Month: <span>May 2020</span>

My new normal, whatever that means, includes the Canadian Football League. I was prepared for the league to skip a season, but not to be shut down. I like to think a shut down wouldn’t be forever, because that is one heck of a long time. The CFL has asked the federal government for up...

After writing this column for almost a decade, I’ve tackled many subjects I didn’t ever expect to even contemplate. An economically devastated Saskatchewan, hunkered under lockdown as an unrelenting, vicious virus circles our homes, our families and communities is definitely one of them. Expectations. That is the word that has been running through my mind...

Riley Heidt and Brayden Yager found themselves in a starring role on WHL Bantam Draft day. On April 21, the Regina Pats, who held the first overall selection in the draft festivities, signed North Vancouver, B.C., product and phenom forward Connor Bedard to a WHL Standard Player Agreement. With Bedard tabbed as the first player...

Dear Reena, I dyed my eyebrows black. It stained all areas around my eyebrows, and now I look like a scary monster. Help please. — Sarah Dear Sarah, Here are a few tricks to try, being careful not to get too close to your eyes. Put a little Vaseline or glycerin or olive oil or...

Fitness is so important after 50, especially now when we’ve all been spending more time at home. Hopefully, you’ve found a way to keep yourself moving during this quarantine, whether on your own or with the help of an app or online classes with your gym or studio. But it’s also helpful to remember the...

The rules for clothing and retail businesses, in the Re-Open Saskatchewan Plan. Clothing and Retail Stores are set to reopen as part of Phase Two on May 19. CHANGE ROOMS, RETURNS Use of change rooms is discouraged, however if they are used, they must be cleaned and disinfected after each use. Customers should also be...

If you are sports fan in this province, you likely felt normal during these COVID-19 pandemic times for a handful of days near the end of April. At the end of April, it was sports draft season, as a few leagues held player drafts. The WHL Bantam Draft was held via an online format on...

Saskatchewan has started to reopen. A contentious opening is that of golf courses. It seems there are two kinds of people: golfers and those who dislike golfers. Many of the detractors feel it is an elitist game and those that play it are getting special treatment by their friends in government. That’s not true, I...

So, how is life in your hidey-hole? Were it not for the kindness of friends sending gallows humour video clips and cartoons, I would be asking my doctor to prescribe me Prozac. These last two months have brought real meaning to “You don’t know what you got ‘til it’s gone.” What is gone from life...

I have my summer mapped out. My plan started way before all the self-isolation and the craziness that erupted because of the coronavirus. However, if there was ever a time to put the plan into action, now would be it. Last fall, I attended a traditional culture camp on my home reserve. It was held...