Editorial

The elimination of poverty is one of the loftiest goals of government.

However, delivering on this objective is easier said than done.

As November is the sunset of a calendar year so is old age the setting sun for a senior’s life.

But the golden years can be good if one prepares for aging according to Lindsay Green, author of “You Could Live a Long Time, Are You Ready?” This and other books and magazine articles on the subject of aging are gold mines of ideas for enjoying old age.

This fall, six of Canada’s 10 provinces will be holding local government elections. Based on historical voter turnouts, it’s not looking very promising.

It may come as a big surprise for many in Canada to learn that public universities in several countries belonging to the European Union do not charge tuition fees.

Statistics Canada's 2016 census showed that there were 5.9 million Canadian seniors, compared to only 5.8 million Canadians 14 and under. The proportion of the senior population (aged 65 and older) has been increasing steadily over the past 40 years. From 1971 to 2010, the proportion of seniors in the population grew from 8% to 14%.

We’ve seen it on Netflix – the wildly popular Stranger Things have characters cross into the “upside down” world where the air is toxic,

Home is where the heart is.

We have all heard this phrase, and even without pausing to think about it, we know what it means.

A recent census showed that Canada is home to over 4.6 million people of Asian heritage out of a total population of about 36 million.

On Palm Sunday this year, no less than the Vicar of Christ told the youth, “You have it in you to shout.” He proclaimed this message in commemoration of Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem, an event the entire Christendom celebrates as it starts its observance of the Holy Week. But Pope Francis’ message also comes in the heels of the March for Our Lives movement for stricter gun control laws led by hundreds of thousands of young people across America and in parts of Canada on March 24.

This year’s celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8 comes on the heels of an unprecedented reckoning against sexual predators.

Powerful men have been falling from their perches in the wake of the Me Too campaign that has empowered women to break their silence.

The Internet did not just open the floodgates of information. It also changed the way we relate with each other. Email took over snail mail, text messages became more prevalent than actual audio phone calls and video chatting no longer requires a separate monitor, you can do it on your smartphone.

A lot of things are happening in 2018.

The year brings a bonanza of noteworthy events that will please everyone, from sports lovers to royalty watchers and movie buffs.