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On Sunday, when the first snowfall of the year blanketed southern Ontario in a healthy coating of the white stuff, there were nearly 350 snow-related incident reports on highways in the Greater Toronto Area just in that one day.

Let Down, No Surprises, Everything in its Right Place

Last week, local headlines were abuzz as acclaimed Canadian children's author Robert Munsch officially donated his archives to the Guelph Public Library - just a hop, skip and a jump from Huron County.

Deep within the etymological soil of our calendar lies a secret long ignored, quietly humming beneath the familiar cadence of months and moons.

In the midst of the fuss over the Toronto Blue Jays' appearance in the World Series last week, another important bit of news was mostly overlooked.

A few years ago, my grandsons and I were shopping when they encouraged me to buy a type of candy called War Heads. "You will really like them," encouraged the guys, "Try one."

A true win/win situation, See you at the crossroads, ... And so it begins!

There was surprising news recently that, in 2023, some Canadian cities had among the worst air quality in the world, as smoke from the worst forest fires in memory filled the air of southern cities.

There is an old saying that, in springtime, a young man's fancy turns to love. In the Huron County of a few generations ago, that saying could have been that a young man's fancy turns to harvesting...

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