by Jonathan van Bilsen Fifty-one years have passed since I took my first professional photograph. I remember the sleepless nights, the...

by Geoffrey Carpentier I had the good fortune to tour Italy and several eastern European countries recently, on an actual holiday, not a...

by Jonathan van Bilsen The Global Climate Change Conference (COP24) is underway, sparking intense debate and scrutiny. The reality of...

DAN CEARNS The Standard Another possibly exciting offseason is beginning, for the Toronto Blue Jays, with the team, rumoured to be one...

by Jonathan van Bilsen Imagine a tool which can calculate the age your face reveals; a new method which could someday revolutionize...

by Geoffrey Carpentier I just returned from an adventure in Australia and Indonesia, and it got me thinking about strange creatures and...

DAN CEARNS The Standard While he’s had a lot of successes in elections in the past, I think now is the time for Justin Trudeau to call...

by Jonathan van Bilsen On the Central Rongbuk Glacier, beneath Mount Everest’s towering north face, a discovery surfaced - an old boot,...

by Geoffrey Carpentier Well let’s see – the days are gorgeous, the nights longer and colder, the winds come from the north more and more...

DAN CEARNS The Standard With the Toronto Blue Jays having been out of the Major League Baseball (MLB) playoffs this year, I’ve found...

by Jonathan van Bilsen Airlines are increasingly offering passengers more influence over their in-flight experience, through seat...

by Geoffrey Carpentier On September 5th I wrote generally about snakes and how they developed over time to become a major component of...

by Jonathan van Bilsen Printed promotional claims have always carried an air of authority, but over the years, organizations, like the...

DAN CEARNS The Standard We may not always like the work our politicians are doing on our behalf. We may not always agree with the...

By Jonathan van Bilsen I love technology and better ways of doing things. Here are some great inventions which have surfaced in the past...

by Geoffrey Carpentier As many of you know, I do some international nature guiding, both on land and at sea. Recently, I had the...

DAN CEARNS The Standard The National Hockey League (NHL) training camps are open, and, with this being the last column before the start...

by Jonathan van Bilsen Royal Caribbean’s Ultimate World Cruise is concluding, after nine months aboard the Serenade of the Seas, and it...

by Jonathan van Bilsen I cannot say I know much about farming, having only been to a farm a handful of times. My first visit was to my...

by Geoffrey Carpentier Many people fear and loathe snakes, but, if pressed, they wouldn’t even know why. Let’s see if we can learn more...