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It was a very sad entry in the death register of 1889 for Hullett Township that provided the idea for this column. Name: unknown; Age: unknown; Cause of death: unknown; Religion: unknown.
Greetings loyal Chaff Gang! If you perk up your ears and listen closely, you might hear the faint barks of Chaff hounds in the distance, desperately craving the one thing they can't live without: (whispers) The Chaff... The Chaff... The Chaff.
In recent years, much has been made about the idea that Canadian media is underwritten by the federal government. This ignorant talking point shows up often in comment sections as a strawman for those opposed to media, government and spelling.
The World Health Organization declared the end to COVID-19 global health emergency last week, a decision that many Canadians had already made on their own.
Farming outside the box, More is more, 'Death spiral' by 1,000 cuts
Jess will be quite chuffed (not to be confused with being chaffed, chiffed or chorfed - that's Scott's department) that she's given me fodder for two columns in a row.
As David Bowie once sang, "Ch-ch-ch-ch-The Chaff. Time may Chaff me. But I can't Chaff time." Welcome
back to The Chaff for another full, never half, double serving of The Chaff...
May 8 marks the official end of the Second World War in Europe, back in 1945, longer ago than anyone less than 78 years old was born, and therefore the reality of that war needs to be restated for the generations of Canadians today.
Build a better community, The tip of the iceberg, Working, laughing together
Au naturel, See you at the crossroads, The science of planning
Over the weekend, Jess asked me if I'd read an article she sent me from The New York Times Magazine. I hadn't, I told her. She and I are on different schedules these days, though no less occupied.
Greetings, Chafflings, Chaffers and Chafflettes! It is time again to separate the wheat from the laughs, in the ever-spinning downward spiral of introspection that is our weekly foray into the untold depths of the trenches of human humour.
Last month, two immigrant families drowned in the St. Lawrence River trying the cross the border into the U.S. at the Akwesasne reserve near Montreal.
What are about two metres (six feet) tall, made of copper or aluminum and stand at attention, like soldiers on guard, at regular intervals along the peak of a roof? The answer is: lightning rods.
Welcome back to The Chaff-eteria, where we serve up heaping trayfuls of pure, unadulterated Chaff to satisfy even your wildest cravings for the good stuff.
Watching Dazed and Confused, the coming-of-age film set in 1976, the other night, one of the teachers, on the last day of school, issued this warning as the calendar neared July 4 of the United States of America's bicentennial year...
April, in our family, seems to be a time for visiting my doctors, with trips to Kitchener to see my heart specialist and London to see one of two people overseeing my prostate cancer treatment.
Turning the page, A hidden life, Cue the poop (emoji) slinging
A 'win' is just the beginning, Checks and balances, Across the aisle
In the first ever travel edition, The Chaff headed to Chicago and turned an enquiring eye towards the most serious man in all of songdom - musician, truest President, and King of Halloween, Nick Lutsko
Sometimes, living right beside someone and watching their actions from a bit of a distance can just about drive you crazy. No, I'm not talking about my own neighbours, I mean our neighbours in the United States of America.
The stars above the Village of Blyth were beautiful after dark on Easter Sunday. I know this because I was staring at them intently for about an hour or so.
Once called consumption and also labelled the White Death, tuberculosis (T.B.) is a deadly disease that, throughout history, has struck many people, not only locally, but throughout the world.
There's no chance I was the only one who read over that quote from North Huron Reeve Paul Heffer in Scott's budget story last week more than once with confusion and, frankly, fear when thinking about what the next four years may hold.