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Twittering our way toward 2017

Twittering our way toward 2017

Is it possible that I am one of the few people on this continent who can’t get overly excited about political hacking from the U.S.S.R.
Vader stand-out story in 2016

Vader stand-out story in 2016

As a reporter you work on hundreds of stories in any given year. So usually when December comes around, and you look back on the ones that were the most meaningful or had the most significant impact it’s a difficult decision.
Is social media the place for political discussion?

Is social media the place for political discussion?

In a time where the majority of people use several different social media platforms, it is a natural consequence that politicians would use social media as a way to engage with potential voters.
Cherish your family and your health

Cherish your family and your health

As we prepare to welcome in the new year, I’m sure many of you are thinking “good riddance to 2016.
Making happy holidays

Making happy holidays

I have this friend … she revealed that Christmas once held a warm, bright place in her heart, but her feelings have been flagging seriously in recent years. I share this, because I suspect she is not alone.
Gambling on pipelines and carbon tax

Gambling on pipelines and carbon tax

Sitting at the breakfast table all those years ago listening to his daddy, Justin Trudeau would doubtless have been warned about those nasty, argumentative far-off Albertans.
Why I will not subscribe to 'adulting' culture

Why I will not subscribe to 'adulting' culture

“Adulting” is the latest trend in millennial slang.
Keep, don’t creep Christmas!

Keep, don’t creep Christmas!

Back in November, when the ‘all Christmas music, all day’ radio stations and Yule log burning fireplace TV channels commenced their festive flooding of the airways, I was reminded of a term that was coined back in the 1980s: Christmas cre
Co-operation is key

Co-operation is key

The divisions on St.
Fidel Castro – A dictator's legacy?

Fidel Castro – A dictator's legacy?

For some, Fidel Castro was a remarkable revolutionary and an accomplished orator. He was also the son of a wealthy sugar plantation owner whose biggest customer was U.S.-based United Fruit Company.
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