The number of students who are looking at fields outside of family medicine is a growing issue, according to the Ontario Medical Association
Re: Brown-John: ‘Axe the Tax’ — but then do what to curb pollution? (Apr. 5 column) Canada’s climate plan is one more example of our current federal government spinning its wheels and failing to be effective. Knowing that their plan doesn’t work, the Liberals resorted to burdening citizens with additional taxes. The carbon rebate is […]
I strongly believe that people should stop shopping online. We should support local businesses. And if you go to the store it gets you out of the house, you’re more active and less lazy, and online delivery takes longer than just going to the store. If we support local businesses, they can grow because they […]
Five Kansas colleges are teaming up to make secondary education degrees more attainable and affordable for future Kansas educators. Officials at Butler Community College, Cowley College, Friends University, Newman University and Southwestern College announced the joint effort
I strongly believe that everybody should stop speeding. You can be badly injured or die. You can get arrested or fined. Your insurance premiums could go higher. Lastly, it can become a bad habit. Speeding is a major factor in traffic deaths. I know someone who almost died because someone was speeding and ran a […]
Leadership is hard. Few politicians measure up to this crucial skill set. It requires courage and hard choices to stand up against politically connected special interest money or those with woke thinking. Our elected leaders need to focus on our ohana.
Just a reminder that looking directly at the Sun, at any time, may cause severe damage to the human eye, not just during eclipses. Protect your precious gift of vision that the Sun’s rays can take away in seconds. Last Nov. 17, I woke up early and smiled as I saw a beautiful bright red […]
The Rio Grande Valley is getting what educators and medical professionals say will be the first Registered Nurse Apprenticeship Track, which they hope will help address the current local and national nursing shortage.
In a recent Windsor Star news story, reporter Trevor Wilhelm, covering the opening of a coroner’s inquest into the death of Chad Romanick, quoted the widow speaking of the “gentle, patient, thoughtful” man who developed a drug addiction and was depressed and suicidal. Romanick was accused of attempted murder and killed himself when police showed […]
Re: Reader letter: Addicts dying as Windsor’s SafePoint remains closed (Apr.18) Imagine we treated alcoholics as we do those suffering from opiate addiction. “Don’t worry about quitting the alcohol, instead you should come to this establishment which is safe for you to get smashed, and perhaps we’ll even supply you with high potency, government alcohol. […]
Opioids are prescription drugs that are used to treat pain. Many people in Windsor-Essex are using these drugs when they do not need them, which can lead to overdose. In 2014, Windsor-Essex saw 18 opioid-related deaths. In 2022, that figure rose to 113 local opioid-related deaths, according to Ontario Public Health. Windsor-Essex is clearly facing […]
'Instituting change is difficult and changing behaviour even more so,' writes Terry Neefs.