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OPINION: UFO claims take unexpected turn stateside

OPINION: UFO claims take unexpected turn stateside

Photojournalist Kevin Lamb asks, 'I’ve always said that we earthlings throw machines into space, so why can't other intelligent beings do the same?'
ROAD HOME: INNclusion place to call home for 2SLGBTQ+ youth

ROAD HOME: INNclusion place to call home for 2SLGBTQ+ youth

'Steeped in stigma and shame, homelessness is isolating and deeply lonely. For 2SLGBTQ+ youth, being without a home and safe support is life-threatening,' says Blue Door CEO in his monthly column
CHEF'S TABLE: Even the mighty doughnut gets its own day

CHEF'S TABLE: Even the mighty doughnut gets its own day

On National Donut Day June 2, support our local bakers and remember …. life without doughnuts is like a day without sunshine, chef says
OPINION: 'I'm just here to pet all the dogs'

OPINION: 'I'm just here to pet all the dogs'

Photojournalist Kevin Lamb welcomes the warmer weather and a chance to meet new canine buddies ... oh, and talk to their owners, too
OPINION: Nuclear power comes with concrete problems

OPINION: Nuclear power comes with concrete problems

In response to reader question, science columnist takes closer look at different power sources and their carbon emissions
OPINION: Retailers, don't tick off senior citizens

OPINION: Retailers, don't tick off senior citizens

Columnist Wendy King has suggestions, and a warning, for retailers — particularly Shoppers Drug Mart — in terms of respecting our elders
OPINION: Electrifying the world comes with challenges

OPINION: Electrifying the world comes with challenges

'Ontario is not a great fit for solar power. We are a cloudy region, and winter, when future heat pump demand will be high, offers brief daylight hours,' says science columnist
OPINION: Get the tea steeping for coronation pomp, pageantry

OPINION: Get the tea steeping for coronation pomp, pageantry

Columnist Wendy King urges the Royals to 'put down the spears and come together for the King’s big day' on May 6
OPINION: Miigwech, thank you, Mr. Lightfoot from Christian Island

OPINION: Miigwech, thank you, Mr. Lightfoot from Christian Island

Gordon Lightfoot's words and music inspired a young boy on Christian Island to become a singer who is thankful for 'the music that he gifted us' and the soundtrack he provided
OPINION: More houses means more sewage, more problems

OPINION: More houses means more sewage, more problems

Few regions seem prepared to meet costs, recruit expertise or understand land-use implications of wastewater management needed for housing expansion, says writer