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War: Two steps forward, two steps back?

February 13, 2025   ·   0 Comments

By Gwynne Dyer In classical civilizations, there was a continuing, unresolved debate about whether history moved forward or just went around in circles: was it ...

A week to recognize the impact of Ontario’s secret superpower

By Michele Fisher and Raksha M. Bhayana  If you have ever done work for a charity or nonprofit organization, you know that they are legendary ...

Buy Canadian

By Brian Lockhart Marco Polo is considered one of the first, maybe the original, true explorer. The Venetian-born merchant travelled the Silk Road into the ...

Strategic shmategic

By Gwynne Dyer The Strait of Malacca is strategically important. It’s the shortest shipping route between the Far East and the Indian Ocean, the Middle ...

I’m a Lumberjack

By Jasen Obermeyer The temperature outside is freezing. Wind blowing. Snow falling. But inside, as I relax in the lazy boy chair, a good book ...

Monthly Message: FTP’s Rural Response Program needed now more than ever

Since 2016, the Rural Response Program (RRP) at Family Transition Place (FTP) has provided safety, support and hope by reducing barriers to service for women ...

Mono’s 13 per cent tax increase

I am glad you still publish the Orangeville Citizen. The articles are always a source of knowledge to me. Re: “Mono residents facing a 13 ...

Calling the Ontario election

We are to have an election soon in Ontario under the guise of needing a mandate from the citizenry to stand up against potential tariffs.  ...

Dufferin Arts Council: Why the arts are more important than ever

By Shirley Boxem I’m a relative newbie to the arts scene. That is, recognizing the arts for its importance to me and everyone. It’s no ...

Consumer debt

By Brian Lockhart If you have been looking for a new car or truck lately, you will have noticed that new vehicles are getting quite ...

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