Year: <span>2020</span>

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...

About a month ago, a person doing a study asked me to give her three examples of things I routinely forget. I can’t remember what all three of my answers were. Honest. Is memory loss a sign of age or a lack of concentration or something else? I read that it can arise from stress,...

A dependency on drugs and alcohol ruined what should have been the best day of Brad Siroski’s life. On Feb. 2, 2009, his daughter Keyerra was born. Not long after, he was doing cocaine in the hospital parking lot with his drug dealer. “I remember I held my daughter in my arms that night and...

One of the drawbacks of writing a monthly column is that there’s really no way for me to know what the world is going to be like by the time you read this. Something tells me, though, that it’s not going to be much of a nicer place than it is today, and Saskatchewan will...

Opimbataw was real. When I was nine years old, I would hear stories about Opimbataw, which translates from Cree to English as The Runner; but it literally means someone who runs all over the place. At the time, I only spoke Cree and in my first language the stories were fascinating. There were several stories...

Let’s face it, getting and staying fit and healthy is hard work. There’s all the effort that you have to put out in making wholesome meals. There’s the will power that you must muster in avoiding unhealthy (TASTY!) foods. There’s the energy that it takes to get out of bed early to get in a...

Shred your cheese without it crumbling by freezing the block for 30 minutes before grating and spraying the grater with non-stick cooking spray. • Before you purchase cheese, consider your taste. Bold, strong flavours include aged cheddars, Gruyère, spiced cheeses and blue cheeses. Milder flavours include Colby, mozzarella, young Brie, fresh goat cheese and Havarti....

My husband and I were travelling in Germany last fall, a country that recognizes and reminds us of the horrors of Hitler, the Nazis and the Second World War. We took a few guided tours to historic sites, and it was heart-wrenching to think of the millions of lives lost in the camps, but also...

Happy anniversary HomeStyles. The HomeStyles Home & Renovation Show will run from March 20-22. It is the 40th anniversary of the show. “If you are a homeowner in search of renovation expertise, products or services, you have come to the right place,” it says on the show’s website. “If you are in search of a...