In the first day of the advance polls in Canada over two million Canadians cast their ballots. By Saturday evening, Elections Canada had received almost three quarters of a million mail-in ballots. It is an unprecedented number that harkens back decades. Looking back on our history, John Diefenbaker’s 1958 election […]
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DID YOU KNOW? Emergency Preparedness Week is May 4-10, 2025. This year, the national theme is: BE PREPARED. KNOW YOUR RISKS. In addition, Ontario’s theme is: PLAN FOR EVERY SEASON, which complements the national theme released by Public Safety Canada. As well, it only takes FOUR-SIMPLE-STEPS to become better prepared […]
Well, last week was not the greatest for my farm. I had a cow that started losing condition some time after I brought them into the yard for calving. I had Dr. Stacey check her on one of her visits to the farm and she confirmed she must have aborted […]
Art takes many shapes and forms, but none more sublime than the “Nipigon Nets” created by my friend and yours, Lorne Morrow. Lorne grew up in Fort Frances, enjoying summers on Wasaw Lake, which undoubtedly instilled in him a deep love for the waters and forests of northwestern Ontario. Lorne […]
This is the week the National Hockey League throws away one page of its rulebook: the one about overtime. When the final horn sounds on the final game Thursday in Los Angeles, out goes limited overtime and in comes unlimited overtime. There’s a generation — maybe two — of players […]
The sky is overcast. A snow rain mixture is descending from the sky. Spring is a dirty season. It is not raining hard enough to wash the streets or remove the built-up sand from the sidewalks. We are at that in between season where winter is hanging on and the […]
By Liz Adam
Life Coach's Corner
Life Coach's Corner
Feeling stuck on a project, or on struggling to reach a goal, or in life in general is not an unusual feeling. Feeling stuck can feel like trying to get out of quicksand. The more we struggle, the deeper we sink. Sometimes the best thing we can do is stop […]
DID YOU KNOW? Canadian households often contain a greater number of DANGEROUS POISONOUS PRODUCTS than people truly realize. As noted in last week’s column, Canada has a 24/7 toll-free number for POISON CENTRES. In the event of a suspected poisoning, call 1-844-POISON-X (1-844-764-7669). KEEP THE NUMBER FOR POISON CENTRES HANDY […]
I think we all would take the weekend weather over the Monday’s snowflakes. I guess we cannot complain because it sounds like the east of us is taking the brunt of it. I was happy to come to work this morning and see our plots for the first time this […]
By Robert Horton
Special to the Times
Special to the Times
Sore ribs. Fatigue. Euphoria from a likely dip in blood oxygen. How exactly did this happen at this late hour? Maybe it’s the pulse, energy, and heartbeat of the city here in Midtown Manhattan. Maybe it’s the neon lights and halogen-hue all around. Or maybe it was Caroline’s on Broadway […]
The annual Emo Spring Fever Days is just around the corner, taking place Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April 26, this year. This is an event that most businesses, organizations and residents of Emo take part in. There will be sales at businesses, free draws, samples of goods and much […]
I was watching, for the fifty-third time, one of my favourite movies – Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, where a wealthy sheik with a deep love for fly-fishing, proposes the idea to Britain of exporting salmon from Scotland waters to the Yemen for sportfishing. The movie was adapted from a […]
