The Telegram

I’d almost prefer it if public health officials had a plan to start requiring wearing a surgical-style mask indoors in public spaces. Because simply recommending it certainly isn’t getting the kind of uptake that would actually make ...

When the COVID-19 pandemic really began to take hold in Canada, deaths in long-term care homes and rising infection rates in British Columbia were front and centre on the news across Canada.  Also front and centre?  Dr. Bonnie Henry, ...

I hate when there’s an obvious message in something, but when that message won’t ever reach the eyes and ears of those who should see and hear it. The message? Pumping up conspiracy theories is not ...

It’s an interesting conundrum. Sunday, CBC News ran a story about a passenger who boarded a flight from Halifax to St. John’s. The passenger was taking advantage of the new Atlantic bubble travel rules, but was taken aback when he ...

I miss you, crunchy deep-fried goodness. And I’m afraid I’m destined to be missing you for a while longer. The Atlantic bubble may have formed over the four Atlantic provinces on Friday, but it’s unlikely I’ll be ...

“As President Donald Trump ramps up his hard-line rhetoric against protesters, The Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday it is launching rapid deployment teams to federal monuments over the Fourth of July weekend.” — ABC ...

I thought of this a long time ago, but it only came back to me with the fortifying help of a large poutine from a local food truck. Every provincial government — and the federal government, too — should have an office of unintended ...

Years ago — years and years and years ago — when I was training as a firefighter, one of the key lessons was about responsibility. About how, when you take something on, you don’t just decide you’re tired or can’t be ...