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by BRIAN LOCKHART The ‘tariff war’ continues, although so far, it seems to be more of a skirmish. There have been delays and timelines moved ...

My father’s ‘Swedish Pimple’

Keith SchellREMEMBER WHEN Since time immemorial, fishermen worldwide have embarked on a personal quest to discover the ‘Holy Grail’ of fishing lures. The one lure ...

Give Buffy a break

BRIAN LOCKHARTFROM THE SECOND ROW There’s an old public service commercial from 1970 that a lot of people remember – because it was really well ...

Burma* on the brink

by GWYNNE DYER In classical civilizations, there was a continuing, unresolved debate about whether history moved forward or just went around in circles: was it ...

This will only take a month

by BRIAN LOCKHART On April 12, 1861, Confederate forces opened fire on the Union-held Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. Those were the first shots ...

Different kinds of thieves

by GWYNNE DYER What’s the difference between smash-and-grab raids and protection rackets? Not all that much from the legal point of view, but protection rackets ...

A picture doesn’t always say 1,000 words

by BRIAN LOCKHART There is a fairly famous painting that hangs in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. It was created in 1948 ...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: We Must Put CANADA FIRST

Dear Editor, U.S. President Trump’s ongoing unjust and unjustified tariff threats have shown Canada cannot take anything for granted. There’s no time for rest. Canada ...

War: Two steps forward, two steps back?

by GWYNNE DYER In classical civilizations, there was a continuing, unresolved debate about whether history moved forward or just went around in circles: was it ...