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DEAR ABBY: Political posts could end longtime friendship
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (431+ words) An advice-seeker's friend won't keep her opinions to herself DEAR ABBY: I am a 38-year-old woman with no kids, a loving partner and puppy. I run a business my dad originally built. I'm at a high point in my life…...
Letters to the Editor, May 2, 2026
4+ hour, 41+ min ago (461+ words) Exceptional Journalism Powered by Media Innovation. Our Mission: Keeping Canadians in the know with ambitious, trusted and high-quality journalism. Delivering high-value and data-driven marketing solutions to businesses and advertisers. Our Vision: To be the most innovative media company in Canada…...
LILLEY: Toronto normalizing open drug use as taxpayers pick up tab
12+ hour, 37+ min ago (721+ words) Open crack and meth use is becoming the norm in Toronto with millions spent on pipes and needles every year Just after 8: 30 on Friday morning, as students and commuters near Bay St. and Avenue Rd. attempted to get their morning…...
EDITORIAL: Wishful thinking won't deliver prosperity
11+ hour, 10+ min ago (232+ words) Strait of Hormuz blockade and Russia's invasion of Ukraine have demonstrated just how vital energy security is to Western democracies The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 have demonstrated just how vital energy security…...
LILLEY: Chief Justice Wagner refuses recusal in Freedom Convoy case
17+ hour, 11+ min ago (652+ words) Wagner cannot be seen as impartial in this case given his past comments, so he must step aside. Richard Wagner, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, is the epitome of Laurentian Elite arrogance. Despite having already called…...
OPINION: Privatizing Canada Post will end an archaic boondoggle
10+ hour, 50+ min ago (270+ words) Given its near monopoly over large segment of postal market, Canada Postal has few incentives to keep costs down or be profitable According to a recent announcement by Canada Post, it lost $1. 57 billion in 2025 " the "largest loss before tax" in…...
WARMINGTON: "Hank Idsinga effect" has police board probing and Toronto cops making more arrests
10+ hour, 47+ min ago (689+ words) City Councillor Shelley Carroll wants answers while Chief Myron Demkiw's officer lay more charges in an alleged antisemitic incident The Toronto Police and its civilian oversight board are now taking more seriously the allegations of antisemitism and racism from former…...
SNOBELEN: Plane and simple: Ontario government needed a jet
11+ hour, 41+ min ago (496+ words) Commercial flights or driving aren't viable options when you need to access many communities across this enormous province The back story to the government of Ontario Premier Doug Ford's recent, brief debacle over purchasing an executive jet offers a caution…...
LAU: Toronto's empty home tax a punitive policy that doesn't even work
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (656+ words) As long as people acquire homes legally, they should be free to use them however they want In The Adventure of the Empty House, Sherlock Holmes, thought to be dead, re-emerges in London to solve a murder by catching the…...
How the NHL Draft lottery could play out for the Toronto Maple Leafs
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1269+ words) The Maple Leafs hold the No. 5 pick in the 2026 NHL draft, but that could change via the draft lottery on Tuesday night. One draft lottery, three Maple Leafs scenarios. That's what it will boil down to on Tuesday night when…...