Istria — a kaleidoscope of colours and a treasure trove of gastronomic delights

 by Tanya Schmitt What comes to mind when you think of Croatia? For many it would be the 3,600 miles of dazzling coastline, home to the "pearl of the Adriatic" — Dubrovnik — in the south, it's entire length scattered with a host of breath-taking sun-kissed islands. For others it

Remembering Canadians from all conflicts

 The guns of the First World War fell silent 101 years ago, and Remembrance Day as we know it came into being. Every year since, Canadians have commemorated our war dead and our veterans. Twenty-five years ago one could still see First World War vets, albeit in small numbers. Now

The Canada-Croatia bond is built on tourism, trade an investment

 Marica Matkovic is the Croatian ambassador to Canada and works from the recently renovated embassy on a historic property in Ottawa’s leafy Sandy Hill neighbourhood. Croatia has a centuries-old history and has been a key player in European affairs dating back to the ninth century when the first Croatian king

The disgusting attack on General Andrew Leslie is wrong, wrong, wrong.

 Lieutenant-General Andrew Brooke Leslie, CMM, MSC, MSM, CD is a retired Canadian Forces general officer who served with distinction and in harm’s way in many theatres in his career including Yugoslavia and Afghanistan. Among his military accomplishments and commands, he was assigned as a Canadian officer to the UN force in Yugoslavia as Chief for Sector South before