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<b>OPINION</b>: At Indian Day School, God Save the Queen rang hollow

OPINION: At Indian Day School, God Save the Queen rang hollow

'The Queen never heard my voice when I sang to her as a child. She never heard my voice as an adult when I was a chief,' laments local elder
<b>OPINION:</b> Many mourning devastating loss of Her Majesty

OPINION: Many mourning devastating loss of Her Majesty

Whether you're a fan of the Royal family or not, reporter Shawn Gibson writes Queen Elizabeth II's death is also sad because she was a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother
<b>COLUMN:</b> Powwow a celebration of culture reclaimed

COLUMN: Powwow a celebration of culture reclaimed

'There was a time when the European settler community made it an offence in their law books to hold a powwow gathering,' columnist explains
<b>CHEF'S TABLE:</b> Trip to vegetable patch sprouts curiosity

CHEF'S TABLE: Trip to vegetable patch sprouts curiosity

The folks behind Valley Farm Market, located in the Elmvale area, continue to grow their business with focus on community and not losing the country family feel, writes food columnist
<b>OPINION:</b> 'Nebulous common good' hospital plan cruel to seniors

OPINION: 'Nebulous common good' hospital plan cruel to seniors

Assisted suicide likely preferable to wasting away in 'the gulag of some distant facility with a bad reputation,' writer says of new provincial legislation
<b>OPINION:</b> Importance of wetlands cannot be overstated

OPINION: Importance of wetlands cannot be overstated

'As extreme weather has become normal, some of these areas are now flooding,' science columnist says of wetlands that have been drained for agriculture
<b>OPINION:</b> Ketchup and mustard-flavoured ice cream? Only at the Ex

OPINION: Ketchup and mustard-flavoured ice cream? Only at the Ex

Ice cream makers have made a fortune on unique flavours, but Wendy is drawing the line with CNE's newest ideas: mustard and ketchup-flavoured soft serve
<b>OPINION</b>: Teenage Head guitarist's death silences 'quiet giant'

OPINION: Teenage Head guitarist's death silences 'quiet giant'

Gord Lewis, key component of iconic Ontario band, 'was a quiet and gentle man who spoke with his time-worn and battle-scarred Gibson guitar'
It's crushed grapes for me after black widow found in the fruit

It's crushed grapes for me after black widow found in the fruit

It's the stuff of nightmares for columnist Wendy King, who reacts to the story about an unwanted hitchhiker — a black widow spider from Mexico — found by an area couple in their cotton candy grapes
<b>OPINION:</b> Pope's apology skips over 'preventable trauma'

OPINION: Pope's apology skips over 'preventable trauma'

'If the Church and governments want to fix the problem, then they should acknowledge that they are responsible,' says local elder