Category Archives: Opinion

As we dig out from another record-setting snowfall, emergency responders want you to keep one key word in mind for the safety of you and your family. That word is ACCESS. Belleville Fire Chief Dan Smi...

It warms my heart to see one local service that serves and protects openly acknowledge and appreciate the hard work of another such organization. The Belleville Police Service on Thursday released an ...

I love TACO's, but I especially love them when they are served up on the world stage on live TV. The term I am referring to emerged in the spring of 2025. TACO is short for Trump Always Chickens Out. ...

Words matter, and sometimes a single word can say more than some people will realize. Yesterday, Prime Minister Mark Carney gave an eloquent and very direct speech about the "New World Order" at the W...

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...

He played just one season in Belleville but he'll be remembered as one of the most exciting players in the history of the city's former OHL franchise. Former Belleville Bulls centre Jason Lafreniere d...

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...