3 d. ago Raymond J. de Souza: Time is running short for peace in the Mideast

Israel effectively declares war on Iran as Netanyahu, who is unlikely to win the next election, prepares to go out with a bang

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6 d. ago Raymond J. de Souza: Lessons for Trump from Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen

The singers have been lamenting factory closures and hard times for decades. These working-class woes will not be solved by steel tariffs

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1 week ago Putin ready to help Trump with Iran nuclear deal talks, Kremlin says

Trump said after a phone call with Putin on Wednesday that time was running out for Iran to make a decision on its nuclear program.

Politics

1 week ago CFL great Andrew Harris returns to football as Roughriders running backs coach

Leaving the CFL as the league's all-time Canadian rusher, Andrew Harris has returned to football as running backs coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Sport

2 w. ago Raymond J. de Souza: King Charles’ throne speech was a constitutional triumph

Not a few had tears in their eyes as they heard the King of Canada declare: 'The True North is indeed strong and free!'

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2 w. ago $800,000 Toronto house looks like it's been trapped in the past

You know a house has been off the market for a long time when it still runs on an oil furnace.Sure, there are technically still 610,000 households in Canada clinging to oil heating. But in Ontario, under five per cent of homes use oil heating, and finding one in Toronto? Practically unheard of.Yet that's just one of many relics from the past you'll find at 18 Scarlett Rd., a three-bedroom, two-bathroom home that hasn't quite made it into the 21st century.The front hall. The listing describes it as "full of original vintage character," and yes, that is just real estate code for "needs work." The dining area in the kitchen. Although there are some redeeming vintage qualities.The living room. For example, the stone fireplace, the arched doorways, and apparently buried underneath that horrible green carpeting is hidden hardwood flooring, just waiting to be uncovered.A bedroom. Still, this place hasn't seen ...

Economics

2 w. ago Texas push to ban minors under 18 from social media fades with time running out

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A push in Texas to ban social media accounts for children under 18 faded Thursday after lawmakers did not take a key vote on creating one of the nation’s toughest restrictions aimed at keeping minors off platforms such as TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram. The bill, which already passed the GOP-controlled state […]

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2 w. ago Driver in fatal 2021 B.C. hit and run gets jail time after repeated release breaches

Marcel Genaille pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of a June 2021 collision that left a 59-year-old motorcyclist dead, and has since repeatedly breached his release conditions.

Events

2 w. ago Raymond J. de Souza: The King is here to do the most kingly thing of all

Let this be a new tradition where the King opens Parliament after every election

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3 w. ago Annual Terry Fox Run returning to Confederation Bridge for first time in 10 years

HALIFAX — The annual Terry Fox Run for cancer research will mark its 45th anniversary this year by returning to the Confederation Bridge after a decade-long hiatus. The Terry Fox Foundation announced Monday that on Sept. 21, the 13-kilometre bridge between New Brunswick and P.E.I. will be closed to vehicle traffic between 6 a.m. and […]

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3 w. ago Raymond J. de Souza: Companions ensure evil will not prevail

Robert Poulin was a desperately lonely teenager who sought friends, or perhaps just companions, in the wrong places, desperately wrong places

Economics

3 w. ago Raymond J. de Souza: Trump prioritizes commerce over shared values in foreign policy gamble

It is the great Trump gamble, that leading with commerce will achieve what shared cultural values backed by military alliances cannot

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last month Raymond J. de Souza: Parliament needs to shed its ‘Rat Pack’ rowdiness

What started as innocent fun has deteriorated into appalling conduct

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