Blue bins lined Toronto’s curbs last Tuesday, their familiar hue concealing a storm of numbers and negotiations. While neighbours sorted milk cartons from mail flyers, far above, provincial officials and industry leaders weighed the economics of a recycling system on the brink of upheaval. Ontario’s blue box program has long stood as a symbol of […]
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On June 21, 2025, communities across Canada mark National Indigenous Peoples Day with a tapestry of events that speak not only to history, but to the living reality of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. Today’s celebrations are more than festivals—they are acts of collective memory and commitment to reconciliation. First observed in 1996, Indigenous
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Diplomacy between Canada and India has thawed, but the spring melt reveals more than just fresh opportunities—it exposes the persistent demand for vigilance against foreign interference lurking beneath the surface. The return of high commissioners marks a tentative new chapter in the Canada-India relationship, one inked not with grand promises but with cautious optimism. Just
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Four years in Toronto never felt longer than the stretch when Rob Ford held the mayor’s chain of office. Now, nearly a decade after his passing, the city finds itself swept up in renewed controversy as Netflix’s ‘Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem’ brings his story—and the scars of those turbulent years—back into sharp focus. Rob Ford,
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Every city must decide who gets to shape its public spaces: the people who use them daily, or the businesses eager to leave their mark. Orillia has chosen to ask its residents directly. The City of Orillia stands at a crossroads, seeking ways to fund community programs while preserving the character of its parks, arenas,
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Some meetings are polite, even dull. Others crackle with tension before the first handshake. As Canada prepares to host the G7 summit, one question will ripple through every corridor: will Canada, as host, hold the centre stage—or will the returning presence of Trump drown out the country’s careful choreography? The G7, after all, isn’t a
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Few images in Canadian political satire resonate more deeply than the ‘king’ perched atop his gilded throne, undisturbed by the noise beyond his palace gates. This metaphor, far from mere jest, exposes a critical rift: the suspicion that those in power retreat into their own little bubble, insulated from the lives and voices of ordinary
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Sticker shock rarely elicits applause at city hall, but this week in Barrie, it forced council to swap grand ambition for measured compromise—at least where the city’s next library is concerned. The original vision for Barrie’s south-end library soared to almost 45,000 square feet—a testament to the city’s growth and the belief in libraries as
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Few gatherings carry as much consequence as the G7 summit, and this year Alberta’s rolling landscapes set the stage for a showdown over tariffs that could define Canada’s economic future. For months, tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump have rippled across borders, unsettling Canada’s manufacturing sector and driving unemployment to seven per cent. The cost
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In the shadow of Doug Ford’s third successive majority, a quiet but potent movement is gathering, questioning whether Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives have strayed too far from their fiscal roots. Doug Ford’s dominance in Ontario’s political arena—marked by an unprecedented third straight majority—has not silenced all voices on the right. Instead, it has sharpened debate over
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