Big day coming
Did you take advantage of the advance poll opportunities to vote over the Thanksgiving weekend? Not to worry – the polls are open on election day (October 21) for 12 …

Editorial cartoon for Oct. 9, 2019:
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Saving our pristine places
The recent report shared by a Quebec agency and lake protection association that there are spiny water fleas in Lake Temiskaming really should not come as a surprise. There are …
Home of my ancestors
Home of my ancestors By Darlene Wroe At the time you read this, I will be marvelling at the landscapes and seascapes of Eastern Canada. My ancestral roots extend to …

Editorial cartoon for Oct. 2, 2019
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Helping ourselves by helping others
We are entering the season of Thanksgiving. With a time of harvests from the summer, and preparations for the approaching winter season, this tradition has been part of North American …
Sea change
By Diane Johnston The familiar is comfortable and sometimes comforting. The unfamiliar can be uncomfortable, discomfiting and, at its best, exciting. My recent vacation, when I made a return visit …

Editorial cartoon for Sept. 25, 2019
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Our solutions are in cooperation
It’s big money that’s at risk with the acceptance that climate change is a real problem, and threatens our future. Voices are being raised around the world now that we …
Two-faced
By Steven Larocque When the news broke last Wednesday about Justin Trudeau’s blackface history, I first saw it on an American newspaper site. I thought it was fake news. Really, …