As the second-generation owner of a community newspaper in Ontario, I care deeply about the future of local news in Canada. My late...

By Jonathan van Bilsen I seldom write about politics in this column, but events of late have made me wonder, when is enough, enough?...

DAN CEARNS The Standard So far, the Toronto Maple Leafs general manager, Brad Treliving, has done exactly as he has promised. He has made...

by Tina Y. Gerber - McCurley I will admit, I have been envious of Church friends who have been able to afford to travel upon their...

by Lauren Walker We looked at the keys to taking a common-sense approach to lifestyle changes, which included tuning in to yourself and...

By Jonathan van Bilsen I have often wondered who the first to do something was. For example, who was the first person to look under a cow...

by Tina Y. Gerber - McCurley I had the pleasure of taking my oldest granddaughter shopping for her birthday. It brought back memories of...

by Jonathan van Bilsen In my early twenties, I had a great job being an announcer on a radio station in Owen Sound. The station, CFOS,...

by Geoffrey Carpentier Every May, I honour a pledge to myself, to go out and raise money to help our Canadian birds, as they struggle...

DAN CEARNS The Standard We've come to the point in the summer when this writer must take the opportunity to say, "I told you so." In an...

by Jonathan van Bilsen Like so many of you, I subscribe to a number of streaming services which no doubt, have great programming. I am,...

By Jonathan van Bilsen Many of you may have recently heard about the devastating turbulence encountered, on a flight from London to...

by Tina Y. Gerber - McCurley With my birthday arriving in September, I will be 66 years young. Who wants to admit that? To me, it sounds...

DAN CEARNS The Standard After another season of disappointing results for the Toronto Maple Leafs, all eyes are on what this team will do...

by Jonathan van Bilsen Last week I flew back to Toronto, from a few weeks of fun and travel in Europe. The trip and everything associated...

by Lauren Walker Stepping away from the crowd can be a challenging thing to do. I’ve learned having a healthy lifestyle means making...

By Jonathan van Bilsen Under the expansive blue sky, at the historic Harland & Wolff shipyard, in Northern Ireland, where the Titanic was...

DAN CEARNS The Standard Recent information is backing up what I’ve written about before in this column, getting out in nature has immense...

Did you know, the clear liquid found inside young coconuts has a surprising application? It can serve as a substitute for blood plasma,...

by Tina Y. Gerber - McCurley I must admit, it's a struggle for me when dealing with technology, for a variety of reasons. I recently...