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It seems the youth unemployment rate – the unemployment rate for those in the 15-24 age group – has been climbing this summer, and the wider population is somewhat unnerved by it.

Dear Editor; Two words of the week – C-A-P-I-T-U-L-A-T-I-O-N. A ten-dollar word meaning: “You got pushed, you got shoved, and instead of pushing back, you bent over and said, ‘Thank you, sir, may I have another?’”

Recent travel disruptions caused by a labour dispute between Air Canada and its flight attendants raised awareness of an unpaid labour situation that has long been a sore point in the airline industry – and, in truth, other industries.

A mother’s worst nightmare came true on Saturday, August 16, 2025. Holly Roy was cuddling with her eight-year-old son, Jahvai, as he tried to fall asleep (he had plans to attend a friend’s birthday party the next day) when they heard gunshots outside of their Toronto apartment building.

North Huron Township Council found itself in a tough situation recently.

This is the time of year when a lot of university and college students are scrambling to find accommodations.

Last week, I was having one of those weeks as a parent where everything was difficult. I had to do some disciplining, which I don’t enjoy doing – honestly, who does? I entered the second round of potty training – teaching my youngest. I was also dealing with the struggle that is finding childcare du

Summer is a time of long days, local fairs, barbecues, community celebrations — and for Ontario farmers, it’s also prime harvest season for everything from hay and grain crops to fruits and field vegetables.

I grew up in a union house – not a pro-union house (probably not an anti-union one either, to the best of my memory) – but a house where both incomes came from unionized jobs. It gave me a unique view of unions and the good (and bad) they do in the world.

Dear Editor, Re: Gone in 60 seconds.

Some things make you wonder. One is the ongoing quest to find intelligent life on other worlds.

As the sun-drenched days of summer are occasionally disturbed by sudden bursts of wind, thunder, and rain, nature performs one of its most stirring symphonies—the summer storm.

In 2017 I had a SPECT brain scan at a local hospital. The results: Abnormal perfusion in the right temporal lobe and right basal ganglia. 

Where is the summer going? It is hard to believe we are already seven months into 2025, and fall is around the corner. Summer Reading Club is in full-swing – all ages can still sign up on Beanstack to track your reading and a chance to win one of our prizes. Check out all the great stuff still to co