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Football fans across North America were glued to their television sets on the weekend, engorging themselves in the offerings of the National Football League (NFL).

There was a buzz of disgust when Toronto recently banned tobogganing at 45 hills deemed to be unsafe.

Do you have any pet peeves? You know, those things that people do that get under your skin and annoy you. I believe I hear or experience pet peeves every day.

Friends, In his book entitled In Arabian Nights, author Tahir Shah wrote, “Stories are a communal currency of humanity.” In the sharing of stories we learn. Validate. Heal. Grow. And come together.

If you asked most Canadians if this country needs more bureaucrats, they’d probably say no.

Looking at the numbers for housing sales makes one’s digestive system feel a bit like being on a ride at the fair that goes up, and up and… ever so slowly… up a bit more.

It has been said throughout the years that the English language is one of the hardest to learn. Those of us who speak the language, for the most part, think it is easy – most of the time, anyway.

Late on Dec. 18, I read a police report that made me stop in my tracks.

In 2023 I looked for hearts. What started as a fun little picture taking adventure with my kids, end-ed with a collection of hundreds of pictures of all different kinds of hearts.

2023 was a tough year. Not just for me personally, but for our health systems.

If you cast your attention at all to the app TikTok, then I am sure you have seen the recent trend circulating about math and all its variable forms.

Welcome to the first edition of 2024 for the Blitz. Based on my headline this week, as usual I’m getting into the same hard-hitting subjects as you’ve come to expect from past entries, which have included such controversial topics as wacky inflatable arm-flailing tube men, singing in the shower, and

Long after the food is gone. Long after the warmth of gatherings with friends and family has faded. Long after the decorations are dismantled and the lights are out. Even long after the presents are worn out and forgotten.

In November, voters in Argentina elected as their new president a political outsider who promised to inflict painful shock therapy to the nation’s stagnant economy and who carried a chainsaw to campaign rallies as a dramatic symbol of his plan to slash the size of government.