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GINTA – Challenging times bring out the best and worst in people

July 10, 2017 // 0 Comments

I WAS ALMOST done with writing this week’s column by Thursday last week. It was about the missing campfire ban; it was long overdue and its absence worrying. Then Friday [Continue]

NEWSTROM – Taking a trip down the rabbit hole

July 9, 2017 // 0 Comments

NO MATTER how close that Saturday night deadline, funny things happen on the way to write this column. Now that I find myself with 10 toes, 10 fingers, two eyes, two ears, [Continue]

FORSETH – Khadr settlement shows Justin Trudeau is unworthy to lead

July 9, 2017 // 14 Comments

SO OUR DAISIES and sunshine … photo bombing … life is grand. PM Justin Trudeau, along with his Liberal government, has issued a formal apology to a terrorist [Continue]

PETERS – Why do smokers get to litter?

July 8, 2017 // 1 Comment

THERE ARE MANY, many things in the world to make a reasonable person angry these days. The list seems to be getting longer every week, with white supremacists taking top spot [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – The definition of nation needs updating

July 6, 2017 // 1 Comment

I DIDN’T much thought about whether Canada was a nation or not until I read Andrew Coyne’s article in Canada’s History magazine (June/July 2017). He argues that we [Continue]

COLLINS – Hard to celebrate being an American these days

July 4, 2017 // 0 Comments

IT’S HARD to believe Americans can jump for joy on this 4th of July, given the turmoil the country is going through, largely because of the constant silliness and poor [Continue]