October 10, 2019

I think people know me well enough to recognize I am not about to launch into a curse-filled column here. It's just that I am sick and tired of trying to navigate the world...

October 7, 2019

This week is National Newspaper Week, and someone’s probably going to ask me how the newspaper business is doing – and when they do, they may use that same tone of voice ...

October 4, 2019

I didn’t want to believe the reports. I refused to believe that it could happen. I swore up and down that everyone else was wrong. Finally, I resigned myself to ...

October 4, 2019

It seemed like just the kind of place my sister and I would enjoy visiting so we made plans to drive the hour and 20 minutes one Saturday morning in August to check it out....

October 3, 2019

The federal campaign is now past the midway point, and the environment is now the most important issue for Canadian voters, just a point ahead of the economy and jobs in a ...

September 27, 2019

In less than month, Canadians will elect a new House of Commons. The first weeks of the campaign provided several opportunities for voters to know more about the leaders,...

September 26, 2019

So the big thing in the news last week that was dissected, broken down and built back up time and time and time again by seemingly every media outlet in the Western ...

September 26, 2019

The box sat in the computer room for weeks. Inside was a collection of paper to shred and items that needed a place to be stored. I looked at it every day but always found ...

September 24, 2019

I love salsa. I add it to scrambled eggs, wraps and pasta; and when it comes to nachos, the chips and cheese are really just the background to the star of the show: the ...