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Ontario got $3.2 billion for health care. What did patients get?

Ontario got $3.2 billion for health care. What did patients get?
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Iris Gorfinkel

Gaza negotiations are a charade

Gaza negotiations are a charade
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Gwynne Dyer

Decency and its standard bearers are passing us by

Decency and its standard bearers are passing us by
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William Thomas

Niagara letters Aug. 13: We need to recognize what ails us

Niagara letters Aug. 13: We need to recognize what ails us
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Niagara Letter To The Editor

Doug Ford had the right instinct on enforcing order. Now he must follow through

Doug Ford had the right instinct on enforcing order. Now he must follow through
yesterday 1

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Mark McQueen

Being ‘not Doug Ford’ isn’t enough anymore. Ontario’s opposition needs real answers

Being ‘not Doug Ford’ isn’t enough anymore. Ontario’s opposition needs real answers
yesterday 1

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Shellene Drakes-Tull

Of course Mark Carney wants to vacation in Italy. Wouldn’t you?

Of course Mark Carney wants to vacation in Italy. Wouldn’t you?
yesterday 10

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Matt Gurney

Shopify’s Tobias Lütke wants to deny seniors the vote. Maybe we should deny billionaires their soapboxes

Shopify’s Tobias Lütke wants to deny seniors the vote. Maybe we should deny billionaires their soapboxes
yesterday 10

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David Olive

Niagara letters Aug. 12: Pointing fingers at the mayor is unfair

Niagara letters Aug. 12: Pointing fingers at the mayor is unfair
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Niagara Letter To The Editor

A Porter flight was grounded by an unruly child. The other passengers shouldn’t have paid the price

A Porter flight was grounded by an unruly child. The other passengers shouldn’t have paid the price
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Vinay Menon

The Tate brothers’ international legal saga might finally see them face their day in court

The Tate brothers’ international legal saga might finally see them face their day in court
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Rosie Dimanno

Ford is stripping Waterloo Region’s municipal elections of democracy. This is why he gets away with it

Ford is stripping Waterloo Region’s municipal elections of democracy. This is why he gets away with it
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Luisa D'amato

How anger has fuelled Alberta’s independence movement

How anger has fuelled Alberta’s independence movement
previous day 10

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Gillian Steward

Canadians show remarkable resilience amid Trump’s tariff attacks on the economy

Canadians show remarkable resilience amid Trump’s tariff attacks on the economy
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Andrew Phillips

Trump is holding our economy hostage. Here is what Carney cannot give up to the U.S. during trade talks

Trump is holding our economy hostage. Here is what Carney cannot give up to the U.S. during trade talks
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Adam Radwanski

Promising AI cures come with the risk of engineered threats

Promising AI cures come with the risk of engineered threats

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Gwynne Dyer

Britain’s new PM has a plan to get people hanging out more in real life. We should copy it

Britain’s new PM has a plan to get people hanging out more in real life. We should copy it
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Justin Ling

The Red Sox are back in town after saving their season. Is there still time for the Blue Jays after all?

The Red Sox are back in town after saving their season. Is there still time for the Blue Jays after all?
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St. Catharines Standard

Mike Wilner

Toronto condo corporation’s $324,000 fraud loss a warning to Ontario owners

Toronto condo corporation’s $324,000 fraud loss a warning to Ontario owners
monday 20

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Bob Aaron

Niagara letters Aug. 10: When the basement becomes a pool, it’s time to change priorities

Niagara letters Aug. 10: When the basement becomes a pool, it’s time to change priorities
monday 10

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Niagara Letter To The Editor

A diamond is forever. It looks like the Canadian mines that produced them aren’t

A diamond is forever. It looks like the Canadian mines that produced them aren’t
09.08.2026 20

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David Olive

When Canada’s military draws a battle line against the mention of God

When Canada’s military draws a battle line against the mention of God
09.08.2026 20

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Rosie Dimanno

Mark Carney’s Building Canada Act is a threat to the rule of law, and here’s a good example

08.08.2026 20

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Althia Raj

Canada’s oil giants are cashing in on conflict. Consumers are paying the price

Canada’s oil giants are cashing in on conflict. Consumers are paying the price
08.08.2026 20

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Jim Stanford

Niagara letters Aug. 8: There are ways to adapt homes to today’s climate now

Niagara letters Aug. 8: There are ways to adapt homes to today’s climate now
07.08.2026 7

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Niagara Letter To The Editor

A message from Mother Nature: Time to pause Niagara’s housing boom?

