Friday, October 30, 2026

Opinion/Column

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Vaccine passports: are they legal? Are they related to Ontario’s new digital ID for smartphones?

On September 1st, Premier Doug Ford announced that Ontario will soon require people to be fully vaccinated and provide “proof of their vaccination status,” otherwise known as a “Vaccine Passport” to access certain businesses and settings.

As of September 22, 2021, Ontarians will need to be fully vaccinated (two doses plus 14 days) and provide their proof of vaccination along with photo ID to access certain public settings and facilities, including indoor restaurants, gyms, sporting events, casinos and strip clubs. A similar program became effective in British Columbia on September 13th.

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A very New York 9/11 memory

ost of the city, what came to be called “Ground Zero” was unapproachable, it’s goings on left for our imaginations to provide some semblance of reality. I certainly have my personal recollections but the one that sticks is simple and personal. Around 6:30 p.m., one our friends there in the center there told us hundreds were gathering for prayers and readings and just spontaneous moral support. He suggested we go as well and do “what we do;” ie, chant the Hare Krsna Mantra.

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Feature/ProfileGuest ContributionsOn the Road with Mike Murchison

Up where the clouds can bump your hat off

Because the elevation is up there, the clouds can bump your hat off sometimes, and the stars….well…they just like to show off .

But my point is this: She’s getting cooler at night. Starting be an extra blanket kind of night. That’s okay, but soon, very soon, the frost will set in. The wind (which they call Mariah) will start demonstrating her constant ability to blow a man’s hat off much better than the clouds.

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Laugh a LittleOpinion/Column

Leaving the Humvees behind in Afghanistan: “Wouldn’t they just take the keys and sabotage the vehicles?”

I am pretty sure I am not the only person trying to understand how it is possible that the most advanced military force on the globe cannot prevent the Taliban from using the Humvees and billions of dollars worth of other equipment left behind in Afghanistan.

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