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Monthly Message: FTP issues community call-to-action for National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

November 27, 2025   ·   0 Comments

A lone gunman entered l’École Polytechnique de Montréal in the early evening of Dec. 6, 1989. He methodically targeted female students — in corridors, in ...

My path to local journalism

By Joshua Drakes Good morning, afternoon, or evening to whoever might be reading this. I hope this little article finds you well. I’m Joshua Drakes, ...

Iran: Drought, incompetence, and maybe revolution

By Gwynne Dyer Twenty years of strict sanctions on Iran by both the United States and the United Nations did not bring down the regime ...

To breathe or not to breathe

By Constance Scrafield My head is full of the poor results of the COP30, the United Nations Climate Change Conference held this year in Brazil ...

Restoring an affordable Canada

By Dufferin–Caledon MP Kyle Seeback, M.P Canadians were hoping for a budget that would deliver a positive and affordable future for all Canadians. The Liberals ...

The revenge of the vending machines

By Keith Schell Even though we have all used them at one time or another, vending machines are the “Rodney Dangerfield” of the machine world. ...

Let them eat cake

By Brian Lockhart “Let them eat cake.” That is the notorious phrase attributed to French Queen Marie Antoinette as her response to being told the ...

No war in East Asia

By Gwynne Dyer Russia has its endless war in Ukraine, Africa has the Sudanese civil war, the United States is on the brink of invading ...

Let them eat cake

By Brian Lockhart “Let them eat cake.” That is the notorious phrase attributed to French Queen Marie Antoinette as her response to being told the ...

The cost of extraction: When local land becomes a commodity

By Councillor Tess Prendergast In Dufferin and Caledon, we pride ourselves on being good stewards of the land. Farmers, families, and volunteers work hard to ...

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