Columns

Let's turn back the calendar until we get to July of 1892 in Brussels. The only thing hotter than the weather that month was the desire to own a bicycle.

The future of work and what our world will look like 10, 25 and 50 years from now has always been a topic of chatter. Which jobs will survive, which ones will not and which ones will change...

We all realized last week exactly how important the internet is to our lives when many of our cell phones and debit cards just stopped working.

For Rogers phone and internet customers, there was a fate worse than death last week: they had to do without connecting when something interrupted their service.

Back in time, Asked and answered, Two strikes and you're out

Lured by an advertisement placed by the Canada Company, William and Ann (Gurney) Bradwin left their home in Buckinghamshire, England in 1849 with their eight children, 88 English pounds

Homeward bound, The tipping point, Everything to everyone

In May, the Michelin Guide announced it would be expanding to Canada, marking the first time that Canadian restaurants would be considered for Michelin Stars, considered by many as the highest honour in the world of food.

I'm not a fan of repeating myself within the same year with a column, but sometimes it's warranted and, after North Huron Township Council's Monday night meeting, I feel like I do need to address something that I wrote about just four months...

Oh the hardships Canadians have to put up with these days. There are shots on television news nearly every day of chaos at Canadian airports as reduced staff by the airport or airlines conflicts with the huge demand to travel now that the worst...

This is my opportunity (depending on when you receive your copy of The Citizen)  to join in the celebration of July 1, Canada Day, the day Canada officially became a country, 155 years ago.

Due to our new printing schedule here at The Citizen - deadlines are now on Tuesdays, in case you didn't know - some of our readers may not get their hands on this until after Canada Day, which might make the inspiration...

In an old episode of Seinfeld (though, I suppose they're all old these days), Jerry creates a bit about his Uncle Leo and how he blamed just about everything on anti-semitism. From an overcooked hamburger...

The sins of the son, It could happen to you, Grey areas

Every year (save 2020, but maybe we can all agree to just kind of forget that year when we're talking about annual events) the editorial department at The Citizen puts our heads together for the annual Blyth Festival Edition

If you want to feel old (if you're 45 or older) simply read some of the things being written by younger adults these days.

The old saying goes that "one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter." This, of course, depends on which side of an issue you're on. But in the pages of The Citizen recently, it's clear that one man's bravery is another man's cowardice.

Well, now that our future settlers have arrived in Quebec City, what next? Some may have chosen to remain in Quebec but those heading westward could sail as far as Lachine, Quebec, where the rapids

Funnily enough, as I've been reflecting on aging in recent columns, fighting the unwinnable battle of getting older, it was really something last week that hit the hardest when it comes to how different things are now, versus when I was a child.

Christianity is an interesting religion these days because it covers all manners of belief systems and can be used to either admonish or be cleansed of all manner of sins.

As we approach Father's Day, I can't help thinking of all those fathers for whom this will be a day of mourning, not celebration on Sunday.

We all pay the price, Same coup, different day, All the wrong moves

While many newspapers will endorse a candidate ahead of an election, The Citizen isn't one of those newspapers. Sure, we voice our opinions on pages four and five every week about those in power and those who aren't...