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Tolerance for racism is ending
Nearly all Canadians are looking south to the United States and the challenges they face with protests and escalating violence over the death of George Floyd. People in Canada and …
From that to this
by Steven Larocque Do you ever look at newspapers online? A site can be maddening with its tantalizing headlines (“Liberals to Parliament: We’ll govern without you, thanks”) only to block …
Editorial cartoon for May 27:
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Boring, maybe, but essential
A casual drive late last week would have made you think South Temiskaming residents were emerging from hibernation. The drive-through lanes at local fast food outlets snaked around the buildings …
Lessons from a pandemic, part 2
By Diane Johnston “Auntie Diane, what did you do during the Great Pandemic of 2020?” Somehow, I doubt my great-nieces and great-nephews will ever ask, but just in case they …
The re-awakening
The country is slowly emerging from its self-imposed COVID-19 cocoon both socially and economically. The advent of warm weather and open lakes in Northeastern Ontario has seen more people out …
It’s time to reopen the economy
By Mike Baker (Mike Baker is Regional Editor Dufferin-Caledon, Orangeville Citizen, Caledon Citizen and Shelburne Free Press) When Premier Doug Ford “took back Ontario,” as he so vociferously claimed following …
Editorial cartoon for May 13, 2020:
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Fanning the flames of hope
Over 40 groups of family members and friends decorated their vehicles and held a Mother’s Day Parade for residents at Extendicare Tri-Town Nursing Home and at the Temiskaming Lodge, both …