Nina Ignaczak — Although the frozen landscape surrounding Ontario cities in early March seems as though it may never thaw, longer days are already here. Soon, the ice and snow will melt away, and the rivers, lakes and wetlands surrounding ...
Read More »Council of Canadians boycott Nestlé bottled water
Dylan Penner – The Council of Canadians launched a national boycott campaign against Nestlé in Guelph last night. Guelph and the neighbouring region of Wellington County are currently ground zero for a battle between a local community protecting their water ...
Read More »WSIB’s strong performance during 2016
Safer workplaces, better outcomes for injured workers and operational and financial improvements have left Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board in its strongest position in decades, WSIB Chair Elizabeth Witmer recently reported. Witmer’s comments came during the WSIB’s Annual General ...
Read More »‘Staged’ collisions: Dangerous & costly for drivers
It’s like a scene right out of a movie – maybe a horror movie. A seemingly friendly and courteous driver waves your car ahead through the intersection, then suddenly surges forward intentionally and rams his vehicle into yours, causing a ...
Read More »Monika Schaefer doubles down on Holocaust denial
Jordan Kerbel — The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) discovered a video [below] posted Sept. 1, 2016 on a fringe website of former Green Party candidate Monika Schaefer continuing to spread Holocaust denial. In July, Schaefer was disavowed by the ...
Read More »Monsanto-Bayer merger bad news for our food
Colin Todhunter — GlobalResearch.ca — Monsanto has accepted a $66 billion takeover bid from Bayer. The new company would control more than 25 per cent of the global supply of commercial seeds and pesticides. Bayer’s crop chemicals business is the world’s second ...
Read More »Rock against the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Brittany Smith — (Sept. 16): A free “Rock Against the TPP” concert to help make some noise about this dangerous and costly corporate power grab. Musicians and celebs — including Evangeline Lilly from Lost — will be there to speak, perform, and get ...
Read More »How do you sense God’s presence? Part 4
“You should always read the Bible when you’re bored or don’t want to play,” says Katy, age 8. “God is always around you whatever you do. If you were sad, God will still be with you.” Most people, and especially ...
Read More »‘Blinding’ new streetlights a concern
Deborah Crane — I wrote this to Councillor Pam McConnell with a concern that many of us are having with the new street lights that have recently been installed: While we realize the importance of safety in our community and how serious ...
Read More »Great War, Beatles at Mackenzie House, Market Gallery
Aldini Messina — City museums Mackenzie House and the Market Gallery are hoping that Old Town residents will come see their fall shows. Mackenzie House at 82 Bond St. debuted its latest exhibit Read All About It: The First World ...
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