Columns

The residents of South Bruce could find themselves on the hook for some significant infrastructure spending depending on how South Bruce Council decides to handle development charges.

My last few columns have lamented my lack of information regarding my health care. 

Our Easter celebrations are over for this year, but are there any signs that the resurrection of…

A memorial of flowers, stuffed animals and hand-written messages continued to grow over the weekend, outside Walkerton District Community School, as staff, students and the entire community mourned the loss of five of their own.

A tragic blow to the people of Walkerton is top of mind for many across this region and beyond this…

Hamilton has become another in the growing number of cities that have decided the solution to the homelessness problem is to root out the folks who live in encampments.

As spring slowly settles in, the plant buds are beginning to flush or open all over the area, and it’s a sure sign that spring is here. Oh, we may get a few cold spells yet, to be sure, but you can’t slow the progress of Mother Nature. Sooner or later, the warm weather will seep in and remind us tha

Measles? Really? Skimming the news recently I came across a story on a Kitchener school closed for a day while local public health officials completed the required vaccination verification steps following an exposure at the school. 

Agriculture is arguably among the most important industries we have. Not only is it one of the…

The sexual assault trial of five hockey players in London, Ont. is likely to continue for some time.

Canada’s newly re-elected Prime Minister Mark Carney seems to have gained his new mandate largely on the belief among voters he is best positioned to deal with the literally existential threat posed to Canada by US President Donald Trump.

There are a number of companies competing to build Artificial intelligence (AI) compliant operations. AI is portrayed as solving the world’s problems – one problem at a time. 

The recent federal election had the highest voter turnout in decades. It seems Canadians took notice when the American president took to sniping at our prime minister, calling him Governor Trudeau, and Canada the 51st state.

I’m going to (fairly shamelessly) borrow from some of my previous bosses this week and talk about…