Well, everyone else seems to be talking about Meghan and Harry, so I might as well take a shot at it too. I must say it is somewhat surprising how much attention this young couple is getting in Britain, Canada, the United States and in other parts of the […]
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She Speaks: What does it take to die in Canada? | Commentary
The woman in the photo above is Helle Rannik – a woman more full of life than her very ill body could contain. Three years ago, she decided to die in a way that had been legal for only seven months. You have two short weeks to formulate an […]
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Listen Up! The greatest tragedy | Commentary
I try to steer away from writing about the same subject two weeks in a row, but I don’t always succeed. This is one of those weeks. Nine days ago, President Donald Trump ordered the assassination of a highly connected Iranian General with known terrorist capabilities. Whether or not […]
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Alarming that Huntsville placed in the bottom 12 per cent of communities in Canada | Commentary
This past summer Environics Analytics and Maclean’s magazine published an analysis of the Best Communities in Canada. Huntsville ranked 367 out of 415.
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A partial summary of the complex and turbulent history of Iran | Commentary
Iran lies at the centre of the area known as the Middle East and has been at the crossroads linking Africa, Asia, and Europe since the beginning of recorded history. • In 7000 BC, the area was home to half of the world’s population, a mix of Arabs and […]
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Listen Up! Will Justin Trudeau fulfill a much-needed diplomatic and peace-making role?
2020 Starts with a Bang A lot of people may not have come to grips with it yet, but 2020 has started out with a big bang and I mean that literally! I am referring to the assassination, or as the Trump White House has put it, the “taking […]
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Floods, drugs, finances and hospitals: Our top commentary of 2019
At Doppler, we strive to provide readers with opinions across a wide spectrum of topics from a diverse group of writers. As in past years, Doppler writers and readers were eager to share their opinions on a wide variety of topics important to the Huntsville community. These were some […]
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The Big Challenges series: A better pathway forward for MAHC
By Dave Wilkin and Ross Maund This is the second article in our Big Challenges series. In this article the focus is on a better pathway forward for our hospitals’ future redevelopment. First, a few pieces of important background: 1. A hospital’s redevelopment capital plan should align with future […]
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