The Auroran

Protesters fight for minimum wage increase at MPP lunch

By Brock Weir Community activists said they were reaching dead ends getting a response from Deputy Premier Christine Elliott on their fight to maintain what ...

Candidates undecided over retail weed wars

The legalization of recreational cannabis is approaching and as the historic day approaches, local candidates are on the fence with just how retail weed sales should be handled in Aurora in the future.

Tigers continue to pace OJHL North division lead

This year’s incarnation of the Aurora Tigers can be temporarily muzzled, but they are out to prove they can’t be tamed.

What does it mean to be Brown in Canada?

Al-Solaylee set to spark conversation at Wednesday’s Lit On Tour Aurora What does it mean to be “brown” in Canada? Being on the “cusp of ...

Motives behind Alleslev’s floor crossing questioned

Die-hard Liberals will wail about betrayal. Committed Conservatives will imagine a lurch toward power. Some will point to Ms. Alleslev’s military and corporate background and ...

Voters are the losers in a floor crossing, regardless of party

Open letter to MP Leona Alleslev To make decided sense for your leaving the Liberal Party – the party for which your voters cast their ...

BROCK’S BANTER: The Power of Positive Sparring

By Brock Weir There’s something to be said about going first. There’s also something to be said about going last. It’s being in the middle, ...

INSIDE AURORA: Conventional Wisdom

By Scott Johnston What do you call a collection of cartoonists: a scribble? A Jest? An editor’s nightmare? I’m not sure if there even is ...

TIME TRAVELLER’S DIARY: A New Type of Illness: Shell-Shock and the Great War

By Erika Mazanik Curator, Aurora Historical Society World War One introduced a new type of warfare, with men left in the trenches, constant shelling, shooting, ...