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Trade limit
Hockey fans, when you read this latest edition of my column, the NHL trade deadline will be about a month away. I've already heard fan...

Dan Cearns
Feb 2, 20232 min read


Changing times
As we all ease into the new year of 2023, I thought I’d take a moment to reflect on change. I started this job in 2015, and since then,...

Dan Cearns
Jan 19, 20232 min read


2023 hope
2023 has started, and right now, there is potential for all sorts of things to happen this year. But, one thing I hope isn’t held this...
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Jan 6, 20232 min read


A Hero
A couple of weeks ago, the world lost one of the icons of my childhood, voice actor Kevin Conroy. Mr. Conroy was well known for voicing...

Dan Cearns
Nov 24, 20222 min read


Leafs predictions
Another NHL hockey season is approaching quickly, which means it is time for me to make some predictions regarding the Toronto Maple...
Colleen Green
Sep 29, 20222 min read


Political vacancy
In my last couple of columns, I’ve written about the state of different levels of government across Canada. But, following the now...
Colleen Green
Sep 15, 20222 min read


Bridge the divide
In the last few years, I have noticed a shift in the way people across Canada view and react to politicians and politics. There is more...
Colleen Green
Sep 1, 20222 min read


Slow Races
I have to admit, over the years, I’ve become a bit of an election junkie. I love to follow polls to see which leader or candidate is in...
Colleen Green
Aug 19, 20222 min read


New players
It’s already been a busy and productive summer for Toronto Maple Leafs General Manager Kyle Dubas, and I currently feel optimistic about...
Colleen Green
Jul 29, 20222 min read


Outage reactions
While the recent Rogers services outage hampered businesses and residents across Canada, I think this issue underscores our reliance on...
Colleen Green
Jul 14, 20222 min read


Kitten update
It’s been a few months since I wrote about how my family and I adopted three rescue kittens, so I thought this would be a good...
Colleen Green
Jun 30, 20222 min read


Community feel
Seeing what happened following the storm on the Victoria Day long weekend, I’m convinced the community spirit is alive and well in North...
Colleen Green
Jun 9, 20222 min read


Your voice
One thing which has been heartening for me to see these past couple of weeks is the number of people interested in the provincial...
Colleen Green
May 26, 20222 min read


An era ends
As many will have likely seen in this newspaper, nominations for the municipal elections opened on Monday, May 2nd and already there are...
Colleen Green
May 13, 20222 min read


Open hockey letter
Dear Toronto Maple Leaf’s organization and team. You’ve done it. I thought I wouldn’t be getting my hopes up again this year after last...
Colleen Green
Apr 28, 20222 min read


Normalcy signs
In the last couple of months, things have started to seem more like they were in pre-pandemic times. In that time, I attended a very well...
Colleen Green
Apr 19, 20222 min read


Trade analysis
In a column I wrote in the summer of 2021, I characterized the Toronto Maple Leafs’ offseason changes as full of risk. It turns out I was...
Colleen Green
Mar 31, 20222 min read


Sorrow and anger
In my seven years of writing this column, no news item has quite impacted me emotionally like the current war in Ukraine has. To note, I...
Colleen Green
Mar 17, 20222 min read


Kittens come home
The population of the Cearns household has now doubled. Recently, my family and I adopted three rescue kittens from the Humane Society of...
Colleen Green
Mar 3, 20222 min read


The right choice
As was reported last week, the federal Conservative Party has decided to remove Erin O’Toole as leader, sending the party to another...
Colleen Green
Feb 17, 20222 min read
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