Ontario who asked Veterans Affairs to present the papers to Stokes; Why he was never officially discharged; Military honors which he had previously received.

Provides some excerpts from the 1996 working paper by economist Thomas Courchene of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario about decentralizing the Canadian government. Why the paper was a matter of dispute among nine Canadian province premieres.

Announces that Rogers Communications Inc. agreed to sell `The Toronto Sun' back to Sun president Paul Godfrey and the employees of the paper. Agreement in August 1996 as a step to reduce debt of Rogers' Communications; Financial information of the deal; Other papers in the Toronto Sun Publishing Corp. that are affected by the deal; Whether deal was a move to block out Quebecor Inc. and its owner, Pierre Peladeau.

Reports the announcement by William Johnson, Ottawa-based national affairs columnist for the Montreal `Gazette,' that the paper was eliminating his position. His assertion that his differences with the paper's editors played a part in the cutback; Response from `Gazette' Editor Joan Fraser.

Describes Conrad Black's takeover of Saskatchewan's two newspapers, the `Regina Leader-Post' and the `Saskatoon Star Phoenix,' and 12 smaller Prairie papers. Black's Hollinger Inc. of Vancouver owning 162 dailies and other papers in Canada, the United States, Britain, Australia, and Israel.

Discusses reaction to the announcement that Canada's self-proclaimed national newspaper, `The Globe and Mail,' would place American Roger Parkinson at the helm. Implication that no Canadian was qualified to run the paper; Search by paper's owners, Thomson Newspapers Corp., for a qualified Canadian who wanted the job; David Jolley, who turned down the position. INSET: Pop movies (top movies in Canada for week ending July 14, 1994).

Comments that Canadian Human Resources Minister Lloyd Axworthy has announced that the release of a federal discussion paper on reforming Canada's social safety net will be delayed once again. When document was originally promised; Suggestion that the paper is being delayed to avoid stirring controversy during the impending Quebec election.

Recalls the newspaper career of Don Cromie, publisher of `The Vancouver Sun,' who died the other day at age 77. Cromie became general manager of the `Sun' while only 26, taking over the paper at age 30 with his brother Sam and sports editor Hal Straight. Examples of Cromie's brilliant ideas; The joy of working for his paper.

Summarizes a strategy paper sponsored by Ottawa that proposes the creation of a First Nations Province, confederational in nature, that would encompass the great diversity of the aboriginal peoples, consisting of Canada's 2,231 reserves, plus anynew territory arising out of successful aboriginal land claims. Comments by Thomas Courchene, author of the paper; Ovide Mercredi's seat at the constitutional table; Guarded reaction of Ottawa officials; Criticism from Quebec.

Discusses British Columbia's water pollution problems. Pulp-and-paper mill effluents, including dioxins and furans; Charges that the federal and provincial governments are not enforcing pollution regulations pertaining to pulp-and-paper mills; coalition of environmental groups, including Greenpeace.

Discusses the latest closure of commercial shellfish fisheries in Howe Sound, north of Vancouver, British Columbia. The pollution has been blamed on local pulp-and-paper mills. New provincial pollution-control standards; Power of the pulp-and-paper industry; Comments by environmentalists.

The article discusses how scientists who mapped the genome sequences of human ancestors, the Neanderthal and Denisovan, using ancient bones have discovered that modern day humans carry about 20 percent of their ancient DNA. Topics include how the original paper outlining the findings and written by geneticist Sriram Sankararaman and colleagues was published in the journal "Nature," how our Neanderthal DNA impacts our risk for disease, and the link between Denisovans and Tibetans.

Presents information on the plans of Canadian publisher Southam to launch a daily newspaper in 1998. Comments from Don Babick, President and Chief Operating Officer; Lack of hard information on the newspaper; Potential readers to receive little information until the paper is published; Key questions unanswered such as editorial tone, content and cost; Controversial nature of owner Conrad Black.

Presents a letter written by the author to Conrad Black, Chairman of Southam Inc. on the company's plans to produce a national newspaper in Canada. Comments quoted from vice-president of editorial at Southam, Gord Fisher; Papers and circulations Southam already has; Comments from advertiser Ann Boden of McKim Media Group; Cautions from the author for Black.

