Month: <span>August 2020</span>

As families spend more time at home, people are finding comfort in a surprising source: bread. In fact, a 20-year trend of declining grain food consumption has been reversed. A national study by the Grain Food Foundation suggests that the turnaround is more than a one-time sales blip due to pantry loading. In reality, consumers...

Curling Canada is making rule changes this season, so the roaring game can be played as safely as possible. Among my favourite changes are putting ashtrays back on the edges of sheets. I also like that curlers delivering the rock must stop before the hog line, and that brushes will be banned and corn brooms...

From piping hot to ice cold, there are many ways to enjoy the drink made by combing water with roasted, ground coffee beans. Some methods are simply better than others on a summer camping excursion. Let’s grind through how to make coffee in the great outdoors. • COWBOY COFFEE – A bold strong coffee, filled...

Recently, I was delighted to discover Linley Plantation U-Pick Saskatoon Berries right across the highway from Bethune. While I am slowly cultivating different types of berries on our property, I have yet to plant Saskatoon berries though these are one of my favourites. I knew I had to make a trip to the farm and...

Even before the coronavirus crisis, people over 60 were regularly targeted with hurtful prejudices about what they can do, what they should like, and how they should act. But now, the backlash has grown more disturbing than ever. Some have suggested that younger people get preferential medical treatment, or that “older” people be restricted from...

This recipe is a perfect daily boost for your immune system with anti- inflammatory properties and digestive aid. Benefits of turmeric. A bright orange root which you can find in dried or powdered form. It will increase the antioxidant capacity in your body, protects you from free radicals and will slow down the aging process....

Women’s health, beyond reproductive medicine, has long been the neglected stepchild in clinical trials and in clinical practice. That is changing rapidly as organizations from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration to university research centres and medical schools scramble to include sex differences in lab studies, trials and textbooks....

Women entrepreneurs are major contributors of economic growth and job creation. In 2019, women entrepreneurs contributed $23.1 billion to the Saskatchewan economy and created 191,836 jobs. Yet, research indicates women entrepreneurs encounter unique barriers that hinder full participation in growing the wealth of our province. The final report presented today to the Government of Saskatchewan’s...

Gail, an active member and volunteer for 40 years and she served in her early 30’s at a time when women on Boards was not “common” much less in a maledominated environment. Under the mentorship of Peter Whitenect (past CEO) she wanted to be a voice for Volunteers (as she has a passion for volunteerism)...

Crystal Fafard has always been passionate about causes related to social justice and can’t think of a more important topic than saving the planet for future generations. Crystal grew up in Melfort, Saskatchewan, a farming community about 90 minutes east of Saskatoon with four siblings. She obtained her B.A. (Hons.) at the University of Saskatchewan...