Year: <span>2020</span>

When Rocky was born, 9/11 hadn’t even marked its one-year anniversary. I had Rocky before I had a husband. Before I knew the price of a mortgage, kids, or sound mental health. I was 24 when I got Rocky. It was a lifetime ago, but also just yesterday. Rocky was my dog, if that’s not...

Standing on the high banks of the lake is a giant cross that stands more than 12 feet high. Buried underneath it are 40 children who succumbed to a smallpox epidemic that swept through my community in the 1930s. The children were from an Indian residential school that once stood close to where the cross...

Another year is almost gone, and it’s been unlike any other. Good riddance, 2020. The pandemic has turned the lives of so many people upside down. Businesses are closing and people are struggling to feed their families. My heart goes out to the families that have lost loved ones. It is such a lonely way...

Saskatoon charities have spent the last nine months changing their delivery methods, adding staff, perpetually sanitizing and shifting services — all in a desperate attempt to serve the community under the extreme pressure of COVID. Food deliveries from the public have posed challenges. Social distancing regulations have reduced the ability to welcome everyone indoors. And...

If you are like me, this is a very busy time of year. Halloween has come and gone, albeit a little different this year. We now have Remembrance Day coming up quickly, then it is the stretch to Christmas. This is on top of the day-to-day stuff that we all need to take care of....

Fruity Flavoured Dessert (Culinary.net) Comfort food typically calls to mind soups, stews and hearty meals meant to warm you up on a chilly day. However, you can also turn to tasty treats as a way to end a cold day on a hot note. For example, warm fruits baked into a crisp dessert provide an...

Meditation is one of the most popular and effective ways to handle stress. By learning to calm your body and mind, your physical and emotional stress can go away. You will feel better, refreshed and ready to face your daily problems with a healthy attitude. With regular practice, you can experience even greater benefits. Meditation...

Are you getting enough water every day? It’s an important question for everyone, but it’s even more key for older people – and still more relevant for older people who are physically active. The common refrain is usually that people should drink 8 ounces of water 8 times a day. Another common guideline is half...

A WW COVID-19 wellness survey of 1,004 American adults found that 36 per cent of you have added an average of 12.5 pounds since the shutdown began. Another by Nutrisystem found 76 per cent of folks have gained up to 16 pounds. Not iron-clad science, but it seems logical that some folks find staying home...

Jason Aebig has pulled on the CEO’s gloves at the Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce during the most challenging time in living memory. The chamber was founded in 1903, but only the Great Depression and the catastrophic flu pandemic of 1918 come to mind as contenders against COVID-19 for the title of most difficult era....