Editorials

For those of us who follow politics closely, the attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump seemed to be a matter of time. If not Trump, it would have been someone else.

The Ford Conservatives announced last week that various ministries will be mandated to ensure 25% of provincial ad spending is directed towards local news outlets.

Another Canada Day has passed and once this newspaper hits the street, Independence Day (July 4) will have kicked into full gear.

In the throes of a company reorganization, all managers and staff were tasked with asking the question “is there a better way?”. 

Although some claim ditching the smartphone for a dumbphone is trending, this simpler way to communicate without nonsense hasn’t breached 1% of the population. Some trend. 

Efforts by Groundwater Festival organizers to help students understand the value of water were commendable. 

It was an overcast day in the city of Copenhagen when the guided tour announced a statue to the right of our bus. 

Try as they might to stick to their talking points about seeking “neutral” public spaces, some…

Last Friday we learned that, for the fifth year in a row, the Advertiser was named the top community newspaper in its circulation class in Ontario.

Like most people, we have a thing for the underdog, especially in sports.

As I sat in the waiting room at my doctor’s office last week, a man entered who appeared to be intoxicated. Within seconds, he started spouting off to complete strangers about “the gays” and how he personally felt slighted that straight people didn’t have their own “flag.”

Seated under a large sun umbrella, we caught up on some light reading between quick dips in the pool to cool down.

The next federal election is scheduled for October of 2025, but based on the current political discourse in Canada, you’d think it was around the corner.

Residents south of Morriston along the Highway 6 corridor had their trust in government agencies broken last week.

Among the axioms we live by in the world of journalism is that stories, editorials and columns we expect to cause a stir often don’t, while reports we deem innocuous can end up setting off a firestorm.