Category Archives: Beyond the Headlines

Sometimes, if you want to win an award, you need to sound like someone deserving of it. U.S. President Donald Trump has again been mentioning his displeasure at not winning last year's Nobel Peace Pri...

Choosing a trade partner can be even more difficult than choosing a friend, because sometimes those you choose don't play nicely with each other. Last week, Canada continued our recent string of deal-...

Homelessness is a major problem in the Quinte Region, and we now have a general idea of how much money it would take to properly tackle it. Hastings County's Community and Human Services Committee agr...

As a proud graduate of Queen's University of Kingston who resides in Belleville, a provincial announcement yesterday made me smile for multiple reasons. The Ontario government is investing up to $8 mi...

There was a very special moment last night (Monday) in Toronto as Raptors fans showed their love for one of the greatest players in team history. Late in the game, Kyle Lowry (playing with Philly) was...

If we are to be a world power (at least economically), it's long past time for Canada to invest in one industry vital to most of the high-tech sector. Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is c...

The Quinte Region is mourning the loss of one our most important ambassadors of tolerance, diversity, and interfaith understanding. Dr. Aruna Alexander passed away peacefully last weekend at the age o...

I would like to provide a few words of wisdom to the two newest members of Belleville's Finest. It was a special week in the Friendly City, as a swearing in ceremony was held on Tuesday for Constables...

Sometimes you don't know what you are dealing with until you peel pack all the layers of the onion, so to speak. The planned Habitat Village development to be constructed in place of the former Bellev...

Sometimes your service to your country has a larger impact that most will remember. We will soon big a fond farewell to one of my favourite members of parliament, former Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia...