The extension of the lockdown to Wednesday, June 2, is not a surprise because by May 13, when the decision was called by Doug Ford, we were not seeing the …

By Steven Larocque Comedian Bill Maher is an acquired taste. Often funny, often profane, he’s one of those famous entertainers who’s not comedy royalty like, say, a Seinfeld or Chappelle, …

May 10-16 is National Nursing Week in Canada. Here in the second year of the global COVID-19 pandemic, Canadians have come to more fully appreciate the work and dedication of …

By Diane Johnston I suspect I wasn’t the only one who scrambled to find that little yellow scrap of paper when the lottery gods announced that a $15 million ticket …

There is only one positive in this war against COVID and its variants, and that is preventing people from becoming sick and dying. There are several negatives though, and like …

By Steven Larocque My vacation last week was something like that movie Groundhog Day. Every day was a repeat of the one before and if that sounds boring well – …

A report last week from the OPP that they had ticketed two people from North Bay for breaking COVID restrictions in Temiskaming Shores was notable for a couple of things. …