A talented, unhappy man
William Bothwell
Andrew Horrall, an archivist and writer, has just published (McGill - Queen's University Press) a biography of Alan Jarvis, sometime curator of the National Gallery of Canada. More...
Plenty of changes in the front benches
Eric Dowd
One way to identify who matters most in the Ontario legislature is where they sit, and MPPs have shuffled around between seats a lot lately. More...
CPR passenger trains in head-on collision south of Orangeville
125 YEARS AGO Thursday, October 30, 1884 • The ballot to be used for voting in Dufferin today on the Scott Act requires those desirous of voting to make a mark in the form of an X after the words — "For the Petition" for those who w More...
Interesting facts on Sleep
By Anthony Fenench
The record for the longest period without sleep is 18 days, 21 hours, 40 minutes during a rocking chair marathon. The record holder reported hallucinations, paranoia, blurred vision, slurred speech and memory and concentration lapses. More...
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