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COLUMN: Keep your beaches and theme parks, Service Ontario the place to be

COLUMN: Keep your beaches and theme parks, Service Ontario the place to be

Reporter Shawn Gibson, who had a very old health card, discusses his positive experience at the downtown Service Ontario office
Take the time to get bogged down on the Ganaraska Trail (20 photos)

Take the time to get bogged down on the Ganaraska Trail (20 photos)

Local sections of the trail can be found in Midhurst, Springwater Park, Copeland Forest, and Sugarbush
COLUMN: More governing, thicker skin would go a long way

COLUMN: More governing, thicker skin would go a long way

City's Code of Conduct could and probably should be renamed the Journal of Political Common Sense
COLUMN: In search of the next host, all eyes on Jeopardy!

COLUMN: In search of the next host, all eyes on Jeopardy!

An iconic game show is doing the unthinkable by naming a new host. In this week's Everything King, Wendy has some thoughts
COLUMN: From O.J. to Columbine, recalling big stories of years past

COLUMN: From O.J. to Columbine, recalling big stories of years past

When your teen daughter asks you about some of the historical events you lived through, you take the time to have that discussion
MEET THE NEWS TEAM: Regional editor Dave Dawson

MEET THE NEWS TEAM: Regional editor Dave Dawson

'I love feel-good stories as much as writing a controversial column that will make people fume,' says Dawson
COLUMN: Reporter's favourite novels a starting point on best books ever

COLUMN: Reporter's favourite novels a starting point on best books ever

No doubt I have left out some literary giants and many books readers could not put down, and for very good reasons
MEET THE NEWS TEAM: Reporter Bob Bruton

MEET THE NEWS TEAM: Reporter Bob Bruton

'Oftentimes the stories you are looking forward to don’t turn out to be highlights, and the ones which seem trivial end up having real teeth'
COLUMN: School shutdown stinks, but we will make it work

COLUMN: School shutdown stinks, but we will make it work

'The last 48 hours or so have been filled with worry, concern and conversations with friends and family about how we will make it work,' writes Nikki Cole
MEET THE NEWS TEAM: Reporter Nikki Cole

MEET THE NEWS TEAM: Reporter Nikki Cole

'As a kid I always loved to write stories, and that continued to grow as I got older'