Opinion
LETTER: Getting more back in carbon rebate than we're spending
I recently used the CBC carbon tax calculator to compare to the carbon rebate for my household and saw that our rebate comes in significantly higher than our estimated carbon tax. Of course, we’ve made decisions to achieve this, so in my household, ...
LETTER: New Canadian Dental Care Plan ensures most low and moderate-income people have access to affordable dental services
It was this past March 12, 2024, that I attended the N.L. NDP CDCP (Canadian Dental Care Plan) Seniors Info Session at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch on the Boulevard, St. John's. The CDCP is starting with seniors, children under 18 and people with ...
COMMENTARY: Social media companies and parents must help tech-addicted children
Connie Pike, BA police studies, with Miles for Smiles Foundation, provided the following opinion article. This year we’re celebrating the 20th anniversary of the world's largest social media platform. Begun in 2004, Facebook now boasts 3.05 billion ...
MARTHA MUZYCHKA: Rough sex is climbing among young people, and we need to talk about it
Martha Muzychka Special to SaltWire In our internet-fuelled culture, things change quickly. Trends — the currency for platforms like TikTok — come and go at a dizzying speed. On the lighter side, this can make it seem like Monday’s meme is Friday’s ...
COMMENTARY: An ode to clover: So-called 'weed' has multifaceted benefits
Geoffrey Hurley, a retired environmental consultant living in Dartmouth, N.S. contributed the following opinion article. Email: [email protected] We all know that carrying clover, particularly a four-leaf clover, will bring you good ...
MICHAEL de ADDER CARTOON: Trump takes a swing
Michael de Adder's editorial cartoon for Wednesday, April 24, 2024.
COMMENTARY: Land acquisition critical to establishing Blue Mountain Park
By MARY ANN McGRATH Members of the Friends of Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes (BMBCL) Society are excited and highly motivated by the growing recognition of the BMBCL area as a leading contender for designation under Canada’s new National Urban Park ...
PETER McKENNA: Havana syndrome: Can Cuba be forgiven now?
I see where the mysterious Havana syndrome is back in the news again. We are also learning that the U.S. case against Cuba for unleashing these “acoustic attacks” grows weaker by each passing scientific study. You may recall that U.S. and Canadian ...
JOHN DeMONT: The dark side of gambling’s golden hour
I received an email I shouldn’t have the other day. So, of course, I opened the attachments. There was a spreadsheet of every player on every team that had made the NHL playoffs and a list of those hobbled by injuries, along with information on when ...
EDITORIAL: Nova Scotia mass casualty proved domestic violence is not a private matter
The authors of the final report of the Mass Casualty Commission studying Canada's worst murder rampage had this important message for all of us about gender-based and intimate partner violence: “Let us not look away again.” The commissioners, ...