By Darlene Wroe One of the things that breaks my heart the most about the world we live in is the fact that as family and friends we get physically …

By Steven Larocque   We often criticize new technology when it freezes, jams, slows and otherwise causes us headaches. The urge to throw it (a computer, a phone, a tablet) …

    After seeking public input, the Federal Ridings Boundary Commission has presented its final report regarding the outline it envisions for ridings in the next federal election. It is …

By Diane Johnston   Every December, The Speaker selects “a story of the year.” It’s not a terribly scientific process. The story just sort of emerges. The years 2021 and …

    Thumbs up to the provincial government for the announcement of the next phase in developing a 2+1 highway system in Ontario. “This project will play an important role …

By Steven Larocque   In the old days, a writer faced a blank page in a typewriter waiting for ink to be click-clacked onto its surface. Today it’s a screen …

    At the turn of the 20th century, silver was discovered in Cobalt. People from around the world descended on the little patch of northern wilderness and with shovel, …