After years of turmoil, Argentina, formerly one of South America's healthiest economies, collapsed after defaulting on its national debt of US$144-billion. The crisis brought down a number of interim Argentinean government leaders, created violent protests in the streets, which killed more than 30 people, and seriously devalued the Argentinean currency. This tragic case study of the breakdown of a national economy is the starting point for a study of many important global economic policies and systems.

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Canada still uses submarines to patrol its off-shore territory, primarily for fighting illegal drug traffick- ing and immigration, and for other uses related to the fisheries and covert operations. As key military equipment in the Second World War particularly, submarines have always been an essential part of the Canadian navy. In this report, CBC correspondent Dan Bjarnason is aboard HMCS Windsor, a new non-nuclear sub on its voyage from Britain to Halifax. An inside look at the operations of this sub highlights military and technological expertise but also is a microcosm for teamwork in highly techni- cal and confined situations.

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Foreign correspondents, like all journalists, are storytellers. They are our eyes and ears to world events. In the age of television, their jobs, especially in dangerous and violent conflicts, have taken on many new dimensions. Understanding how they do their work, what issues and challenges they face as journalists, and how their reports affect our awareness of events is fundamental to this special report. In it CBC television correspondents and film crews explain how they cover events in Afghani- stan and get their stories back to Canada.

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The events of September 11, 2001, created a great deal of fear, confusion, suffering, and despair around the world. In what many saw as North America's darkest hour, there were, however, important examples of hope in which ordinary human beings demonstrated the strength and human bonding essential to a peaceful world. This was most evident in the hospitality, generosity, and caring afforded by the people of Newfoundland to the thousands of airline passengers stranded there.

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Acknowledgments

Resource Guide Writers: David Downer, Nadine d'Entremont, Peter Flaherty, Jim L'Abbé
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