Doon Valley Journal

The kid has had to endure his share of skeptical glances and raised eyebrows from Dad about his choice of music as a career. So it’s only fair that Dad should, quite publicly, eat some crow.
Graeme, our second son, never gave up on the music thing. It likely began before he was born, when his [...]

More changes at senior levels of The Globe and Mail. Ottawa bureau chief Brian Laghi is leaving Parliament Hill to tackle a new career, which he characterized to colleagues as a bid to satisfy a need for change as he turns 50. Sylvia Stead, who editor-in-chief John Stackhouse installed just weeks ago as his senior [...]

On Sept. 8, the already crowded Toronto newspaper market will find another brash young comer in its midst. T.o.night will be premiere as an ultra compact (8.5 inches by 10.5 inches), glossy (38-lb coated), free afternoon (yes, afternoon) paper that aims to provide commuters with an information fix as they squeeze into streetcars, subways and [...]

One year ago today, freelance journalists Amanda Lindhout of Canada, Nigel Brennan of Australia, Abdifatah Mohammed Elmi of Somalia and their two drivers were abducted as they were returning from the Afgoye refugee camp, about 20 kilometres west of the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
Elmi and the drivers were released from captivity on Jan. 15; they had [...]

Anyone old enough to remember the Vietnam War will recall the infamous My Lai massacre. It was a seminal event in the history of that war because of its effect on public support for U.S. involvement there. Millions of Americans who, until My Lai, had supported or wavered in their support for the war turned [...]