Jul 11 2022
Published in the Toronto Sun, 13 July 2022, Winnipeg Sun, 17 July 2022 Re: “High gas prices hurting? That’s exactly what Trudeau wants” (Kris Sims/Franco Terrazzano, Toronto Sun, 11 July): To those who voted for Justin Trudeau in 2015, 2019, and especially 2021, are you happy now?! Was the legal marijuana worth the price we …
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Jul 11 2022
July 2022 The City of Markham, a city of around 340, 000 in southern Ontario, has its origins dating back to the early days of Upper Canada. Established as Ressorville in 1826 by Joseph Reesor, a Mennonite “Pennsylvania Dutch” settler, it’s one of the early villages in Markham Township. A post office was opened in …
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Jul 10 2022
July 2022 Riverside Park is a jewel of a park for the residents of the medium-size city in Guelph, Ontario, known as “The Royal City.” The park opened in 1905, then spanning only 14.5 acres, as a stop on the Guelph Radial Railway streetcar line. Situated along the Speed River, the now-80-acre park has many …
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Jul 06 2022
July 2022 The Ontario Provincial Police issued a press release recent, noting that on 5 July, just after 7 p.m., “OPP stopped the vehicle at Harwood Road and County Road 45 and arrested the vehicle occupants. As a result, Cobourg Police Service arrested and charged Laurelle Cox, a 35-year-old female from Port Hope, with the …
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Jul 06 2022
July 2022 The recent mass shooting in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park is once again causing some American legislators to to call for stricter gun control laws. Will it finally be the tipping point, or will they just go after the usual low-hanging fruit of law-abiding gun owners, people who would never dream of …
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Jul 04 2022
July 2022 The Lister Block in downtown Hamilton, Ontario, is a stunning Classical Renaissance-style building that was given a new lease on life a decade ago, after sitting abandoned and deteriorating for the previous decade. Built in 1923 by Pigott Construction Company, the six-storey building features a double storey base with a façade of white …
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Jun 28 2022
June 2022 On 22 June, dozens of runners and walkers met at Riverfront Commons in Newmarket, Ontario, for the annual Rob Plunkett Memorial Torch Run in support of Special Olympics. Hosted by York Regional Police, participants can walk, run or ride the five-kilometre or 10-kilometre routes along the Tom Taylor Trail, all to raise money …
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Jun 25 2022
June 2022 Re: “PM’s single-use plastic ban is double trouble for taxpayers,” (Lorrie Goldstein, 23 June, Toronto Sun): As Lorrie points out, yet another Trudeau policy will result in great pain to the average Canadian, while reaping little to no benefit. Well, it will have one benefit, that being greater sales for the Glad Products …
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Jun 23 2022
June 2022 Carousels have been a popular amusement ride since the early 1800s, when John Joseph Merlin created a carousel in his Mechanical Museum in London in 1803. Originally serving as entertainment for London gentry and nobility, by the mid-1800s, they were a popular feature at fairs and carnivals. The inspiration for Merlin’s creation was …
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Jun 21 2022
June 2022 Now that Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has announced that the federal government will ban single-use plastics by the end of 2023, I’m going to be buying stocks in the Glad Products Company. I have a feeling that sales of their kitchen catchers and garbage bags will skyrocket in 2024. Sources: Government will ban …
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