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Workers deserve better

November 8, 2024   ·   0 Comments

Dear Editor, Working people power Canada’s economy. But despite our hard work, workers and our families are struggling to get ahead.   Our pay cheques are ...

Killers among us

By Brian Lockhart In April of 1973,  a teen taking a shortcut to school came across the bodies of Wendy Tedford and Donna Stearne. They ...

What then must we do?

By Brian Lockhart “What then must we do?” It is a line said, then put to paper, by journalist Billy Kwan in the 1982 movie, ...

 Chagos Islands: No happy ending

By Gwynne Dyer  If you believe the British government (which you should never do), a new agreement will bring justice for the people of the ...

Intensification

By Brian Lockhart I’m starting to understand why so many Ontarians have decided to sell their home and move to Nova Scotia or New Brunswick. ...

Seeking solace – even in spooky season

By Brock Weir Halloween is just a week away and our communities are in full swing, keen on celebrating the spooky season in style. Whether ...

Reduce and rejoice!

By Louise Montague Every year, I cringe when the Christmas decorations show up in the stores the day after Thanksgiving. The Christmas shopping season, or at ...

Counting blessings where we find them

By Brock Weir Thanksgiving is always a time to count our collective blessings, but, admittedly, sometimes it feels like the count gets shorter as challenges ...

Opening our eyes to the stories around us

By Brock Weir Stories are all around us if we take a few minutes to pause, look and listen. Recently, I ventured down in the ...

First responders

By Brian Lockhart Several years ago I was driving up Highway 400 around 10:30 p.m. heading north. There was a car ahead of me travelling ...

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