52 m. ago Today's letters: Canada Post is the backbone of charitable contributions

Monday, June 16: The postal service is far from irrelevant, one letter-writer says, while others lament long delivery delays. You can write to us too, at letters@ottawacitizen.com

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28 h. ago Letters, June 15: Musical genius Brian Wilson created the soundscape of the ’60s

Will the Oilers win Game 6 of the Cup Final? VOTE IN OUR DAILY ONLINE POLL! CREATIVE MASTER A musical genius is the only way to describe Brian Wilson after his passing recently at age 82. Brian created a sound and a soundscape from 1961 to 1966 that resonated all over the entire world. All […]

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3 d. ago Letters, June 13: Forget pipelines, Alberta needs refineries

Will you go to the U.S. this summer? Vote in our daily poll! Albertans are such short-sighted people.  All we want for Christmas is an oil pipeline so we can export good, high-paying secondary industry jobs to the U.S.  Refining our oil creates 3 million jobs and an economic boost of $688 billion of economic […]

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3 d. ago Letters June 13, 2025: ‘Send some good news through the mail.’

INDEED, SEND SOMEONE A POSTCARD It used to be reduced postage to send someone a postcard.  I recently sent one to someone from Florida after visiting a treasure hunt museum that had the sites on it. A picture was not as good as this postcard and it was a nice treat for them to get […]

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4 d. ago Paul McCartney, Mike Love, Carnie Wilson, Elton John react to the death of Brian Wilson

Notable reaction to the death of the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson at age 82. ___ “I have no words to express the sadness I feel right now. My Father ↕brianwilsonlive was every fiber of my body. He will be remembered by millions and millions until the world ends. I am lucky to have been his […]

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4 d. ago Letters, June 12: Edmonton airport needs to smooth out traffic at drop

Who should start in net in Game 4? Vote in our daily poll! After several years of closure due to construction, the passenger pick-up and drop-off area at Edmonton International Airport has reopened. However, have airport authorities assessed and monitored the efficiency of the new system? Has it improved, or has traffic congestion worsened, especially […]

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4 d. ago Brian Wilson, Beach Boys fragile but visionary leader, dead at 82

Wilson was one of rock's great Romantics, a tormented man who in his peak years embarked on an ever-steeper path to aural perfection

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4 d. ago Le génie de la pop Brian Wilson s’est éteint à l’âge de 82 ans

Souvent qualifié de génie de sa génération, il a permis aux Beach Boys d’accéder à la gloire grâce à des morceaux comme «Surfin’USA» et «I Get Around».

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4 d. ago Le cofondateur des Beach Boys Brian Wilson est mort à l’âge de 82 ans

Souvent qualifié de génie de sa génération, il leur a permis d’accéder à la gloire grâce à des morceaux comme «Surfin’USA» et «I get around».

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5 d. ago Letters, June 11: Edmonton needs a truly family friendly Oilers watch party

Will Alberta teachers go on strike? Vote in our daily poll! Rogers Place watch party, hard to get into. Alcohol. Fan park, hard to get into, alcohol. Moss pit, alcohol. Why is there no family friendly alcohol free watch party? Like at Churchill Square. No money in no alcohol? The city and/or the Oilers Entertainment […]

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5 d. ago Letters June 11, 2025: ‘Unions are no longer needed, and teachers can pound salt.’

Let them go Re: Alberta Teachers Vote 95 Per Cent In Favor Of Strike Action… Today, our present day workforce needs unions like this nation needing another decade of Justin Trudeau on the throne in Ottawa. Unions had their time in history – back in the early 1800’s. But that was over 200 years ago. […]

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6 d. ago Letters June 10, 2025: ‘Trump can take credit for uniting an entire country, it’s just not his.’

BLUSTER MAKES US BETTER It’s an amazing time in Canadian history. The only person since the inception of this country who could weld the country together from coast to coast turns out to be a blustery, loud-mouthed American. No one before Donald Trump has so galvanized us from coast to coast in a more singular […]

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7 d. ago Letters June 9, 2025: ‘Taxpayers left to foot yet another bill for CBC.’

Just another hit to taxpayers Re: SIMS: CBC set to get more money and power… Why have friends in the first place, when they can’t scratch each others’ backs from time to time? Just another sucker punch coming up, square between the lookers of every Canadian taxpayer in this nation. Donald K. Munroe (Maybe they […]

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8 d. ago Letters, June 8: Edmonton lucky to have Oilers compared to Panthers crew

Will the Oilers win Game 3 of the Final? VOTE IN OUR DAILY ONLINE POLL! VICTORY FOR GOOD We are very fortunate to have the Edmonton Oilers in our city with players like McDavid, Draisaitl, Ekholm, Bouchard and others. They are very professional, and hard-working hockey players. Just think if the teams were reversed and […]

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8 d. ago Letters, June 8, 2025: ‘Carney’s mandate bad news for Alberta’

Carney’s bad idea Sounds like the premier will be going along with Carney’s offer called decarbonization. Factories required to further refine our clean oil will take years to build, will increase sales prices and lead to production cuts. This is Carney’s mandate to control the amount of extraction, increase production costs, reduce investment and cut […]

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1 week ago Letters June 6, 2025: ‘Ukraine’s president did well to keep Trump out of their military plans.’

A secret worth keeping You have to give Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky 5 stars for not telling the United States ( Donald Trump ) in advance about Ukraine’s planned, devastating attack and destruction of Russia’s many strategic bombing airplanes deep inside Russia. In Trump’s recent phone call to Putin, Trump emphasized that he did not […]

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1 week ago Letters June 4, 2025: ‘Not exactly in love with the new foliage all over the city.’

City’s new flower After walking our area in the southwest I’ve come up with a new flower for the city: the dandelion! I also have a new saying: ‘Do less, charge more!’ Jim Hunt (No fan of the yellow and white floofs, are you?) Wildlife, beware I’m always annoyed beyond belief when I hear that […]

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1 week ago Letters June 3, 2025: ‘The shoes hid nothing, not even a medical condition.’

IN STEP WITH JUSTIN Re: Justin Trudeau attends King Charles’ throne speech wearing colourful shoes, online, May 27 I’m embarrassed (sort of) to admit it, but Justin Trudeau and I have something in common. Well, more than one thing. We have two. We both wear Gazelles. Mine, though, would have looked better with that awful […]

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2 w. ago Letters June 2, 2025: ‘Trudeau’s tacky sneakers were all for show.’

SNEAKY I guess you have to be a bit older to appreciate why Justin wore the green sneakers to the King’s speech. He was putting on a childish show, meant for Quebecers, to express disdain for the English monarchy, just like when his old man did the pirouette behind the Queen. Hoping to make papa […]

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2 w. ago Letters, June 1: Carney needs to get over his pipeline confusion

Do you shop at the Downtown Farmers Market? VOTE IN OUR DAILY ONLINE POLL! CONVENTIONAL EDUCATION For such a smart, educated economist, Mark Carney sure seems genuinely puzzled. He has recently questioned why every question and discussion regarding Canada’s energy industry revolves around pipelines, stating, “It’s remarkable. In some circles, this conversation starts and ends […]

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