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Cartoon: Watching the Tokyo Olympics

Will you be following along as competitions get underway?

Jul 23, 2021 6:00 AM Read more >

Editorial: Podium finish

The Japanese Olympic Committee and International Olympic Committee will be attempting to pull off a safe and successful event during a state of emergency in Tokyo, the host city, due to COVID-19.

Jul 23, 2021 12:10 AM Read more >

Poll: Three in four qathet region respondents are without an evacuation plan

With wildfires burning around the province and communities facing evacuation orders, qathet region residents can take steps to prepare for emergencies.

Jul 22, 2021 4:43 PM Read more >

Opinion: Mental health should be a right, not a privilege

'I was diagnosed with ADHD about a year and a half ago.'

Jul 22, 2021 6:53 AM Read more >

Poll pegs Pierre Trudeau as best of last nine prime ministers

Justin Trudeau places third in survey, behind former PM Stephen Harper.

Jul 22, 2021 6:00 AM Read more >

Prest: The Olympic Games are somehow weirder than ever

Cardboard beds, empty stands, and endless COVID tests – the Tokyo 2020 Olympics are shaping up to be a very strange Games

Jul 21, 2021 12:56 PM Read more >

Cartoon: Crank call

What do you think about today's editorial cartoon?

Jul 21, 2021 10:37 AM Read more >

Viewpoint: Renaming needs to be clearly thought out

Along with most Canadians, I have been saddened and horrified by the news of unmarked graves found near former residential school sites. ~ Patricia H. Martinuk

Jul 20, 2021 6:00 AM Read more >

Opinion: Too many questions about border reopening as U.S. vaccination rates crater

Will COVID-19 testing be required as a condition of crossing?

Jul 19, 2021 8:48 AM Read more >

Viewpoint: What does it mean to be courageous?

"Courage is not just a combat-ready soldier. Some days, courage is to live one more day without pain."

Jul 19, 2021 7:00 AM Read more >