Iran: The curious absence of nuclear weapons

May 28, 2026 · 0 Comments

by GWYNNE DYER Tulsi Gabbard, the recently resigned/retired/fired US Director of National Intelligence, told Congress just two months ago that U.S. intelligence agencies had concluded ...

Time will tell

by BRIAN LOCKHART We were gathered around the television set, my dad, my brother and I, to watch heavyweight champion Joe Frazier defend his title ...

Monthly Message: FTP gives hope to survivors of sexual violence

Three simple yet powerful words — we believe you — are at the core of what the Lotus Centre at Family Transition Place (FTP) is ...

Taiwan: Invasion is hard

by GWYNNE DYER On Donald Trump’s flight home from his visit to China, all the journalists wanted to know was whether he had talked to ...

It’s a funny language

by BRIAN LOCKHART Several years ago, I had a part-time job in a local place doing rather mundane, assembly-line work. It was unusual, as half ...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Spring Economic Update falls short for Dufferin-Caledon families

Dear Editor, Canadians were hoping the Liberal government’s recent Spring Economic Update 2026 would deliver some much-needed relief for their wallets. It instead delivered a ...

Monthly Message: The sweet work of community fuel Streams Creative Hub

I grew up on a small island, in a small community where people still answered their doors. Not because they were expecting a delivery. Not ...

Israel: The widening war

by GWYNNE DYER There are really two wars in the Middle East, and only one of them is paused. The US-Iran war has been stuck ...

You owe how much?

by BRIAN LOCKHART You just can’t escape paying bills. By the time you open your eyes in the morning, you already owe income tax on ...

Monthly Message: How Shelburne Food Bank partnerships build a resilient community

The Shelburne Food Bank does not work alone. It has many community partners who have joined the fight against food insecurity, and we count on ...

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