David and Cathy Downham, founders of the international charity Project Umbrella Burma, hold a picture Wednesday in their Orillia home of some of the refugee Karen children they help to educate at a school along the Burmese-Thai border.   ROBERTA BELL - THE PACKET & TIMES

More work to be done in Burma

Burma may be inching closer to democratic governance, but for the tens of millions of people residing within its borders, everyday life remains a...

Time for Elijah Harper Day

It is time for a name change in one of Canada’s national holidays. Victoria Day has been celebrated on the 24th of May since the mid-1800s.

Fred Larsen, president of the Simcoe North Provincial Liberal Association, will be running locally for the party in the next election. ROBERTA BELL - THE PACKET & TIMES

Another kick at the can

While the threat of a spring election in Ontario was thwarted Tuesday morning when the New Democrats announced they would support the minority...

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