Homebodies - I get by with a little help from my friends

By Rita Friesen

 

Not so keen on all the lyrics of the song made popular by the Beatles back in the day, but that first opening line pretty much sums up my life this last month.

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My Perspective - Remembering

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

This week, we marked Remembrance Day.  On Tuesday, at 11 am, in a cascade across the country, the world stopped for two minutes of silence. In these moments of silence, we remembered those known and unknown to us who fought, and sometimes lost their lives, in the service of our country.  

We remember why they fought and what they fought for.

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Homebodies - What is after the war?

By Rita Friesen

Once again we are approaching what the calendar calls ‘Remembrance Day’. While I do respect and honour the day set aside to officially recognize those individuals who have served our country, and their families, one day seems woefully inadequate.

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My Perspective - At best a creep

By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

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Less than a week, that was all the time it took.  In fact, it only took five days for Jian Ghomeshi to go from a Canadian superstar to a Halloween costume, and a scary one at that.

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Right in the Centre - Vision and Wisdom

By Ken Waddell

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Thousands of Canadians died for our freedom in the three major wars of the 20th century. Many Canadian troops risked their lives, and often with fatal results in more recent conflicts. They were defending our freedom, our right to choose.

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