Guest Columns

Tattoos, piercings, jewellery … where do you stand on the stuff, Finn the Griffon wants to know

Finn the Griffon says his mom is making a lot of breakfast for dinner lately, but, besides the deliciousness of bacon, he’s not sure if breakfast is an anytime meal

Finn the Griffon says his mom bought a quad and plow to do her driveway and he wonders what you do

Time is now to build on success of Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot program

Finn the Griffon says his mom can’t stay awake during movies anymore, and he wants to know if that’s your experience

Having attended the COP28 climate conference in Dubai, one of many similar events she’s attended as part of Citizens’ Climate International, Cathy Orlando explains what the conferences are all about, why their important and why she attends

Finn the Griffon is happy to celebrate the dawn of the new year at home, but he wonders what other folks have planned

On Dec. 28, former Northern Life columnist Erna de Burger-Fex and her husband, Alex, celebrate six decades of marriage. In this guest column, she shares the story of their wedding day and the life they built together

Finn the Griffon sees humans — well, one human in particular — making shopping lists, often forgetting them at home and usually coming back with more than was on the list. He wants to know: What’s the deal with that?

Dr. Laur O’Gorman is answering letters from readers this week, all about how to navigate the holidays and the obligatory family gatherings as a trans person