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2026 Farmers’ Almanac will be the publication’s last, ending 208 years of ‘weather, wit and wisdom’

In 1818, a 37-year-old poet and astronomer by the name of David Young rolled up his sleeves and began the arduous task of typesetting the first copies of the Farmers' Almanac in New York. The 36-page copy fashioned in the "42nd Year of American Independence" contained "Lunations, Conjunctions, Eclipses, Judgement of the Weather" and the "Rising and Setting of the Planets," among other topics. Read More
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Families of Canadian Oct. 7 victims urge Carney to lead global effort to dismantle Hamas, hold Iran accountable

The families of Canadians killed by Hamas in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, are urging Ottawa to leverage its diplomatic and economic weight to lead a global campaign to sanction and dismantle the terrorist organization and to pursue justice against Iranian officials accused of sponsoring it. Read More
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Bryan Brulotte: The Canadian Armed Forces must reclaim its warrior ethos

The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) stands at a decisive moment in its history. Around the world, rivalries are resurfacing, alliances are being tested and the international order that Canada helped build through sacrifice and service is fracturing. This is Canada’s moment not only to reinvest in its military, but to reclaim the warrior ethos that once defined those who wear the uniform. Read More
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These three wall trends are already over

Interior design trends have an average lifespan of just 10 months, according to recent research. The experts at Level Frames, an online custom framing service, analyzed Google searches and the last five annual Pinterest Trend Reports to determine their findings, charting trend cycles in the previous 20 years. Read More
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How a photograph led to a search for a long-lost Second World War pilot

I had looked at that picture of my mother hundreds of times as it sat on her dresser in the nursing home where she spent the last 18 months of her life in Qualicum, British Columbia — a beautiful Scottish 19-year-old with dark long curls framing her face and silver wings adorning her dress. A young woman who would eventually immigrate to Canada to Clarkson, Ontario, now Mississauga, with her husband and young family. Read More
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Stephanie Shapiro: To fix the Armed Forces, military families must be supported

The Canadian government has made historic commitments to rebuild its military. The budget showcased its resolve, with an $84-billion increase in defence spending over five years. Yet the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) faces equally historic challenges with recruitment and retention — and without the people, our ambitions will be lost. Read More
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NP View: The federal NDP needs Wab Kinew

Well isn't this refreshing: a politician of the left putting the concerns of regular people ahead of criminals, drug users and professional activists. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew may be running an NDP government, but his star is rising because he blends his social democratic worldview with a clear understanding of the world as it is, and for him that is a world light on social justice platitudes. If the federal NDP ever hopes to be relevant again, they should strongly consider drafting Kinew for leader in the current race, though he might be difficult to pull from the premier's chair. Read More
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Conrad Black: Carney squanders all his goodwill on bloated budget

No Canadian federal budget in my conscient lifetime, going back to finance minister Walter Harris in the St. Laurent government, has been as noisily hyped or widely anticipated as the Carney-Champagne budget of this past Tuesday, and none has been such a stultifying anti-climax. What was promised was a cornucopia of “generational investments” that would ”define our next century” by making a series of “difficult choices (and) sacrifices.” The same prime minister who is in a photo finish with his British analogue Keir Starmer for who can be more obsequious to President Donald Trump, but who promised to keep his ”elbows up,” promised also to “swing for the fences” in the budget with intermittent hints of ”austerity.” Read More
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