By Diane Johnston   It may be another viral Christmas, wreathed in masks and physically distanced. At least this year I’m prepared, and rethinking holiday traditions began early. I never …

    A reporter out and about on the weekend noticed a remarkable amount of compliance by locals when it comes to wearing face masks and coverings. There was, however, …

By Steven Larocque   It’s interesting to watch the calisthenics being performed by the United States (soon to be joined by Canada?) by announcing a diplomatic boycott of the Winter …

    The Christmas season is upon us and homes and businesses are decorated to light the dark evenings of early winter. It is beautiful to look at, but the …

By Darlene Wroe For the week of November 17 to 24, our editor was on vacation and I was managing the content and layout of the Weekenders and Speaker that …

    North Americans went through the annual gorge-fest known as Black Friday last week as the Christmas consuming (over-consumption?) season gets started in earnest. Many in Northeastern Ontario likely …