Discusses the role of the Hamilton, Ontario weekly newspaper `Stoney Creek News,' in the controversy surrounding an industrial waste dump run by Philip Environmental Inc. The reason the paper became one of the five nominees for the Michener Award for public service journalism.

Looks at the changes made to the newspaper `Ottawa Citizen' by Conrad Black and his editorial staff. The agenda laid out by Neil Reynolds; Evidence of the conservative editorial bent to the paper; Political and media response to the redesigned newspaper; Tension within the staff at the newspaper; Reynolds' management style.

Looks at how the law is affecting grassroots protesters in Canada. The lawsuit by Daishowa executives against The Friends of the Lubicon; Daishowa's claim that the Friends' organization of a 1991 nationwide boycott of companies that buy paper products from Daishowa's Winnipeg plant cost the company millions of dollars in lost sales; The retaliatory legal tactic of strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP).

Reports that `Maclean's' has learned that General Jean Boyle, who was recently chosen in December 1995 has Canada's chief of defense, was present during top-level discussion of the Somalia scandal. The seating plan for the daily executive meeting of March 5, 1993 clearly showing his attendance as AADM for policy and communications; Allegations and charges; Reaction of Jim Hart, Reform party Defense critic; Questions raised. INSET: The paper chase, by Donald MacGillivray.

Explains changes to Canada's financial sector in a white paper introduced by Doug Peters, the new Member of Parliament for Scarborough East and minister of state for financial institutions. The additional regulation by Finance Minister Paul Martin that the Big Six banks could not sell insurance through their branches; Lobbying effort by banks to gain a share of the automobile leasing business. INSET: Rewriting the regulations (Ottawa's Bank Act amendments).

Profiles Canadian research scientist Calvin Harley. Early fascination with aging; Education; His theories on cell-aging; His work with telomeres, which make up the tips of chromosomes; Paper published with molecular virologist Silvia Bacchetti; Research into ways of treating age-related illnesses.

Profiles Canadian Emmie Leung, head of International Paper Industries Ltd. Start of the company in 1976; Knack for turning one community's garbage into another's raw materials; How her company offers proof the creative solutions can turn environmental problems into opportunities; Defiance of her family's wishes to leave Hong Kong at age 21; Appreciation of the freedom she found in Canada: More.

Discusses `loan swaps' the selling of heavily discounted Latin-American loans into shareholding positions for creditor banks in businesses like paper mills and coat mines. The loans are sold to investors as high-yield, high-risk securities. Asset-backed bonds; Pros and cons of loan swaps.

Rupert Murdoch, after three years of fruitless negotiations with the print unions, fired all 5,500 of his company's production workers and overnight moved his papers to a new $200 million plant in Wapping.

The pros and cons, including the deficits of Jimmy Carter's briefing papers; the Meese investigation; and the fact that the Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-1.

Presents a series of maps showing where the four Canadian newspaper companies, Thomson Corp., Hollinger Inc., Southam Inc., and Torstsar Corp. own and operate daily papers in Canada, the US, Britain and Australia.

States Conrad Black, Canada's erudite and archly conservative media baron, has agents meeting with `New York Daily News' unions and creditors to discuss details of a rescue bid for the bankrupt 73-year-old newspaper. Black already owns 102 daily and 199 weekly papers. His flagship London `Daily Telegraph'; History of the `Daily News'; Effects of the death of Robert Maxwell; Labor concessions sought; Black's former dealings with combative unions; Other possible buyers.

Focuses on four credit analysts who have been lowering their assessment of the world's largest landlords--Toronto's Reichmann family--to the point where investors refused to renew almost $800 million worth of Reichmann paper. President of Dominion Bond Rating Service, Walter Schroeder; Standard & Poor's Corp.'s William Chambers; Canadian Bond Rating Service and Moody's Investors Service; No loyalty in the money market; Well-considered judgments; Warning senior managers.

Discusses British press magnate Robert Maxwell's bid to buy the troubled `New York Daily News,' the oldest tabloid in the US. Violent 19-week strike by employees; Falling circulation; The newspaper's body-blow style of journalism; History of the paper.

