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Editorial

Ottawa’s agriculture failures are putting Canadian farmers at risk

Posted on December 12, 2024

Make no mistake, the real issue for Canada’s agri-food sector isn’t what’s happening in Washington – it’s what’s happening here at home. While many Canadians… Read More »

What a Trump 2.0 presidency could mean for Canada’s agri-food sector

Posted on December 5, 2024

As Canadians recall the shock of Donald Trump’s first presidential victory, the news of his recent return to the White House has stirred both anxiety… Read More »

News you can trust

Posted on November 28, 2024

Foreign interference in a Canadian election. A rigged procurement system that cost taxpayers millions. The complex roots of the affordable housing crisis. Those are some… Read More »

Newspapers on the short end in Canada Post labour dispute

Posted on November 14, 2024

Every week the team behind this paper works tirelessly to provide readers the latest about what’s going on in the community they call home. There… Read More »

PBO confirms carbon tax hitting Canadians hard

Posted on October 31, 2024

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should appoint Bill Murray to cabinet because the fight over the carbon tax feels like Groundhog Day. In the film, Murray’s character… Read More »

Canada’s income and wealth gap is worse than ever

Posted on October 24, 2024

New data out of Statistics Canada this month tells us what many Canadians already guessed: the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting… Read More »

National Newspaper Week is about supporting local journalism

Posted on October 3, 2024

According to the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism’s Digital News Report 2024, Canadians’ trust in news is 39 per cent. For comparison, Americans’… Read More »

Misguided fertilizer cap threatens Canada’s carbon-smart farmers

Posted on September 30, 2024

The fall harvest is in the storehouse, and it’s time to put away all proposals to cap fertilizer use in the name of saving the… Read More »

New school year, same old story: Tuition fees soar across Canada

Posted on September 19, 2024

It’s September and the start of a new academic year. Leaves are starting to fall – but tuition fees are not. Fees charged to students… Read More »

China strikes back at Canadian canola farmers after EV tariffs

Posted on September 12, 2024

The response to Canada’s decision to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) was predictable. Ottawa knew that retaliation would follow, and China quickly responded… Read More »

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