My mother was born in the historic fishing village of Moreton’s Harbour in June of 1924. Her father, Watson Small, was an esteemed boat builder and recognized locally as a “fish killer,” the title given back in the day to a fisherman particularly ...

It is incumbent on us, as citizens of the world, to stay as informed and engaged as we can. Many wars, disasters and other calamities go unreported because there is no-one there able to tell us what is going on. There are other wars, disasters and ...

I rarely respond to readers of my opinion pieces because it is great when people have different opinions and express them. But when someone writes (Terry Snead of Musgravetown, "LETTER: Looking at the carbon tax facts" in the April 13 Telegram) and ...

Cancer can affect anyone – the current estimates are that around 43 per cent of us will be diagnosed with cancer in Canada. Access to timely and effective information and health care is critical to prevent, early detect, and successfully treat ...

Extreme nationalism always looks foolish or even deranged to those who have not caught the virus, but in India, it’s now official. In January, India’s Ministry of Defence started setting up 822 ‘selfie points’ at war memorials, railway stations and ...

The schoolchildren attending classes across Atlantic Canada today are experiencing a very different introduction to reading, writing and ’rithmetic than their parents — or even older siblings — did in years past. These days, an Apple left on a ...

In February 1944, the Bishop of Chichester, George Bell, spoke in the House of Lords against the policy of the blanket bombing of towns and cities in Germany in the Second World War. What was called 'terror bombing" was a major weapon for both sides ...

On Feb. 24, the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, addressed the International Energy Agency. In his speech, Mr. Guterres asked, “Will we move fast enough to limit the worst of climate chaos? And will the transition to renewables be fair, just ...

CHEERS: to moving ahead with new housing construction. It’s good to see funding announced for actual construction work, rather than for more planning and rezoning and committees and delays. Last week, the provincial government announced $20 million ...

The grand old Ayatollah He had three hundred missiles. He launched them all at Israel but none of them was fissile. And when they were all shot down, much to his surprise, Biden said to Khamenei I deeply sympathize. (To the tune of ‘The Grand Old ...