Has Capitalism killed Journalism?

by Lorraine Rekmans When I was a young reporter working at a small town newspaper in 1989, the challenges to cover local news effectively and...

Obla-di, obla-da

It seems to me that we’ve all ben experiencing what might be called a state of heightened mental awareness for the past year and...

It was 50 years ago today

Yes, hard as it is to imagine, it is a full fifty years since the legendary Woodstock festival spontaneously erupted on Max Yasgur’s farm...

We’ll meet again

As we approach what may be the strangest Canada Day of our lives, there appears to be a light at the end of the...

A bath with a toaster

Curiosity is not a sin. Humans are curious by nature, and being curious is a driving force behind learning and discovering. There will always...

It’s only words

Language is a magical thing, made up of words, designed to express ideas, explain thoughts and concepts, and describe the world around us. And...
The NG Times Newspaper

The end is not yet

Way back in 1989, an article appeared which caused a great deal of commotion worldwide. It was called “The End of History?”and was written...

Truth and Reconciliation as the whole world looks on

by Lorraine Rekmans My mother is Anishnabek, and at home she spoke Anishnabemowin, like her parents. My father was francophone. They both told me it...

Symphony of embarrassment

Living in the “Ottawa area”, it can sometimes feel like stupid federal government decisions (and there sure are a lot of them) are “our...

The glass tipped over

What a snowy winter this has been so far! Compared to the last few years, with only my own memory as a source, I...