Year: <span>2020</span>

Shame on us — at least to a small degree.At a recent Davidson town council meeting, an RCMP officer presented crime stats for 2019. We are the culprits. I have been covering Davidson council meetings as a freelance writer for the Davidson Leader. I have never covered a Saskatoon city council meeting, but have watched...

Having earned only $400 for one professional concert as a pianist, Janina Fialkowska decided in 1974 that she was going to enter law school at the University of Montreal. But then an amazing series of events occurred, most involving concert piano giant Arthur Rubinstein. Through him, Fialkowska was able to re-ignite her love of music,...

Big Bend is one of the most remote areas in the United States. It took us five hours to drive from El Paso to Marathon on excellent paved roads, and yet we rarely saw another car. As we wound our way through the West Texas Mountains, the scenery was captivating. Big Bend is named for...

Arizona Cardinals general manager Steve Keim sold a Phoenix radio station a bridge, swampland and Regina with his comments about Chris Streveler: “He is a legend in Canada. Winnipeg won their first Grey Cup in 29 years because of him and what he brought to the table.” In fairness, Keim went on to call Streveler...

Jerry Shoemaker, a prominent Saskatoon curling figure, is happy with the health of his favourite game in Canada. “Great strides have been made in the competitive, high-end scale of the Canadian game,” said Shoemaker, who was president of Canadian Curling Association (CCA) — now known as Curling Canada — in 2005-2006 and is the newly-minted...

Here’s a common scenario for people over 50. They’ve gradually gained weight over the last couple of decades, and now they’re obese or getting there. Somewhere over the years, they stopped participating in hobbies and sports. If they ever were a regular gym-goer or runner, that slipped away at some point, too. Now they have...

I am not crazy. I had myself tested. It took me five psychologists, but I finally found one who told me I was good to go. Let me explain. When I was going to college in Edmonton I had absolutely nothing in my bachelor apartment. No table and chairs, no television, not even a radio....

Dear Reena, I was told by my co-worker to wash my toilet with boiling water. Do you think this is a good idea? — Ash Dear Ash, While it is true that some people recommend cleaning toilets with boiling water, this is a risky practice as boiling water may result in a cracked toilet bowl...

Why are Derek Jeter fans upset that he wasn’t a unanimous pick for the Baseball Hall of Fame? There are a lot of players who weren’t on everyone’s ballot. Let’s start with Lou Gehrig, then go to Cy Young, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Ted Williams, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Rogers Hornsby, Stan Musial, Honus Wagner...

We are only a month into 2020, but it’s already been a great year for the visual arts in Saskatoon. Exciting new exhibitions are opening at local galleries, while some particularly buzz-worthy shows continue to be on display. For example, The Sonnabend Collection remains on view at Remai Modern until March 22. The exhibition represents...