Editorial

Thoughts and prayers-while a nice sentiment to offer families who have just lost a loved one to gun violence, do nothing to prevent the next tragedy. That’s why it was…

The ability to criticize the work of high ranking officials is a birth right of every citizen born in Canada. What’s not a right is the ability to make a…

Canada’s resolve was further tested Sunday when news broke of a mass shooting in Nova Scotia, the deadliest in our country’s history. At least 23 innocent lives were lost, with…

Just mentioning the idea of suspending certain rights or freedoms to many Canadians is enough to elicit a fiery response. The very notion of the government stripping freedoms via the…

Looking for a good news story last week, I put out a call to a local Facebook group to find residents who were showing support for frontline workers.  Greater Napanee…

It should be plainly obvious to realize the COVID-19 pandemic has turned the entire planet on its side, forcing anything planned between March and June to be at the very…

Turning on the news or picking up a paper these days may cause anything from fear, to anxiety to extreme disappointment in mankind. As COVID-19 continues to ravage countries all…

Naturally this week’s editorial topic is on COVID-19, which was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization last week and led to a state of emergency in Ontario. Quite…

As teacher unions and the Ontario government have sparred behind closed doors over proposed changes to the province’s education system, a very public battle has taken place simultaneously. That fight…

Last week thousands of people across Canada donned pink shirts to raise awareness for Anti-Bullying Day. Great as the message of the day was, it didn’t seem to take too…