We have all seen the ads for laser eye surgery promoting 20/20 vision and a life liberated from glasses. While this may be true for many, it's not the reality for everyone. For me, Aug. 20, 2021, stands out as a day that I will never forget – it ...

If anybody doubted the ‘otherness’ of the Province of Alberta, Premier Danielle Smith’s latest power grab may help to illustrate it. The dear lady has, since her election to the office of Premier, tried to sabotage the universal effort to fight ...

The furor over Justice Minister John Hogan’s saying it was impossible for a lawyer to re-traumatize a complainant in the trial of someone she had accused of sexual assault reminded me of something the late Chief Justice Robert Furlong of the Supreme ...

JEERS: to speeding, particularly in construction zones. Recently, among those caught for speeding by police were two drivers zooming through construction zones on the west coast of Newfoundland. A 26-year-old Corner Brook man was ticketed after he ...

I strongly object to the use of the word “hate” in the article with the headline entitled Polls show youth now hate Trudeau more than ever (April 27). Yes, share the information about the poll, but the word “hate” was not called for. I’m sure the ...

RE: 'Johns in hot seat after gaffe,' Cape Breton Post, April 20. I think the comment by now former Nova Scotia Justice Minister Brad Johns that gender-based violence isn't epidemic is an unfortunate example of the attitude held by many people. It ...

It should have been clear a year ago after Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) council voted to return $5 million in federal housing money that it has neither the interest nor the mettle to deal with housing. If that historic embarrassment was ...

“We could see an all-out war between all the tribes and that is really the doomsday scenario. At this point, it’s not unrealistic,” the head of an international non-government organization that is working in Sudan told the Al Jazeera news agency last ...

I’ve been fortunate to have spent a career in the Air Force and travelled all over the world. Of course, being sick or having accidents didn’t just happen back home in Canada, so I’ve experienced the health-care systems in many of those countries. In ...

I am not a diabetic, but I know some of you are. My late brother, Doug, had diabetes, and insulin, diabetes meds, devices, and supplies are medically required for all diabetics, including those uninsured! This is one of many reasons why I have ...