War-Weary

July 30, 2026 · 0 Comments

by GWYNNE DYER I have been writing this column twice a week for a long time, so I have a finely developed sense for when ...

The loss of a childhood friend

by KEITH SCHELL When a child loses a friend, it leaves a quiet hurt that never fully goes away. Nothing ever really takes the place ...

Healing begins with being heard: FTP’s services foster recovery and hope

When people think of Family Transition Place (FTP), many immediately think of an emergency shelter and crisis support. While these services remain a vital part ...

Courts are the last defence against tyranny

by GWYNNE DYER India and the United States are the world’s two biggest democracies, and both of them seem to be in danger. In each ...

Fretting at corners under an eerie orange sky

by JAMES MATTHEWS When the sky changes, people and birds and every other animal become wary that something’s happening. Portents in the sky have been ...

It’s a shame they can’t both lose

by GWYNNE DYER The last time oil-tankers were being shot up in the Persian Gulf, back in the 1980s, it was Saddam Hussein’s brutal tyranny ...

Netanyahu’s remaining options

by GWYNNE DYER “The graveyards are full of indispensable men,” said former French Premier Georges Clemenceau about a century ago, and it’s still true. Israel’s ...

Holding hands in public

by BRIAN LOCKHART There were many Canada Day parties held across the nation on July 1 to celebrate this country of ours. While everyone was ...

Venezuela: Things could change

by GWYNNE DYER Bad things happen, and some of them are nobody’s fault. Big earthquakes in Venezuela are about a century apart (1812, 1902, 2026), ...

Customer service

by BRIAN LOCKHART If you have ever received bad customer service in a store, business, or any organization, you will probably remember it. Customer service ...