I'm pretty certain there isn't one person on this planet who does not want to see Maddy returned to her parents safe and sound ( Read more... )

Two years ago it was the Calgary Flames. Last year it was the Edmonton Oilers. Now it is the Ottawa Senators' turn to bring the Stanley Cup back to Canada ( Read more... )

As reported in the media recently, the Conservative government is being accused of creating and distributing to PC MP's a guide on how to create chaos in parlimentary committees. The guidebook gave Conservative MP's tips on how to stall parlimentary proceedings, block opposition motions and votes, and generally cause a mockery of democrarcy, as ( Read more... )

The movie industry is getting serious about piracy, and the millions of dollars a year lost to illegally produced copies of movies. They're going about it very poorly however, and the average Canadian theatre goer is going to suffer for it ( Read more... )

Stan and Lacey Denomme, a young couple in the prime of their lives, have been without a family doctor for four years now. They are two of thousands of Ontarians who currently do not have a personal physician to meet their medical needs. What's most shocking is that Stan and Lacey are not residents of Northern or rural Ontario; they live in the ( Read more... )

What a difference a year makes ( Read more... )

It's been 4 years since Mayor Vic Fedeli and his Council have been in charge of North Bay, and in each year since, they've started a rather large debate about the Heritage Festival. The debate encompases what the Heritage Festival should and should not be, how much money should be spent on the festival, whether or not taxpayer's money should be ( Read more... )

Recently, OPSEU president Leah Casselman released a scathing report directed at Dalton McGuinty and the governing Liberals. In the report, she questions the government's decision to have Pepsi sponsor a website for children, particularly when unhealthy soft drinks like Pepsi have been removed from all schools in Ontario.

The educational children's ( Read more... )

In one week, the North Bay Heritage Festival, minus the airshow for a second consecutive year, will be in full swing down at the North Bay waterfront. Yet again, the festival limps into the August long weekend, hoping for lots of revenue and nothing but good things to hear from citizens and guests about the festival when its all said and done ( Read more... )

As the first half of the winter election campaign draws to a close, and the Christmas break is (hopefully) upon us, theopinionguy is just gearing up for a slew of election-related columns to help you make sense of the upcoming federal vote ( Read more... )