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Gen. Jonathan Vance, then chief of defence staff, inspects the Ceremonial Guard during a change of command ceremony for the Canadian Army on Parliament Hill in Ottawa July 14, 2016. - Chris Wattie / Reuters

SCOTT TAYLOR: The disappearing act of the Canadian Armed Forces

It would seem that the senior leadership of the Canadian Armed Forces continues to whistle past the graveyard as it becomes clearly evident that the personnel shortfall has begun crippling Canada's military operational readiness. A recent CBC ...

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Cheers and Jeers for Newfoundland and Labrador May 7

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NAPE president Jerry Earle and Education Minister Krista Lynn Howell speak to reporters outside the House of Assembly about increased funding for student assistants. Evan Careen • The Telegram

DAVID DELANEY: One CBRM mayor bows out, another prepares to jump in

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Former Cape Breton Regional Municipality mayor Cecil Clarke: "The feedback and support from across the CBRM have been both moving and compelling." CONTRIBUTED

VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: Freedom of expression can shield anarchy

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MICHAEL de ADDER CARTOON: Follow your arrow

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LETTERS: P.E.I. letter writers concerned about doctor shortage and direction of health care

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Featured Local Perspectives

A building under construction on the University of Prince Edward Island campus will serve as the home of the UPEI faculty of medicine as well as a UPEI-based medical home. – Stu Neatby/SaltWire file

LETTERS: P.E.I. letter writers concerned about doctor shortage and direction of health care

Worried about health-care future For the first time, I tried to get care with the new virtual health-care system on P.E.I. My dear family doctor, a beautiful person, passed away, and now after 45 years, I do not have a family doctor. I had to fill ...

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BLAKE DOYLE: Depopulation strategies lacking in P.E.I.

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Summerside Mayor Dan Kutcher has recently raised the issue of accelerated immigration in P.E.I. without an accompanying policy that focuses the growth where it's needed most. Kristin Gardiner • SaltWire file

RICK MacLEAN: The girdle offered me a pregnancy lesson

Updated May. 3, 2024 |4 min read

Two weeks after surgery to fix a hernia, Rick MacLean is counting down the weeks until he can hop on the bike again. Greg Rosenke • Unsplash

EDITORIAL: Temporary foreign workers are critical to Atlantic Canada and deserve supports

Updated May. 3, 2024 |5 min read

CHEERS AND JEERS: Cheers to those working to ensure safety of temporary foreign workers

Updated May. 2, 2024 |5 min read

LETTER: P.E.I. renters do not support blacklisting of tenants and other letters

Updated May. 1, 2024 |6 min read

Featured Regional Perspectives

Cheers and Jeers for Newfoundland and Labrador May 7

CHEERS: to apprehending impaired drivers. Police reports each week contain items on the arrest of drivers showing signs of impairment, either from alcohol or drugs. The Bay St. George RCMP alone between April 26-29, 2024, stopped three motorists and ...

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DAVID DELANEY: One CBRM mayor bows out, another prepares to jump in

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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: Freedom of expression can shield anarchy

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People stand around a statue of George Washington tied with a Palestinian flag and a keffiyeh inside a pro-Palestinian encampment at George Washington University in Washington, DC, U.S., May 2, 2024.

COMMENTARY: SO2 injection may be the last tool in the toolbox to fight global warming

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LETTER: Canada's carbon tax ‘makes no sense’

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LETTER: CBRM mayor inspires younger generation

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Featured National Perspectives

SCOTT TAYLOR: The disappearing act of the Canadian Armed Forces

It would seem that the senior leadership of the Canadian Armed Forces continues to whistle past the graveyard as it becomes clearly evident that the personnel shortfall has begun crippling Canada's military operational readiness. A recent CBC ...

Updated 1 hour ago |4 min read

COMMENTARY: Let's make hepatitus C history in Canada

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John Ivison: India is too important for cheap Liberal domestic politics

Updated May. 1, 2024 |6 min read

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau upon his arrival at Bharat Mandapam convention center for the G20 Summit, in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. Evan Vucci/Pool via

SCOTT TAYLOR: Does Canada really need F-35 fighters?

Updated Apr. 30, 2024 |3 min read

SCOTT TAYLOR: Canada's military procurement history a laundry list of broken promises

Updated Apr. 22, 2024 |4 min read

Opinion: Canada’s Arctic defence policy update is all flash, no bang

Updated Apr. 17, 2024 |5 min read

Featured Editorial Cartoons

MICHAEL de ADDER CARTOON: Follow your arrow

Michael de Adder's cartoon for May 7, 2024.

Updated a day ago |1 min read

BRUCE MacKINNON CARTOON: Ready, aim, pace yourself

Updated May. 3, 2024 |1 min read

BRUCE MacKINNON CARTOON: Fine day for a nap

Updated May. 2, 2024 |1 min read

BRUCE MacKINNON CARTOON: Citadel of learning

Updated May. 1, 2024 |1 min read

BRUCE MacKINNON CARTOON: ‘Awaiting your reply’

Updated Apr. 30, 2024 |1 min read

MICHAEL de ADDER CARTOON: The train keeps a-rollin’

Updated Apr. 29, 2024 |1 min read

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SCOTT TAYLOR: The disappearing act of the Canadian Armed Forces

Cheers and Jeers for Newfoundland and Labrador May 7

DAVID DELANEY: One CBRM mayor bows out, another prepares to jump in

VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: Freedom of expression can shield anarchy

MICHAEL de ADDER CARTOON: Follow your arrow

LETTERS: P.E.I. letter writers concerned about doctor shortage and direction of health care

Featured Local Perspectives

LETTERS: P.E.I. letter writers concerned about doctor shortage and direction of health care

BLAKE DOYLE: Depopulation strategies lacking in P.E.I.

RICK MacLEAN: The girdle offered me a pregnancy lesson

EDITORIAL: Temporary foreign workers are critical to Atlantic Canada and deserve supports

CHEERS AND JEERS: Cheers to those working to ensure safety of temporary foreign workers

LETTER: P.E.I. renters do not support blacklisting of tenants and other letters

Featured Regional Perspectives

Cheers and Jeers for Newfoundland and Labrador May 7

DAVID DELANEY: One CBRM mayor bows out, another prepares to jump in

VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: Freedom of expression can shield anarchy

COMMENTARY: SO2 injection may be the last tool in the toolbox to fight global warming

LETTER: Canada's carbon tax ‘makes no sense’

LETTER: CBRM mayor inspires younger generation

Featured National Perspectives

SCOTT TAYLOR: The disappearing act of the Canadian Armed Forces

COMMENTARY: Let's make hepatitus C history in Canada

John Ivison: India is too important for cheap Liberal domestic politics

SCOTT TAYLOR: Does Canada really need F-35 fighters?

SCOTT TAYLOR: Canada's military procurement history a laundry list of broken promises

Opinion: Canada’s Arctic defence policy update is all flash, no bang

Featured Editorial Cartoons

MICHAEL de ADDER CARTOON: Follow your arrow

BRUCE MacKINNON CARTOON: Ready, aim, pace yourself

BRUCE MacKINNON CARTOON: Fine day for a nap

BRUCE MacKINNON CARTOON: Citadel of learning

BRUCE MacKINNON CARTOON: ‘Awaiting your reply’

MICHAEL de ADDER CARTOON: The train keeps a-rollin’

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