07.08.2026 7

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Angus Scott

RFK Jr. promised to make America healthy again. Instead, he’s given America explosive diarrhea

RFK Jr. promised to make America healthy again. Instead, he’s given America explosive diarrhea
07.08.2026 10

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Justin Ling

No one should pay $20 for a beer at the game. Here’s a solution to outrageous concession prices

No one should pay $20 for a beer at the game. Here’s a solution to outrageous concession prices
07.08.2026 20

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Adam Radwanski

Doug Ford wants Ontario voters to look anywhere but here

Doug Ford wants Ontario voters to look anywhere but here
07.08.2026 20

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Jim Coyle

Niagara letters Aug. 7: Our increasingly frequent unnatural disasters have a cause

Niagara letters Aug. 7: Our increasingly frequent unnatural disasters have a cause
07.08.2026 20

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Niagara Letter To The Editor

From explosive diarrhea to pleading the Fifth, is it any wonder trust in America’s public health is eroding?

From explosive diarrhea to pleading the Fifth, is it any wonder trust in America’s public health is eroding?
06.08.2026 10

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John Semley

Doug Ford’s ‘secret weapon’ is failing him. Now his Tories are in trouble

Doug Ford’s ‘secret weapon’ is failing him. Now his Tories are in trouble
06.08.2026 20

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Matt Gurney

‘Women living longer than men.’ But why?

‘Women living longer than men.’ But why?
06.08.2026 20

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William Thomas

Niagara letters Aug. 6: Eavestroughs and sewers should not mix

Niagara letters Aug. 6: Eavestroughs and sewers should not mix
05.08.2026 7

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Niagara Letter To The Editor

Why there will never be another Lloyd Robertson

Why there will never be another Lloyd Robertson
05.08.2026 10

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Vinay Menon

Light pollution disrupts life for all the planet’s inhabitants

Light pollution disrupts life for all the planet’s inhabitants
05.08.2026 20

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Susan Koswan

Niagara letters Aug. 5: Politicians should be accountable every day, not just election time

Niagara letters Aug. 5: Politicians should be accountable every day, not just election time
04.08.2026 6

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Niagara Letter To The Editor

Ariana Grande is taking a break. If only she could get a break from the endless body scrutiny

Ariana Grande is taking a break. If only she could get a break from the endless body scrutiny
04.08.2026 8

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Vinay Menon

This Blue Jays season was lost long before the trade deadline. Who’s to blame?

This Blue Jays season was lost long before the trade deadline. Who’s to blame?
04.08.2026 20

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Rosie Dimanno

Beware tech bros and the monied classes

Beware tech bros and the monied classes
04.08.2026 20

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Margaret Shkimba

The court that wants Benjamin Netanyahu just fired its own prosecutor

The court that wants Benjamin Netanyahu just fired its own prosecutor
03.08.2026 20

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Rosie Dimanno

This festival is a made-in-Canada global smash success. It’s exactly what Canada needs more of right now

This festival is a made-in-Canada global smash success. It’s exactly what Canada needs more of right now
02.08.2026 20

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Justin Ling

The homes of the future will be built in factories. The U.S. is accepting that more quickly than we are

The homes of the future will be built in factories. The U.S. is accepting that more quickly than we are
02.08.2026 20

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John Lorinc

Byelections a crucial test of Mark Carney’s unconventional majority

Byelections a crucial test of Mark Carney’s unconventional majority
02.08.2026 20

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Jaime Watt

When the lure of romance becomes a dark seduction into prostitution

01.08.2026 30

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Rosie Dimanno

If you were a Niagara mayor, what would you do?

01.08.2026 20

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Angus Scott

Friend, enemy or useful tool, AI will reflect the values of politicians who use it

Due to the technical or legal reasons, readability mode is not available for this article. Thank you for your kind understanding.

01.08.2026 20

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Susan Delacourt

Niagara letters Aug. 1: Exciting future for former GM lands begs a question

01.08.2026 20

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Niagara Letter To The Editor

Mark Carney is refusing to use this strong-arm tactic against Donald Trump. Good

31.07.2026 10

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Matt Gurney

Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey.’ Whose epic is it anyway?

31.07.2026 20

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Rick Salutin