Letters

Iran: End of the line?

January 9, 2025   ·   0 Comments

by GWYNNE DYER Six months ago, at the end of Iran’s presidential election, I finished an article by speculating that the long-lived theocratic dictatorship in ...

New Year’s resolutions

BRIAN LOCKHARTFROM THE SECOND ROW Put that cigarette out, go for a two-mile jog, come home and read a book, call your best friend and ...

Brain Boost: A guide to mental health and cognitive wellness for seniors

by BRANDON JONES As a retired journalist, I’ve always been fascinated by the stories of resilience among seniors in Southern Ontario. Now, as I reflect ...

Grief tips through the holidays

by KAITLIN CANTRELL Everything about being out in the world this time of year screams, “Be Merry, Be Jolly.” Around every corner there are reminders ...

Syria: Another miracle, please

by GWYNNE DYER They’re still celebrating the miraculous fall of the Assad regime in Damascus, and the killing has stopped in Syria except for parts ...

Syria: Jihadis again

Gwynne Dyerour world today One week in, the cease-fire in Lebanon seems to be holding, but everything is connected: only three days later, the civil ...

How hot is it?

BRIAN LOCKHARTFROM THE SECOND ROW Have you ever listened to a weather forecast on the radio and the announcer says something like “it’s 26 degrees, ...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Open letter to Doug Ford and Sylvia Jones

Dear Editor, The press is filled these days with taxpayer-funded announcements telling us what wonderful things our current Conservative government is providing us – a ...

Netanyahu and the International Criminal Court      

by GWYNNE DYER The indictment of Israel prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant by the International Criminal Court on charges of ...

Who needs a passport?

by BRIAN LOCKHART A friend of mine had a grandfather who grew up on a farm in Saskatchewan at the start of the 20th century. ...

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