Well, this is our “local” newspaper, so it goes to the top of our saved URLs for on-line newspaper reading. There is nothing like keeping up with the local news especially when we talk with family and friends from Saskatchewan via Skype. If you want to read, the Star Phoenix, just click on the image and “voilà,” you are there.
Since Ottawa is where I originally called home, I want to keep up with the national scene as well as my favorite hockey team, so I often log into the Ottawa Citizen.
For a broader North American view, especially from an American slant, I check in to read the New York Times.
And, while in China, and sometimes while back in Canada, we find it valuable to read the China Daily newspaper. Sure, it is biased and belongs to the government.
But then again, all newspapers have their bias and have a long way to go before any can claim to be based on truth and fact. Here is what one person has done to deal with the problem of truth being absent in newspapers. Regardless, the newspapers are an important part of our life. We often find ourselves printing out an article and using it in our university classes in order to get discussion going. Our students are just as interested in other viewpoints and about what is happening in the world as we are.
This is part of our way of staying connected to the larger world while in Canada. I will continue to post other methods we use to stay connected