The Western Star

Growing up in India, I had multiple ways of telling time.  Alongside the mechanical device we typically use, the chimes of the Ghanté (or brass bells) from the temples would indicate it was high morning and late evening. Church ...

Tough as a spike, sharper than any damn tack, Marie Henein, the Indomitable, may have done — without the slightest intent of providing the benefit — the sprawling, directionless Trudeau government a great service. Being assiduous as she ...

Everybody has been in a tizzy this week about the name of the new royal infant, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, but most of the attention seems to be on the “Archie” part. Archie is a slightly eccentric choice, perhaps, but the important ...

They’re big on “lessons learned” in the Canadian Forces, so here then, are my top three from the recently concluded Vice-Admiral Mark Norman case: 1. The private bar will almost inevitably kick the living hell out of prosecutors. ...

To say the Liberals need a win is like saying Justin Trudeau is overexposed — stating the bloody obvious. But aside from keeping the prime minister out of the camera’s eye over the summer months, where is that popularity bump going to ...

The persecuted Christian Asia Bibi is thankfully here in Canada now but news from Pakistan for others is once again disturbing. If it isn’t jihadi terror or Islamist extremism, it somehow ends up being about the oppression of women under the ...

Are immigrants good for the Canadian economy? Forty-five per cent of Canadians answer “yes” to this broad question, while 22 per cent say “no” and 33 per cent are not sure. There’s an argument to be made those who ...

On April 27, in what feels like only a few days ago, a 19-year-old man walked into the Chabad of Poway synagogue in a San Diego suburb and opened fire on worshippers celebrating Passover. Lori Gilbert-Kaye was tragically murdered, and three others ...

“If you don’t know how to fix it, please stop breaking it.” This June marks 27 years since 12-year-old Severn Cullis-Suzuki (daughter of David) stunned the crowd at the Rio Earth Summit with her speech urging the adults in the ...

Do you love your children? I know this should sound like a rhetorical question, but it is something people should keep in mind when they think about the future. Most parents have hopes their children will have a better life than they had and they ...