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COLUMN: Kyiv crosses its Southern Bridge on foot while its interceptors keep it waiting
A bridge, on foot. An October morning. Half an hour walking. High above the Dnipro. A hole behind you. Ihor makes this trip now. Two hours to get to work, half an hour of it on foot across the bridge,…
COLUMN: The Last Item on the Program
Before I start hitting, I am going to give Québec solidaire what it has earned, because if I open with a caricature you will…
COLUMN: Melania Trump wrests a truce for Oleshky, and Moscow has a different date
Melania Trump bent two general staffs. Not with missiles. With a calendar. Oleshky will breathe. A local truce starts on October 29, 2026. The…
COLUMN: At 54 Volodymyrska Street, Moscow burns the address Ukrainian science has held since 1919
A Russian jet-powered drone struck the presidium building of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine on September 28, in broad daylight, at 54…
COLUMN: Cleveland-Cliffs idles Hamilton’s lines in month 23 of a five-year commitment
In a Canadian Press photo taken on February 10, 2025, a mural shows steelworkers at the Stelco plant in Hamilton, Ontario.
COLUMN: Gillibrand wants Americans refunded, and Trump bans Canadian beer and cider on Tuesday
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand pointed out on Thursday, September 24, that some New York State breweries make their beer with barley malted in Canada.
COLUMN: From Lackawanna to Plattsburgh, New York pays for Trump’s tariffs and Ottawa’s retaliation
On the last weekend of August, in Oswego, on the American shore of Lake Ontario, a local photographer was aiming his lens at Canada…
COLUMN: Trump renames a lake by decree, and Ottawa asks a street for permission
On Wednesday, September 23, Ottawa city council voted unanimously to take Donald Trump’s name off a residential street.
COLUMN: Trump rejects Iran’s plan and renames Hormuz; the Pentagon took nine months to see its breach
“I reject their proposal.” Four words. Donald Trump spoke them on September 26, 2026, as he left the White House by the South Lawn,…