Contributed Photo / UnsplashRecreation of narcotic substances. Before 1908, all narcotics were legal within Canada. In fact, at the dawn of the 20th century, many Canadians had become dependent on opiates to function and carry on with their day-to-day operations.…
Contributed Photo / Unsplash As the federal ban on single-use plastics looms closer, local businesses in Brantford are struggling to adapt to paper products. The federal ban is coming into effect on Dec. 20 and will prohibit the use of…
Olga Steblyk / Sputnik Photography Financial crisis after financial crisis, all we are told by the nation’s lead finance bros is that everything is on the up and up. I’m old enough to remember the 2008, “once-in-a-lifetime” financial crisis which…
Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorStudents’ Union. When you stare down the barrel of the gun that is the climate crisis, it’s easy to fall into despair. Rampant wildfires. Devastating hurricanes. Air filled with so much smog that children and the…
Contributed Photo / Unsplash Editor’s Note: This article was updated on Oct. 15 to correct fact-checking errors and language use. Corrections: Having Parkinson’s disease could make a person eligible for MAID. A Vancouver woman was asked if she considered MAID,…
Serena Anagbe / Photo EditorBoarded up home in Brantford. MPP Will Bouma announced in April that Brantford-Brant will receive $1.8 million from the province as a step towards resolving the homelessness issue in the city. Shelters have yet to receive…
Russia, the famous red machine. The Soviet Empire, The Cold War, The Berlin Wall. Shady politics, strict nationalism, censored media. Russia has always fascinated us in North America, if not the entire world. It isn’t just the Americans that have…
We live in a time of moral decline, humanity is currently struggling to revert to their inner animal nature as so many of its ancestors have fought against. I want all of you to be strong. I want my fellow…
Politics have always been a very heated discussion topic, with academic and the media pointing towards Liberalism as the correct ideology. They usually point out problems with both parties, but highly focus on conservative issues. Let us briefly examine some…
Josh Adesina & Melissa Weaver Ryley Fletcher My name is Ryley Fletcher and I am in second year Concurrent Education at Laurier’s Brantford campus. I am currently seeking election for the Wilfrid Laurier Students’ Union’s Board of Directors. My colleagues…
The Oct. 27 election results proved that Brantford was ready to give incumbent Mayor, Chris Friel another four years as head of the city. 36 per cent of local voters opted for Friel; candidates Vanderstelt, Wrobel, St. Amant, Littell, Kaye…
We’ve all heard about it, it’s kind of hard not to when every major North American news network covered the story since its emergence. I am talking about the recent Ottawa Parliament attack. At this point, there is still much…
Tired of fear-based media? Are you sick of the endless speculation of rumours? You want the news true and accurate? Well the internet has provided you with just what you want. Russell Brand presents The Trews, an almost daily video-based…
Councillor Ceschi-Smith: Why she’s not running again, and what she wants you to know about Ward 5 In November 1994, Marguerite Ceschi-Smith was elected as an “alderman” of Brantford’s Ward 5. Passionately advocating against the exclusivity of gendered language, by…
The tension between Scotland and the United Kingdom has become unbearable. If you are someone with a British decent then I am sure you have heard about the situation concerning Scotland’s desire to separate itself from the United Kingdom. Otherwise,…
On September 12, the window of opportunity closed for community members wishing to vie for a contending position in the race for Mayor of Brantford. Of the seven official candidates to be listed on the Brantford’s ballot, all are familiar…
Conservative Bill C-23 may ultimately affect only students, the elderly and Aboriginals. Introduced by the Minister of Justice, the initial reason for Bill C-23 was to strengthen election rules. Bill C-23, first presented by the Conservative party in 2006, prohibits…
On Tuesday evening, leader of the NDP, the official opposition, Thomas Mulcair, addressed a hall full of Brantford residents. After a full day of visiting within the GTA, furthering the NDP’s affordability campaign, Mulcair stopped in Brantford to speak with…
Business ties with the Middle East are being strengthened to create jobs in Ontario. On Mar. 4, Dr. Eric Hoskins, Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Employment, ended a successful “business mission” to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. The…
After years of work, the City of Brantford has a new city logo. But after just one week, complaints and debates over the new logo throughout the Brantford community has forced the mayor to agree that the logo should be…
Ontario’s minimum wage is set to increase at the beginning of this summer from its current $10.25. As of June 2014, Ontario will see their current minimum wage raise from $10.25 to $11. The new rate is aimed to reflect…
In a January 2014, C-SPAN conducted an exclusive interview for a new series to be released regarding the lives of the former First Ladies of the United States, Ms. Barbra Bush (age 88), the wife of former President of the…
Finance Minister Charles Sousa will be discussing Ontario’s pension plan this Monday in Brantford. Sousa will be meeting up with the Brantford, Hamilton and Halton Hills chapters of the Canadian Association of Retired Persons to discuss the potential future for…
As read in an open letter written by Justin Trudeau that The Sputnik has received through being on the mailing list of Liberal Party staff member Scott Bardsley, “The Liberal Party has taken immediate action to address these challenges [an…
We have all heard enough of these political scandals getting fed on by the media, but have we considered that the politicians are the ones reaching out with the food? Let us take a closer look into what it is…
President Dani Saad In the past year, I have built relationships with people I work with at The Cord and in other departments. As an editor, I have learned how hard volunteers work to produce quality work and how much…
Kim Jong-un is a name some may have never heard, but those who have can attest to the fact that he fits the widely accepted definition of “dictator”: “a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has…
The Ontario government is creating a special advisory group to look at judiciary issues specifically affecting those in the First Nations population. The new group, which will be known as the Aboriginal Justice Advisory Group, is the official response by…
To start, last week, suspended Senator Patrick Brazeau criticized a reporter for asking if he drank the previous night, leading him to ask if that was her view on native people. In my opinion, that comment was in no way…
November 13th 2013 – Mayor Rob Ford admitted to buying illegal drugs while he was in the position of mayor. The Toronto City Council then voted 37-5, asking Rob Ford to step down as mayor and deal with his personal…
