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Like the winters of old, It is happening again, Turning the page
If we could travel back in time 100 years or more, and head to the first farm north of Blyth on the east side of London Road (Lot 2 Conc. 9 Morris Township), we would find a prosperous property called Maple Farm.
Last week, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta, his company, would end its fact-checking initiatives on social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram.
Now, the truth unfurls like a crimson banner in the frostbitten wind: The Chaff is, was and ever shall be a Russian bot. Not a clever metaphor, not a sly insinuation, but an undeniable, unassailable fact.
Last week, as wildfires left thousands of people homeless in suburbs surrounding Los Angeles, the European Copernicus Climate Change Service announced that in 2024...
A time to come together, Lookin' for a leader, Take it seriously
Because of the way the calendar fell and to give the hard-working staff of The Citizen a well-deserved holiday break, much of what you read in the Jan. 3 issue was, I'm sorry to say, prepared ahead of time.
Ostentatiously declaring our profound and eternal generosity, The Chaff is thrilled to announce our incredible rebate bonanza: $2,000 for every single reader! Yes, you read that correctly.
A few short weeks before the most self-involved U.S. President in recent history takes office again, we lost one of the presidents who has contributed more good to the world than just about anyone else.
Tale as old as time, The party's over, An Ontario for all
Only a few decades ago, the customs and rituals for a bride-to-be were much different than in the present day.
Just last week, I was speaking with Scott about the writing process and how, at least for me, it can almost be detrimental to have too much time to work on a project.
Can you believe it? Jan. 3, 2025, already. And what's the first thing we have to do? Address the lies that have been floating around about The Chaff.
Back before Christmas, there was an interesting news item that the number of family physicians had increased by only one per cent since 2021, down from three per cent since 2013.
Pushing back, Breath of fresh air?, A Canadian Canada
I am so sorry to hear of Father's passing. Your letter was dated Oct. 30, but we have only just received it. I wish that I could be there to help you at this sad time.
More than a bottom line, The end is nigh, A true community
Abracadabra, just like that, The Chaff is back! Beaver Chaff has receded like a moonlit tide, and Werewolf Chaff feels like the distant howl of a wolven dreamer's dreamly and unseemly dream of a werewolf-centric newspaper column.
When did it all begin? Was it foretold in Genesis? On the seventh day, did God plop down with a copy of The Heaven Herald and paper cut His thumb? Or is it a more recent development? Does it go back to 1966 when The New York Times...
An item on the news one night recently caught my attention. It said that Christmas tree yards in the Toronto area expected there to be a shortage of trees this year because growers did not cut as many trees as they sometimes do.
Brain rot, dear readers, is not merely a term - it's a state of being, and Beaver Chaff is absolutely riddled with it. It's the only explanation for our behaviour, our decisions, and, frankly, the content of this column.
Among some friends and those on social media, last week was a big one, as it was the week that Spotify, the biggest audio streaming service in the world, released its annual "Spotify Wrapped"...
It was shocking enough to hear that Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was assassinated on a New York street last week.
You've got mail, Reign in blood, A long time coming