Letters

Fretting at corners under an eerie orange sky

July 23, 2026   ·   0 Comments

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 ...

Of fathers and sons

by James Matthews My son once found a colourful marble in the loose sand of an Iqaluit school playground. Pretty sure it was one of ...

I am Canadian

by Brian Lockhart As Canada Day approaches, it is a good time to reflect on what it means to live in this great country. Over ...

Of chasing orange peels

by JAMES MATTHEWS Pretty certain it isn’t supposed to be like this. Then again, I’ve often seen how certainty comes out soft. A sure thing ...

Qualified persons need not apply

by BRIAN LOCKHART Space – the final frontier – and it’s not easy to get there. In the current mode of space travel, escaping the ...

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