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Editorial: Halloween hazards
Pins inside apples. Razor blades lying in wait inside chocolate bars. Muscle relaxant pills in among the loose candy. These are some of the hazardous items that were reportedly found lurking in children’s Halloween loot last year ...
Editorial: By the hour
Every province in Canada is trying to find the right balance with the minimum wage, but the issue particularly challenging for Atlantic Canada. This region has long suffered high unemployment and low wages, a combination that cripples ...
Editorial: Buyer, be aware
There’s surely nothing cheery about the liquidation of Sears Canada after 65 years in business and the thousands of jobs axed across the country. ...
Editorial: Crime and punishment
Higher-ups at the RCMP still don’t seem to get it. Even after being found guilty last month in a high profile trial following the June 2014 shooting deaths of three officers in Moncton, N.B., senior managers are going about things ...
EDITORIAL: Skip the energy drinks for kids
For many young people, this practice has replaced breakfast. The promise of these beverages is the pick-me-up and boost in mental alertness, perhaps even “sports energy” for athletes — all in one convenient can. The reality, though, is that energy ...
Editorial: One man's trauma says much about First Nation life in Canada
The judge in the case wrote that there were clear signs that Christmas was a good candidate for rehabilitation, saying Christmas was in treatment and, “He accepted responsibility. He apologized to the court and importantly, to his community. He ...
Editorial: Truth or no consequences
But whatever you think of his Jekyll and Hyde appearances, it’s worth taking a minute or two to listen to someone else: Sean Spicer, who was turfed as the White House spokesman. Spicer, you may remember, came out of the blocks quick and nasty, ...
EDITORIAL: Pipeline rupture
The NEB has altered its mandate to regulate pipelines and energy development. It is failing to factor in economic and social considerations that represent the interests and concerns of all Canadians. The board’s latest decision to throw a potentially ...
Editorial: Tiny, tattered trolls
Well, new research suggests that idea might be closer to the truth than you might think. A study in the journal Computers in Human Behaviour titled “Are sex differences in antisocial and prosocial Facebook use explained by narcissism and relational ...
EDITORIAL: Weed and legal limbo
There’s a distinct lack of clarity at this point about how a full-fledged marijuana sales and distribution apparatus is going to spring to life across the country in just 10 short months. But that’s not the only place where we’re short a little ...