I am old enough (but just old enough, honestly) to remember when the Canadian flag was first adopted by Parliament (before that it was the British ensign). There was (in true Canadian spirit) a spirited debate before the maple leaf was adopted...

From the Mississippi River Valley up through Ontario and Quebec, and from Atlantic Canada west to the border of Saskatchewan, municipalities, private landowners, farmers and even hospital groundskeeping staff are fighting a powerful plant invader: buckthorn. Buckthorn came to North America innocently...

Pre-amble: Tornadoes, wildfires and flooding – extreme weather events exaggerated by climate change – have recently touched and continue to touch countless communities across our country with devastating effects. Having personally experienced the aftermath of the tornadoes last fall and the effects...