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CHARBONNEAU – The Canadian context for PSA tests: to test or not to test

August 21, 2025 // 1 Comment

THERE’S BEEN a lot of controversy about routine tests for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in men. It’s a simple blood test that measures the level of PSA, a protein [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Is harsh punishment meted out to mayor proportionate?

August 18, 2025 // 6 Comments

SEVERAL THINGS about a new report finding that Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson was in a conflict of interest over a vote on a new homeless shelter are troubling. The report itself [Continue]

CITY HALL – Mayor faces more pay cuts after conflict of interest investigation

August 15, 2025 // 11 Comments

Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson is facing new cuts in pay after a Code of Conduct investigation found he had a conflict of interest in a vote late last year on a North Shore [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Two-thirds want more evidence before accepting ‘unmarked graves’ claims at KIRS

August 14, 2025 // 2 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE August 14, 2025 – In the wake of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report in 2015, many Canadians have been grappling with the nation’s [Continue]

POLICE – No assault charge against journalist in bar incident with mayor

August 13, 2025 // 5 Comments

There will be no criminal charges against Castanet journalist Tim Petruk for allegedly assaulting Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson at Bailey’s pub on June 29. The mayor had [Continue]

CITY HALL – What sparked the Hot Nite spat between mayor and councillor

August 12, 2025 // 12 Comments

Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson says the confrontation between him and Coun. Bill Sarai at Hot Nite in the City was very brief, and he doesn’t recall using the foul language the [Continue]