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Adopt Me: Loving Lucas looking for a fur-ever home

Adopt Me: Loving Lucas looking for a fur-ever home

Little Lucas is a fun, playful guy looking for his fur-ever home
CANADA: Flocks of ‘snowbirds’ escape the cold each winter. Here’s how to join them

CANADA: Flocks of ‘snowbirds’ escape the cold each winter. Here’s how to join them

There are affordable ways to enjoy the sun and sea during Canada's cold winter months, experts say
It's not easy being a hardwood tree in the winter months

It's not easy being a hardwood tree in the winter months

Trees must accumulate enough water to not only produce leaves, flowers and fruit, but also retain internal reservoirs to get through winter, notes outdoors columnist
Fog advisory in effect for Bradford area

Fog advisory in effect for Bradford area

Conditions will improve through the morning
Don't pay your parking tickets in Innisfil. Donate instead

Don't pay your parking tickets in Innisfil. Donate instead

Got a parking ticket in the Town of Innisfil? For a limited time, you can donate children's toys, gift cards, non-perishable food items or cash instead of paying the ticket
Burl's Creek 'in this for the long run' after tribunal's decision

Burl's Creek 'in this for the long run' after tribunal's decision

Republic Live official describes lengthy hearing as 'a bad story with a good ending'
Food insecurity a major problem, says health unit

Food insecurity a major problem, says health unit

Single adult on Ontario Works spends 139 per cent of income on food and rent
Ontario high school teachers vote for strike as minister calls for mediation

Ontario high school teachers vote for strike as minister calls for mediation

Three of Ontario's four major teachers' unions are taking steps toward potential strikes as they negotiate with the government for new contracts
Churchill United Church Christmas Bazaar brought the community together (4 photos)

Churchill United Church Christmas Bazaar brought the community together (4 photos)

When the doors at Churchill United Church opened for Saturday’s Christmas Bazaar, the bake table was filled with squares, cookies, loaves and pies – and shoppers quickly snapped up the treats at bargain prices
Local man tries to keep 'Canada's original art' afloat (6 photos)

Local man tries to keep 'Canada's original art' afloat (6 photos)

John Harrison wants to bring back what he views as a nearly forgotten art; He relishes 'the essence, respect and joy of being in nature'