Legal wrangle brewing over Pefferlaw Fire Hall construction delay
By: Mike Anderson
It’s hard to see how Pefferlaw’s new fire hall can be completed before the snow flies this winter.
The $4.5 million construction project...
High school teachers to reveal strike vote results, discuss ‘next steps’
TORONTO — The union representing Ontario’s high school teachers will be releasing the results of their strike votes today.
A media advisory also says the...
Georgina at War: Warrant Officer Robert John Wilson, The Royal Canadian Regiment
By: Deb Robert
I am proud to be Canadian because my dad was one of the peacekeeping Canadian soldiers in southern Afghanistan. I am proud...
Georgina at War: Pte. Thomas Big Canoe, Royal Hamilton Infantry
By: Deb Robert
In his letters home from “Somewhere in England,” he talked about island life, walking the frozen lake. He shared how he listened...
Georgina at War: Lieutenant Charles S. Rutherford, 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles.
By: Deb Robert
Unflappable doesn't begin to describe Lieutenant Charles Smith Rutherford's capacity to remain calm in the face of danger. It was August 26th,...
Ontario’s memorial to veterans of Afghanistan war ready for next Remembrance Day
TORONTO — A memorial to honour veterans of the war in Afghanistan that is being built on the grounds of the Ontario legislature will...
Health Canada ‘actively monitoring’ U.S. vaping illness breakthrough
OTTAWA — Canadian health officials say they are closely monitoring an apparent U.S. breakthrough into the cause of a mysterious vaping illness.
The U.S. Centers...
Metis veterans get long-awaited recognition ahead of Remembrance Day
OTTAWA — A fiddle played the sombre strains of the Last Post and Amazing Grace during a special ceremony Friday to remember the contributions...
Trudeau defends NATO as French president warns of alliance’s ‘brain death’
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending NATO after France’s president suggested a lack of U.S. leadership is causing the 70-year-old military alliance’s...
Singing Soldiers perform at Stephen Leacock Theatre on November 8th
By: Deb Robert
Not all injuries are visible. Those on the
frontlines – our wounded warriors – need to know there’s help at hand and, sometimes,
it...
