Opinion

International affairs are not normally the purview of a community newspaper, but it’s impossible, even from our sheltered corner of the world, to ignore the globe-shaking impacts of the horrific Russian attack underway in Ukraine.

Despite the great news that a measure of normalcy is returning in Ontario, we heard more “excuse me(s)” in recent days than at any point in the last two years.

You can be in a relationship for a long time and still learn new things about your partner over the years. Shocking things, even. 

This past Monday at 8pm representatives in the House of Commons confirmed invocation of the Emergencies Act. 

Maybe you need the reminder as much as I do: there is good in this world. 

When someone was behaving oddly, my Grandpa Jack used to say they were they were “crackers.”

Out-of-town colleagues settled in the boardroom here at work for a quick meeting. After some pleasantries they made a point of marvelling at last week’s paper – the size, the extent of coverage and the appearance of a healthy business community.

Recently, I was very fortunate to talk with the chaplain at Homewood Health Centre, Ram Kalap. We were talking about how he helps people reconnect to their spiritual side and I asked him about the difference between religiosity or religious faith and spirituality.