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Downed planes are collateral damage
One of the main causes of death for airline passengers in recent decades is being shot down by somebody’s military. Not the very...
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Iran likely to play the long game
If the Iranians played the game the same way that Donald Trump does, then their revenge for the American assassination of Iran’s leading general,...
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Putting the hype in hypersonic missiles
Hypersonic missiles are not a terrifying new weapon. They are just another cog in the terrifying but remarkably stable old strategy called nuclear deterrence.
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Deadlock at Madrid, Aussie firestorms
“The point of no return is no longer over the horizon,” warned UN secretary general António Guterres as the 25th climate summit (COP25) opened...
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English turkeys vote for Christmas
Down on the turkey farm, the Scottish and Irish birds noticed that the smiling man in the festive costume was holding a hatchet behind...
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The Not-So-Great Game is afoot
One of the lesser unsolved mysteries of our time is why countries whose names end in ‘u’ prefer the Republic of China (ROC...
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At 70, NATO is doing no harm
When he took office in January 2017, Donald Trump called the North Atlantic Treaty Organization “obsolete,” but he hates all multinational institutions so that...
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Hong Kong protests at a crossroad
The ‘silent majority’ in Hong Kong, who regime supporters hoped would show that they are fed up with the pro-democracy protests that have shaken...
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Record rainfall in the region
Unusual winter weather walloped local areas as well as Waterloo Region this past weekend, with record levels of...
Woolwich looks to add green projects as part of climate action plan
Planting trees remains Woolwich’s priority in rolling out a 0.5 per cent greening levy on property taxes again...
Regional downloading adds new cost to township fire dept. budget
Regional downloading is expected to add $100,000 a year to the cost of operating the Woolwich Fire Department...
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One-day strike to close region’s Catholic schools on Tuesday
Catholic schools across the region will be closed Tuesday as the union representing their teachers looks to get...
Talk of affordable housing is just that while growth continues
Woolwich councillors aren’t wrong when they say there’s a lack of housing options, particularly affordable ones, in the...
Downed planes are collateral damage
One of the main causes of death for airline passengers in recent decades is being shot down by...
The View From Here: January 16, 2020
The region and the townships may have a different take on what's fair when it comes...