Reports on the recent Globe '90 international environmental conference held at the B.C. Place stadium (Vancouver, B.C.). Canada's plans to reduce the amount of packaging bought and thrown away by consumers; Pulp-and-paper plant discharge regulations; Forestry industry's responsibility for the world's forests; Inability of Third World countries to pay for a cleaner environment.

Explains how many Canadian companies are profiting from the sale of `environmentally friendly' products which contain no harmful ingredients and do not pollute the environment. Use of alternatives to chlorofluorocarbons(CFCs); Paper-based packaging instead of plastics; Biodegradable wrappers and food containers; Changes in business.

Profile of Canadian journalist Beland H. Honderich, 69, who has announced his retirement as publisher of The Toronto Star newspaper and as chief executive officer of the paper's parent company, Torstar Corp. Honderich's career; His liberal politics.

The article offers news briefs about notable people as of February 24, 2014. Openly gay college football player Michael Sam will be a mid-round draft pick in the National Football League's (NFL) 2014 draft. Actor Shia LeBeouf attended the premiere of the film "Nymphomaniac" with a paper bag over his head. Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, former members of the rock group Pussy Riot, performed at the Amnesty International benefit concert.

The article looks at naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace, a partner to biologist Charles Darwin and co-author of the paper "On the Tendency of Species to Form Varieties," the first detailed explanation of evolution by natural selection. Focus is given to 2013 efforts by the Natural History Museum in London, England to publicize Wallace's contribution to the research. Topics include the Wallace Memorial Fund founded by scientist George Beccaloni and the 2013 100th anniversary of Wallace's death.

The article evaluates several products invented in Japan including the Toto Neorest 700H toilet, Deoest underpants, and the White Goat, a machine that shreds office paper and turns it into toilet tissue.

The article looks at a 2013 research paper from economics graduate students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst that debunked a 2010 theory posited by Harvard University economists Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff around economic growth, a country's debt, and the need for austerity.

The article looks at a 2013 outbreak of measles in Great Britain that health officials say is the result of a generation of children who were not vaccinated against the disease as infants in the 1990s. A paper published in 1998 by medical researcher Andrew Wakefield that linked the MMR (measles-mumps-rubellla) vaccine to autism, later found to be fraudulent, is noted as a main cause for parents choosing not to vaccinate their children.

The article focuses on former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and the release of his personal papers on the Internet in October of 2012. Topics include the number of visitors that go to the Churchill War Rooms in London, England, each year, Churchill's relevance in 2012, and the number of biopics and books about Churchill released annually.

The article discusses an immigration law passed in 2011 in Alabama that was designed to encourage illegal immigrants to leave the U.S., focusing on its impact on the Alabama job market as of 2012. Topics include foreign investment, an incident involving the arrest of two automobile executives who did not possess immigration papers, and the economic impact of immigration legislation in Georgia and Arizona.

The article offers negative world news briefs as of June 25, 2012, on topics including the government crackdown on protesters in Bahrain, a ban on retail stores giving out plastic bags in Toronto, Ontario, and an oil spill in the Red Deer River in Alberta.

The article presents news briefs as of May 28, 2012 on topics including the views of Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty regarding the European economic crisis, plastic bag fees by retailers in Toronto, Ontario, and U.S. President Barack Obama's endorsement of gay marriage.

The article looks at fathers' increasing comfort discussing menstruation with their adolescent daughters. Topics discussed include dads buying feminine products for their daughters, the author's experience teaching her boyfriend how to explain using sanitary pads to his daughter, and how father Richard Miller bought 50 dollars' worth of pads and tampons for his daughter's first period.

The article presents an introduction to a series of articles on Canada's top 50 socially responsible corporations which include clothing company Adidas Group, Ballard Power Systems Inc., communications company BCE Inc., BMO Bank of Montreal, automobile maker BMW, Brookfield Properties Corp., packaging company Cascades Inc., Catalyst Paper, bank CIBC, and computer company Dell Inc.

The article focuses on reaction by the Canadian legal community to a paper by retired University of Western Ontario law professor Robert Martin entitled "University Legal Education in Canada is Corrupt Beyond Repair."