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For those of you who read the editorials in this fine newspaper, you may think that sometimes it feels like something's missing, depending on who you are and how you think. There's often a reason for that.
As we approach Valentine's Day, the most romantic day of the year, here's betting that a lot of potential grooms will use the holiday as the moment to propose. Elsewhere, many couples will make the holiday their wedding day.
Who can you trust?, In search of the truth, Behind closed doors
Just the other day, I was talking to one of our proofreaders about some of the big, juicy columns that I've got on the shelf. There are a few very big picture topics that I hope, one day, to tackle, but that are so big that it might take a long time...
Each and every year, on the second day of February, rowdy rodent revelers roar, whistling whistle pig well-wishers warble, wound-up woodchuck-watching weirdos wail, and great big groups of gritty groundhog gawkers gather to give'r
Last Saturday marked Holocaust Remembrance Day, and seldom since the end of World War II has the world needed such a remembrance day, even if it was 79 years ago, on Jan. 27, 1945, that the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp was liberated.
A living legend, Ahead of the curve, The unknown future
The hardy people who came to carve out their homes in the primordial forest used all the resources available. The soil produced crops for sale and food to eat.
Much is being made in today's world about inclusion. The act of helping everyone feel as though they belong, regardless of a number of factors, is a trend very much heading in the right direction.
Don't worry, darlings, The Chaff is back to deliver another dose of deliberately dopey and delightfully dumb discourse on dis, dat and d'everything draining and dripping down from our brains...
For years now, one of the forgotten concerns of our world has been the baby boom. Suddenly it's the baby bust.
Let's not pave paradise, The tip of the iceberg, A shot at redemption
Standing tall among the people who built Blyth in its early days was Patrick Kelly. This gentleman, born in Tipperary, Ireland, was an enterprising businessman who had lumber and flour mills in Blyth.
Life is not easy for journalists right now. Distrust in news is on the rise, turning a buck remains a challenge and freedom of the press is under attack all over the world.
Ciao, Chaff gang! Off the top, we are eager to express, exuberantly, just how greatly we appreciate our devoted coterie of Chaff-ers, our creepy collective of Chaff-ies and the cheerful chumps and wild-eyed whackos known only as Chaff-os.
As I approach my 77th birthday next week, among the first of the "Baby Boom" generation, I recently stumbled across a guest column in The Globe and Mail that spoke eloquently for my generation.
The need for oversight, A little class, perhaps?, Share the road
What do we want? Trudeau to go! When do we want it? Now! Those are the sentiments shared in recent polls of Canadians. Late last year, 72 per cent of all respondents to an Ipsos poll said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
Bravo, brava and brav-neutral to all of you Chaff-onnoisseurs and devotees of the utterly absurd! Welcome back to The Chaff - your weekly masterclass in unclassy and asinine madness.
Two items recently struck me when I read about them on the internet. In one, Globe and Mail columnist Marcus Gee celebrated the birth of his twin granddaughters, hoping they would grow to enjoy watching the squirrels...
Pay up and close down, The good stuff, Being the change
Preparing a review of the year that was is standard operating procedure for the first issue back here at The Citizen. Not only is it nice to look back, but it's something that can be prepared ahead of time, allowing the hard-working editorial team...
Arrivederci to the year 2023! Last year's year is officially banished to The Chaff's rubbish bin to rot forevermore alongside a mostly unused copy of a language guide entitled Learn to Speak Italian Starting with the Word for Goodbye - a book that...
It was fascinating, just before the holidays, to watch CTV London celebrate the 70th anniversary of what was originally known as CFPL London.