Table of Contents Cdn. soldier dies after stepping on roadside explosive; Cpl. Matthew McCully was taking part in early stages of new coalition offensive Operation Hoover.............................................................................1 'We lost a good kid today'; Roadside bomb kills B.C. soldier who had longed to join Afghan mission.....3 Balancing trade and security a complex military challenge...........................................................................6 Harper's Afghan trip serves only a PR role.....................................................................................................8 Harper choosing to avoid reporters' awkward questions...............................................................................9 JUST ARRIVED...............................................................................................................................................11 Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan...........................................................................................................12 LE TRAFIC D'OPIUM EN HAUSSE AFGHANISTAN..............................................................................14 MANIF DE FEMMES AFGHANISTAN.......................................................................................................15 BUSH PRESSÉ DE SIGNER LOI | FINANCEMENT DE LA GUERRE..................................................16 OMAR KHADR DÉPÉRIRAIT GUANTANAMO | CANADIEN..............................................................17 UN 55E SOLDAT CANADIEN PERD LA VIE AFGHANISTAN..............................................................18 Georgette Fry quit cigarettes, but her music is still smokin'; Juno−nominated blues singer releases new jazz album.................................................................................................................................................20 Trade, security a balancing act: Chief............................................................................................................23 War dead live on in cyberspace; Troops killed in Iraq leave ghosts of themselves on MySpace..............25 Roadside bomb kills soldier; Cpl. Matthew J. McCully is the 55th Canadian to die in Afghanistan.......27 Harper needs to support Afghan self−sufficiency initiative..........................................................................30 'Mentor' killed in blast; Canadian soldier died while training Afghan national army troops..................32 Spy plane gives troops eye in sky; Remote−control device transmits video of terrain, Taliban activity; warns of civilians in target areas.....................................................................................................35 Time to pull troops out of Afghanistan...........................................................................................................37 SMU grad off to Oxford; All Rhodes lead to England for Jarda.................................................................38 Voice of the people............................................................................................................................................40 i Table of Contents "We lost a good kid today"; Canadian soldier killed as he marched over roadside bomb.......................43 Canadian accidentally triggered fatal bomb..................................................................................................45 Heroin heist a lot of cabbage............................................................................................................................47 Afghans want British to dig up opium crop...................................................................................................48 Canadian identity gets a rough ride................................................................................................................50 Bomb kills young 'mentor' to troops...............................................................................................................52 Canadian soldier killed Friday after stepping on anti−tank mine; Death of soldier makes 55 who have died in Afghan mission since 2002.........................................................................................................54 Time for a timeout............................................................................................................................................56 Spy planes vital to Canada's mission..............................................................................................................58 Canadian support helps our troops.................................................................................................................60 A Big Exercise for a Small Army.....................................................................................................................61 Top soldier talks about challenges; Says balancing trade and security with U.S. a constant task...........65 Blues jersey brings him closer to home; Jeff Warford appreciates hockey memento in the dust of Afghanistan.......................................................................................................................................................67 Casualty No. 55 was 'good kid'........................................................................................................................70 Public's support crucial to military, Hillier says; Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan.......................72 Canadian mentor of Afghan troops killed; Petawawa−based soldier killed by bomb while on foot patrol during Operation Hoover....................................................................................................................74 INDEX:Business, Health, International, Social.............................................................................................76 Balancing trade and security with U.S. a constant challenge: Hillier..........................................................78 Canadian soldier killed as Taliban 'melt away' from robust Operation Hoover.......................................79 1st Writethru CP News Budget − Friday, May 25, 2007...............................................................................82 CTV National News, Friday, May 25..............................................................................................................83 CCN−ON−OSGG−OBT...................................................................................................................................84 ii Table of Contents bc−CCN−ON−GOV−OBT...............................................................................................................................85 Omar Khadr `wasting away' in Guantanamo Bay prison, lawyers say.......................................................86 CBC National News, Friday, May 25..............................................................................................................87 INDEX:Advisories............................................................................................................................................89 −−Third NewsWatch−−....................................................................................................................................93 −−Nineteenth NewsWatch−−...........................................................................................................................95 INDEX:Defence, International........................................................................................................................97 Canadian soldier killed in massive offensive in Afghanistan........................................................................98 −−Fourteenth NewsWatch−−...........................................................................................................................99 TOR OUT YYY...............................................................................................................................................101 −−Eighth NewsWatch−−................................................................................................................................103 INDEX:Defence, International......................................................................................................................105 −−Twentieth NewsWatch−−...........................................................................................................................106 −−Twelfth NewsWatch−−...............................................................................................................................108 −−Fifteenth NewsWatch−−............................................................................................................................110 Update:Adds name of soldier, new headline................................................................................................112 Canadian soldier killed in massive offensive in Afghanistan......................................................................113 Casualties a tragic but inevitable aspect of war...........................................................................................114 Canada loses 'good kid'; Bomb kills Cpl. Matthew McCully in Afghanistan...........................................116 Seeking balance; Women at forefront as Hosseini returns to Afghanistan...............................................119 Retracing the Beatles' trip on the Indian hippy trail; Will a drive in 2007 in a 1971