By Steven Larocque Snow and highway clearing are back in the news and in the conversations of Northerners across the region. November 28 we received an email from Mushkegowuk-James Bay …

Whether it is climate change, or simply a harsh winter, the advance of winter has been dramatic and exceptional. Last winter the effort to maintain roads to a passable condition …

By Steven Larocque Snow and highway clearing are back in the news and in the conversations of Northerners across the region. November 28 we received an email from Mushkegowuk-James Bay …

St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, is the alma mater of former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. There’s a plaque at the Brian Mulroney Institute of Government that, according …

By Diane Johnston As I rooted through a box of books this summer, I came across a paperback copy of D.H. Lawrence’s Sons and Lovers. Judging by the date I’d …

The arrival of the annual Village Noël November 21 to 23 gives us all an opportunity to celebrate the cultural diversity of this region, and the notable quality of the …

By Steven Larocque The Speaker’s web poll this week was about the firing of Don Cherry from Coach’s Corner on Hockey Night in Canada. As of this writing, the poll …