• A message that didn't get through
    September 1, 2010
    Every life has value - that’s the message that seemed to escape the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Vancouver Police in the late 1990s, as more and...
  • Boosting activity in the community
    August 25, 2010
    Getting more people in the area to be active is an admirable idea, but no amount of community planning is going to change our ingrained lifestyle. ...
  • Make your voice heard in government
    August 19, 2010
    It may be the summer doldrums, but we're surprised there isn't more interest in the upcoming municipal election. So far there are very few...
  • New law doesn't go far enough
    August 11, 2010
    If the Ontario government was as serious about stopping drinking and driving as it says it is, it would extend its new ban on drinking before driving...
  • Clean water not essential: feds
    August 4, 2010
    Comfortable in its affluent, secure, and luxurious ivory tower, the Canadian government believes millions of people don't deserve to have the same...
  • Live better electronic-free
    July 28, 2010
    Former Canadian Olympian Silken Laumann has been campaigning to pry youngsters away from their screens. It seems children are spending an average...
  • Six months after the earthquake
    July 21, 2010
    It has been six months since the devastating earthquake hit the nation of Haiti. Have we forgotten? In the post-World Cup excitement, not to...
  • World Cup soccer opens our eyes to Africa
    July 7, 2010
    World Cup soccer coverage has opened our eyes to a country and continent that have remained unknown to most of us. Our knowledge of South Africa...
  • Let's re-think the summit process
    June 30, 2010
    Tear gas on the streets, riot police facing off against demonstrators, burning cop cars, vandals smashing storefronts to send a message to ;big...
  • A shift in government expenses
    June 23, 2010
    Governments are bracing for a spending crunch of epic proportions in the coming year, as Canada, Ontario, and local municipalities struggle to deal...