Editorials

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.

Watching Speaker Ted Arnott ban the wearing of traditional Palestinian scarves called a keffiyeh has been interesting.

What are you prepared to do?

If only life’s troubles were so easily dismissed. We long ago ran out of digits counting the number of times that people seemed indifferent to the plight of others. “Not my problem,” many would say.

The Feds just announced a new lunch program for students. Over the course of five years, $1 billion has been pledged to feed kids under a national school food program.

Sometimes it’s best to listen before offering up opinions and reacting to things. 

Any time governments rush in to limit speech, a free citizenry should be wary.