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Nothing could have prepared Pierre Poilievre for this kind of heartbreak. One moment, he was locked in a passionate, years-long erotic dance with Justin Trudeau - every move, every speech, every calculated glare across the Commons...
Well, no editor ever wants to pass on this kind of news to his readers, but I have a responsibility to you all, so... The Citizen has been barred by the Trump administration from the Oval Office and its access to Air Force One is revoked.
It was sad to read, in last week's Citizen, that Don Pullen had died, although he survived until the good age of 87.
With friends like that, Am I on my feet?, No laughing matter
Seeing as how we've been spending a lot of time quoting our wise and fearless founder, Keith Roulston, lately, allow me to go back to an old staple that has shown up in this space a lot over the years: Mad Men.
Oh, you thought you were safe. You thought, perhaps, that the long winter had dulled their senses, that the frost had stilled their wretched hands.
With prodding from U.S. President Donald Trump, supply management, the system under which many of our farmers in rural Ontario farm, is once again under the spotlight.
We are not alone, No place for hate, Election after election
Does finding a violin under the Christmas tree by an eight-year-old portend a career with national and international acclaim and recognition as the best fiddler in the field? It did for Eleanor Reed...
With Donald Trump putting so much time and effort into ruining things in real time, there, perhaps, wasn't any ink leftover to mark the five-year anniversary of something else that ruined everything.
Insubstantial truths, when woven carefully into the fabric of daily life, can become a quiet but ever-present force that seeks to manipulate and distort our understanding of the world.
It was something of a shock to see results of some survey that suggested about 20 per cent of Canadians aren't upset about the prospect of our joining the U.S., as President Donald Trump suggests.
Use it or lose it, Fishes and Loaves, A vision of the future
I was surprised, and a little shocked, to see last Sunday that they were marking the 60th anniversary of the famous march in Selma, Alabama. How did I get so old!
As the editorial team here at The Citizen wraps up its work on the "Salute to Agriculture" special issue that will greet you next week, there were discussions about trying to cover the impact that potential tariffs, renegotiated deals, whatever, being...
This week, The Chaff has made a terrible mistake; a miscalculation so severe it could only have been caused by a combination of poor time management, hubris and possibly Dervid Hamson.
Back to basics, Meet the new boss, Protect Ontario, indeed
A word that once struck fear in people was rabies, also known as hydrophobia, as well as "a death too horrible to contemplate". Rabies is a viral infection that causes inflammation of the brain and spinal cord and is almost always fatal.
Last week, much was made by CNN and The Washington Post about Ryleigh Cooper, a young Michigan woman who was happy to cast her vote for Donald Trump, only to be fired from her position with the U.S. Forest Service...
All at once, the alto sax of unnecessary parentheticals (which, despite being widely regarded as a woodwind instrument, is made of brass, raising the question of whether its classification is a matter of sound production...
As I cast my ballot in last week's election, I spared a minute to think about why I'm glad to be a Canadian (although having a snap election in February was hardly an asset).
Freedom of the press, Lifting the curtain, Elbows up, Canada
Strength in diversity, A show of leadership, Riding the rails
Laden with snow, the streets of North Huron lay silent as council gathered - not in their fancy chamber, but in the flickering glow of their computer screens.