There is new data to prove teachers are not imagining it – they really are seeing more rude behaviour in the classroom than was the case prior to the pandemic.
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Suppressed fury
I was recently invited to participate in an op-ed campaign, which took my writing to a different…
Conservative leaders seem to be forgetting their base
It was a weird week last week for those of us who watch politics a little dispassionately – that being without a strong attachment to either side. Why? Well because it almost seemed like the provincial and federal Conservatives woke up in Bizzaro world where up is down, and right is left, especially
Young adults have met the challenges of the new millennium, and thrived
The young adults now embarking on new careers and starting to raise families have survived a challenging few years.
Finding a cure
A few weeks ago, I was scrolling on Instagram and found a post that caught my attention. The post stated that, in China, researchers have developed a stem-cell based treatment that “cured” a type one and type two diabetic a year after treatment.
British journalists tour parts of Perth County in 1907
One late summer day in 1907 about a dozen British newspaper reporters spent the morning site seeing around Stratford and nearby parts of Perth County in the company of many prominent local citizens. Brief as it was, their visit was deemed important enough to produce formal souvenir booklets full of
A current update
This has been quite a past month. My health issues – dementia, autoimmune, cancer, arthritis, a bad right knee and melanoma to list just a few – continue as in the last six months, but non-health issues keep cropping up.
Heritage homes and inhabitants: part 1
This article begins a short series of articles that will share the brief histories of some of Listowel’s historic homes and a bit about some of the families who lived in them.
An inside look at the art of broom making
Though there are modern cleaning gadgets such as the “autonomous robotic vacuum cleaner” available now, the broom was, and still is, a household essential. And if you lived in Perth County in the early 20th century, there was a good chance your broom bore the mark of E.G. Crawford.
Why farmers show up at one of Ontario’s biggest political events – and why it matters
From Aug. 16 to 19, leaders from the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) joined more than 2,000 elected officials and staff at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) annual conference in Ottawa.
It is a different world out there for students looking for jobs
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.
Letter to the Editor: Carney lining up for the dunk tank
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?’”
Flight attendants say no to unpaid labour
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.
In the blink of an eye
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.
Local input needed for Blyth daycare
North Huron Township Council found itself in a tough situation recently.
