Opinion

Personal admission: I lost my faith in the E&N Railway several years ago. It wavered for years as the relic Dayliner continued its slide into decrepitude.

If there is a Society for the Veneration of John George Diefenbaker, its president, treasurer and recording secretary is John Russell Baird.

On Sept. 30, 2013, Prime Minister Stephen Harper nominated Justice Marc Nadon, a supernumerary judge (effectively, a half-time or less appointment) of the Federal Court of Appeal, to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Morris Fish.

It’s one of the longest delayed reactions in history. Back in the day, former New Democrat premier Mike Harcourt got fed up with the continuing toxic fallout from a festering NDP charity-robbing scandal that occupied much of his attention.

If the Liberals win the 2015 federal election, will this country be governed by Justin Trudeau — or by Justin Bieber? It’s hard to tell who’s who anymore, given Trudeau’s adolescent behaviour.

Next week, Capital Regional District directors will decide on the next steps for the region’s kitchen-scraps program.

I get uneasy when newspapers run April Fool's Day jokes. All day long, I find myself reading stories and wondering if they are true or not. I don't want to be the April Fool.

That's the first text I received this morning. The second was, "I just accidentally msged ninja that, not you. Ooops. Haha.

I love the TV sitcom about a Seattle Radio Shrink, ‘Frasier’ – a spin off from another great sitcom, ‘Cheers’ – and I recently had the chance to catch up on some old episodes, including one where he is looking for a catchphrase for his new radio show

Instructive signs that struck my fancy, encountered in my travels. My favourite is one posted on construction hoarding at Union Station in Toronto, above a door with a keypad lock, where you have to punch in a code to unlock.