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The cure for obesity
Sunday, May 20, 2012

ONTARIO’S Health Minister rightly calls childhood obesity a complex issue, so much so that “We don’t know what it is we have to do.” Deb Matthews has struck an experts panel to reduce this “epidemic”

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down
Saturday, May 19, 2012

THUMBS Up to the “young ladies who came up to me when I was with my son at Wal-Mart Sunday, handed me a beautiful flower and wished me Happy Mother’s Day!

Over to you, private sector
Friday, May 18, 2012

IT’S been said that the private sector can outperform government and the government of Ontario has taken the advice.

Selective outrage
Thursday, May 17, 2012

THE CHIEF of a First Nation near the Ring of Fire mineral deposit has said he’ll die before he allows a mining company to cross a river near his community to access its property.

Illegal smokes, killer fines
Wednesday, May 16, 2012

THERE are benefits to living next to a First Nation. Proximity to another people is an education in itself, a window on rich aboriginal culture.

Stirring auto insurance pot
Tuesday, May 15, 2012

LIBERAL MPPs are having a field day with a Toronto-area NDP member’s proposal to ban the use of territory as a rating factor in determining auto insurance rates.

All ready for the new boom
Monday, May 14, 2012

WITH all the attention being given to the proposed Black Thor chromite mine there is a tendency to overlook the many other mining projects — existing and planned — throughout Northern Ontario.

Will less money improve health?
Sunday, May 13, 2012

IT is becoming increasingly clear that the Ontario government is engaged in a fundamental overhaul of health care aimed primarily at saving money.

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down
Saturday, May 12, 2012

THUMBS Up to the teachers and parent volunteers at St. Francis School for organizing a running club.

Accessible transportation
Friday, May 11, 2012

THE goal of accessibility finds its way into many government policies, yet physically disabled people still are unable to access many services — public and private.

Make the most of mine project
Thursday, May 10, 2012

IT is unfortunate that the biggest economic news to hit Northern Ontario in years is being met with opposition and animosity.

Transforming the MNR
Wednesday, May 9, 2012

NATURAL Resources Minister Michael Gravelle explained the so-called “transformation” of his department as broadly outlined in the Ontario government’s budget this way: “Over the years, and with the be

New marina might be changed
Tuesday, May 8, 2012

NEWS that underwater obstacles will likely delay phase two of Thunder Bay’s vast waterfront re-development invites clichés. It takes the wind out of the project’s sails for now.

Transit's second century
Monday, May 7, 2012

FOR more than 100 years, Lakehead residents have used public transit to get around. The first electric street railway in Canada was established here.