By Pauline Kerr   It appears the world is gearing up to fight a deadly enemy on many fronts – COVID-19, formerly known as the coronavirus that first appeared in … Continue reading How prepared are our hospitals for a COVID-19 pandemic? →

By Colin Burrowes Like most Ontarians who had a chance to slumber in on Sunday morning, I was buzzed awake with an emergency alert. A nuclear emergency? Where? What? Huh? … Continue reading Sunday started with an emergency error of nuclear proportions →

By Colin Burrowes   Some people embrace the beginning of winter with a passion. They love the jolly holiday season that kicks it off and they can’t wait to get … Continue reading While you get into the holiday spirit, give a little room for the Christmas blues →

By Colin Burrowes It was fourth day of April in 2000. It might have been day drenched in April showers, but I’m not sure, my wife and I were in … Continue reading Reporting on trans day of remembrance event hits home →

By Tammy Schneider   This being the week leading up to Remembrance Day, I thought I would share a family story, one that I have pieced together and reaches back … Continue reading Thank you for your service →

By Colin Burrowes It’s inspiring to see young people taking to the streets in an attempt to affect change for their future. Perhaps it is easier for them to think … Continue reading Autumn Peltier named one of 100 most influential women →

By Colin Burrowes By the time this is printed, the election will be over and we’ll be able to lay off the columns telling you to go out and vote … Continue reading Local media is a community booster →

It was wonderful to see huge crowds of people come out this week to express concern for the way we are mistreating our environment. I hope Greta Thunberg’s fury really … Continue reading Keep the pressure on. By Colin Burrowes →

I had a column planned for this week. It was going to delve into reasons why Canadian politicians don’t need foreign powers like Russia messing with this election via social … Continue reading Canada is just not ready to give up on that yet, or so I have heard. By Colin Burrowes →

It’s election time again, and consistently when elections roll around, we ask how do we get those young voters out to cast a ballot. In the 2015 federal election, the … Continue reading What can we do when we can’t offer drugs to young voters? →