Inside the intimate memories of The 100-Year Old Man
The first person I met at camp when I was in 9th grade was, of course, my future husband, Robert. We didn’t even know each other that well before that. We first went to…
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Port Williams family finds kitten with four ears
A reddish-brown female kitten was found Friday afternoon in Washington’s Port Williams neighborhood, reportedly with the two sets of four ears above the head. The cat’s owner, Nickia O’Connor, said she didn’t know what…
Politics of white working class
As far as political demography goes, CNN political analyst Jess McIntosh points out that Democrats do not have a white working class problem: “It’s all about optics. Trump did a good job of doing…
Toronto Mayor Doug Ford, in new probe, attacked city body
Image copyright Facebook Image caption Brampton Mayor Susan Fennell says the report ‘vindicates’ city officials, but questions remain Tory leader Doug Ford says an inquiry into staff complaints about the mayor of the Toronto…
John Tierney collects cartoons from his summer vacation
Russia is implicated in a big way in the Atlantic Council’s “Bang On! The U.S. Takes A Look At ISIS.” Russia, the Center writes, is an obvious suspect in the recent explosions at Brussels’…
Canadian women edge China 3-0 in CONCACAF qualifying
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Six-time Canadian national team captain Christine Sinclair scored early and the Canadian women’s team dominated their way to a 3-0 win over China in CONCACAF qualifying for the 2019 Women’s World…
Jay Last, who founded one of Silicon Valley’s first educational companies, has died
Jay Last, who played a leading role in founding one of the earliest companies in the history of Silicon Valley, died on Jan. 22 at the age of 92. Mr. Last was one of…
Sri Lanka’s army kills leopards in battle against poaching
Written by Staff Writer Every year in Sri Lanka, dozens of leopards in the Nihaladu National Park face their final days. These big cats could be shot, trapped or killed for being killed, injured…
‘Glory train’ that buoyed private equity may be running out of steam
The largest private equity deal in history, $17 billion in cash, has just closed, adding a new signature to private equity’s record of megadeals. A partnership between Veritas Capital and Hellman & Friedman may…
Investigation: Manitoba Ruling ‘Trickery and Bad Faith,’ Senior Official Says
The Ontario government’s approval of new mining permits using an outdated and inaccurate map created by the country’s smallest nation is “trickery and bad faith,” according to aboriginal leaders. The Ontario Forest Products Association…