The Emo Clinic is pleased to welcome two new doctors. Dr. Spencer Pearce and Dr. Aisha Ahmed. The Emo Clinic is slowly adding new patients to their roster. If you live in the area from Devlin to Stratton and north of Nestor Falls and aren’t currently rostered anywhere you can […]
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Thankfully it is looking like we might be moving out of the deep freeze. I am hoping I can stop worrying about all the things that could potentially go wrong. Then again, it is doubtful because that seems to be something I am good at. I really don’t have anything to complain […]
The Emo Walleye Classic early bird draw deadline is February 28, 2026. Payment must be paid in full to keep your spot. This years Walleye Classic takes place May 21, 22 and 23. The entry fee is $500.00 The Rainy River Valley Agriculture Society held its annual elections last night, […]
As Prime Minister Mark Carney recently told the world: “We are a middle power.” There was no exclamation point, but the statement resonated with every other middle power in the room at Davos. It was a quiet declaration of reality – and a rebuke to the comforting fiction of the […]
Normally, I disregard column ideas from friends and readers, even when they’re both. However, comma… “I expect to see a Wilbur Wood column next week,” texted one loyal reader. Wilbur Wood, who died at 84 last Saturday, was a major-league pitcher. He became famous with the Chicago White Sox when […]
Most writers, lyricists and poets can attest to this. There are nights when writing feels less like an activity and more like ceremony. It is a returning pilgrimage across a portal into a room inside the soul where the air shifts. Where the light deepens. Where the world grows quiet […]
Did you know? Canada continues to face a critical and escalating shortage of firefighters; every year, we continue to lose 9,000 out of an estimated 126,000. This significant decline leaves numerous communities throughout our vast country dangerously understaffed, jeopardizing their ability to effectively respond to emergencies. Staffing shortage widely documented […]
We’ve just come through another seasonal dump of heavy snow here in Nova Scotia as I write this. I managed to dig my way out this morning with snowblower and shovel. I only use my snowblower when desperate times call for desperate measures. I prefer my shovel, telling myself I’m in a fresh […]
It was a two-hour sports show on the radio every Sunday morning. Anybody who has worked in radio knows Sunday morning is typically a wasteland of listeners… unless the station is way down south and features a televangelist. After almost a year of being responsible for “Sunday Morning Sports Page” […]
By Robert Animikii Horton
Northern Reflections
Northern Reflections
This one is for teachers of civics as much as it is for everyday citizens breathing life into our democracy. Let’s roll. Teaching civics and democratic education faces a paradox in the 21st century. Learners (and those who teach them) have unprecedented access to massive amounts of information. The challenge […]
The world has changed. We have learned that under Donald Trump neither Canada nor Europe can any longer depend on our closest ally. We can watch as the American president flexes his economic and military power against nations in the western hemisphere that Mark Carney’s drive to create new trading […]
Did you know? The rapid aging of Canada’s population is a historic demographic shift that demands immediate attention. We are facing a projected spike in “unintentional injuries” and costly fall-related incidents, yet our core systems are unprepared. From healthcare to housing and employment, Canada currently lacks the people (workers) and […]
