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May 14, 2009 RSS feed / Columns

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In praise of an aunt

My mother's brother, my Uncle Dennis, joined the Canadian army early in the Second World War and was shipped out to Germany. He fell in love with the country/beer and, eventually, with a Germany lady, Ursula, who preferred to be called Ursel. More...

What would his friend think of him now?

As they say, people who live in tin houses shouldn't toss can openers. Which brings us to the recent epidemic of mammoth Tamil protests in Toronto. More...

CPR ditched historic TG&B and Credit Valley railway names

Dipping Into the Past

125 YEARS AGO Thursday, May 13, 1909 • In a general order issued by Manager Van Horne on the 1st inst., the Ontario & Quebec, Toronto, Grey & Bruce, and Credit Valley railways will henceforth be managed as part of the C.P.R. More...

Cut the clutter of commercials

Although she will not be numbered among the film immortals, few of us will forget the recently late Bea Arthur, alias Maude Findlay and Dorothy Sbornak. More...

Development vs. Exploitation

Quoting Yogi Bera, "It's deja vue all over again". As noted in a Globe and Mail article, "Land: Africa's last great treasure", this modern trend justifies the headline in the Globe, "The New Colonialism! More...

Tamils latest in series protesting wars abroad

Many who live in Ontario feel they owe their loyalty to countries thousands of miles away and they need to put Canada first. More...

More than just fun to Jonah's story

I've had Jonah on my mind lately. There's a good reason for that. A group of children at our church, with the dedicated help of a number of adults, is busy practicing a musical based on the story of Jonah and the whale. More...