By: Jordan Twiss When someone says something offensive – and let’s be real, it’s impossible not to offend people these days – a common deflection tactic is to play it off as a joke.
Read MoreWeather, politics create harvest uncertainty
By: Calvin Daniels It was interesting to see a recent headline in the ag press suggesting that world geopolitics and weather remain unpredictable.Now, this is not something particularly new.Crop prices have always been influenced by both forces.
Read MoreCanadian actor disrupts Jays’ season
By: Bruce Penton Ever since Canadian actor Michael Cera started hanging around the Toronto Blue Jays’ clubhouse, and inviting players and management over to his house to see his man cave shrine to the Blue Jays, Canada’s only Major League Baseball team has stunk.
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Anthony “Tony” Rekve
In memory of Anthony “Tony” RekveJuly 24, 1955 – July 3, 2026
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Thickwood Hills Studio Trail celebrates 26 years
By: Bevra Fee All gravel roads led to an art studio throughout portions of three rural municipalities on the weekend of Aug. 8 and 9.
Read MoreUgly U.S. politics have no place in Canada
By: Jordan Twiss Being a journalist in the digital age often means spending an inordinate amount of time scouring social media for news leads.
Read MoreMunicipalities could play key role in food security
By: Calvin Daniels As often happens, at a recent interview on only a tangentially-related topic, the conversation turned to a discussion about food security.The subject of the talk was how important it is at present to focus attention on personal and community security because culturally we have lost a great deal of our food knowledge.
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