April 2024 The southern Ontario County of Simcoe, named after Lieutenant-General John Graves Simcoe, the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada from 1791 to 1796, has a long, rich history, dating back to the early days of British North America. That history is celebrated at the Simcoe County Museum, an interactive museum that tells the …
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April 2024 Firstly, I would like express my condolences to the family of Detective Constable Jeffrey Northrup. With the acquittal of Umar Zameer in the death of D/C Northrup, we have avoided a gross miscarriage of justice. After hearing the evidence and what the presiding judge thought of the Crown’s case, this was the only …
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Published in the Toronto Sun, 25 April 2024 While the keffiyeh may be a very practical item in a desert environment, it has become a toxic political symbol in recent months. Since the 7 October terrorist attack on Israel by Hamas, the keffiyeh has become a symbol of antisemitism and support for the destruction of …
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April 2024 Re: “Doctor’s orders” (Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun, 4 April): Maybe the solution is encouraging medical students to enter into the primary-care field by offering incentives such as free tuition, backed up by a contractual obligation that they must stay in the field for a specified time period, such as 5 years. Once we …
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April 2024 Canadian Forces Base Borden, in the southern Ontario county of Simcoe, has been a training base for Canada’s Armed Forces for over a century. Opened on 11 July 1916 as Camp Borden, named after Sir Frederick Borden, Minister of Militia under Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier, it was originally a training centre for infantry …
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April 2024 Since the early Nineteenth Century, railroads have have been an effective transportation option for goods and passengers. While the railways once dominated transportation, particularly land transportation, the emergence of automobiles, trucks and improved road networks gave the business community and the general public better options, leading to the demise of many railway companies …
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March 2024 I wanted to respond to letter writer Annabelle Groves, particularly her statement questioning Canadians “… who parrot the phrase “axe the tax” not regularly receiving rebate cheques from the federal government?” Well, I receive a carbon tax refund, but I still believe in “Axe the Tax.” A carbon tax is a tax and …
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March 2024 The Borscht Belt was the colloquial name of the Catskills area of eastern New York State that was once populated with resorts and bungalow communities for Jewish clients from New York City. In an era when Jewish people still faced discrimination elsewhere, Borscht Belt resorts were a popular choice for family vacations and for …
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March 2024 On first glance, Beechwood Cemetery looks like any other cemetery. This cemetery in the Ottawa suburb of Vanier is the national cemetery of Canada, the final resting place for over 85, 000 Canadians from a variety of backgrounds. Most notably, Beechwood Cemetery is the national cemetery for the Canadian Armed Forces, the Royal …
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March 2024 Chief Demkiw, What the Hell is going on with your once proud police service? The arrest of a journalist who was clearly doing his job and not in any way committing an offence that would warrant being arrested, least of which for obstructing a peace officer, is a complete disgrace. You need to answer …
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