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Even the groundhog stayed in as storm cancels Groundhog Day event

A major winter storm on the East Coast disrupted one of Canada’s best-known Groundhog Day traditions this year, keeping Shubenacadie Sam out of public view on Feb. 2. Officials at...

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From roadside to shoreline

I never thought we would get one, but we did. Our family recently inherited...

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The Most Unusual 911 Calls in Canada in 2025

Every year, police services and emergency communications centres across Canada issue reminders about what...

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EUROPE FROM $700 A DAY

“Do you know where you are going?” the flight attendant asks. It doesn’t matter...

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January Change

It is January. It is a dark month, full of weather delays and changing...

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Vigilante Diplomat

Imagine a place where you wake up and the sun is shining, the temperature is warm, the birds are singing just outside, and the...

Jalopyism – A Path to Peace

Jalopyism is not only hard to spell, it’s not even a real word. But if you think that’s going to stop me from teaching...

Lantern Legacy in Need of a New Lightbearer at the Edge of the World

For nearly two decades, the lantern parade has cast a magical glow over the Edge of the World Music Festival, thanks to the dedication...

Save the Climate, Tax the Rich

Do you ever wonder where opposition to sensible climate policies is coming from? We know the coal, oil and gas industries have been waging...

U.S. pipeline giant’s Greenpeace lawsuit is attack on freedoms

Greenpeace was founded in my hometown of Vancouver in 1971. It has since become an international force, campaigning and advocating for environmental sanity on...

Interview With a Campfire

Jeanne d'Arc once said, “A campfire is nature's television.” And you know what? For once, I agree with her. Fire isn't just a word...

Easter Gardening

I’m writing this on the tail end of an Easter long weekend that was a lot of fun. Not being religious myself, the weekend...

More Cheese Please

April is Grilled Cheese Month around the globe. So grab a hunk of Havarti and enjoy as I take a few words to pay...

Soccer Saturday!

It’s April, and spring is sprunging! Trees are budding, grass is growing, and seedlings are being nurtured and planted in gardens all over Tlell....

Giovanni’s Trattoria

In 2003, I found myself in London, Ontario, working in a little bistro called the Green Tomato. I was 23 years old, with little...

BOYZ POV

OK. I swore I would never get political. But I don’t know why all the dogs in America are mad — barking with no...

Finding North with Starlight

Once upon a time, in an age of gods and heroes, there was a woman named Callisto. She was a nymph, a spirit of...

Seeing Is Believing (Sometimes)

The northern Haida Gwaii communities have experienced so much loss in recent days. Family and community members, my heart is with you. Also, Masset Fire...

Vote to keep Canada strong and free!

It’s election time in Canada. All elections are important, but the April 28 election comes at a critical time. We’re facing an increasingly costly,...

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