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Opinion: Canada Day, why I choose reflection over celebration

Laurie Weir - July 1, 2025

LAURIE WEIR I am uneasy to “celebrate” Canada Day.Canada was built on land that was taken without consent. Indigenous nations were betrayed. Agreements were made...

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Opinion: Bill 5 bulldozes science, threatens species and rewrites Ontario’s moral compass

Laurie Weir - May 7, 2025

LAURIE WEIR While Canadians watched Prime Minister Mark Carney handle high-stakes trade tensions with U.S. President Donald Trump this week, a different kind of power...

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Queen Elizabeth students raise awareness for clean drinking water

Hometown News - May 9, 2024

SUBMITTED A Real-World Learning project that began in 2023, morphed into a larger event for 2024, with two Perth-area schools gathering for the 2nd annual Walk for Water...

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Local action on “Fossil Fools Day” contributes to RBC announcements

Hometown News - April 17, 2024

SUBMITTED More than two dozen people rallied in front of the Perth branch of the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) on Saturday April 6 to...

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