If you wander through Thornton Park in the Exhibition area on Sunday afternoons, you will likely encounter a group of folks playing guitars, fiddles, banjos, mandolins and basses. Sometimes, music lovers will pull up socially-distanced lawn chairs, hang out and just listen. It all began as a response to COVID-19. Musicians could not play concerts,...
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June 30, 2021June 30, 2021your SASKATOON news
Foodtruck Wars moving downtown
Foodtruck Wars is back, and is moving downtown. The province lifting health restrictions on July 11 is the green light festival organizers Rick and David Mah needed to get the trucks back on the street. “With the COVID restrictions, it has been a really tough go trying to organize anything,” Rick Mah said. “With the...
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June 30, 2021June 30, 2021your SASKATOON news
Indigenous Peoples show resilience despite horrors of the past
A small orange shirt suspended from a tree flaps in the wind over a forlorn pair of tiny pink shoes. Tears spring to my eyes. I almost cannot look. But I must. It is the very, very least I can do. We can do. We must look, we must cry, we must allow our hearts...
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June 30, 2021June 30, 2021your SASKATOON news
Are we living alone in our galaxy?
The universe is a pretty big place. In our galaxy alone, it is estimated there are at least 100 billion stars. If I tried counting them, I would get to 10, and then forget which ones I had counted, and would have to start again. It is naive to think those stars don’t have planets...
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June 18, 2021June 18, 2021Living 55 Plus
Mickelson chasing history at U.S open
Phil Mickelson made history last month at Kiawah Island, winning the PGA at age 50. Can he make history two months in a row? The ageless wonder, whose skills had been deteriorating appropriately with his ascending age, defied most golf experts’ opinions by capturing the Wannamaker Trophy, seemingly out of the blue. Now, this week...
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June 18, 2021June 18, 2021Living 55 Plus
Single-sports betting keeps money above board
My friend and MP Kevin Waugh will forever and a day be known as the person who brought legal single-game sports betting to Canada. It is estimated that $14 billion is wagered on singlegame betting annually, with none of that money making it directly into Canadian coffers. It’s time to get that money into our...
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June 18, 2021June 18, 2021Living 55 Plus
Nearing retirement? Be strategic about collecting CPP benefits
Retirement is fun. You can focus on hobbies, volunteering or travelling. But financial security is essential. If you’re about to transition from full-time work, you need to assess your financial situation and plan how you’ll pay for retirement. New research contains some critical information. It outlines the significant benefits some Canadians can get by delaying claiming their Canada Pension Plan benefits up to age 70, depending on their personal circumstances. Even delaying benefits by a single year, from age...
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June 18, 2021June 18, 2021Living 55 Plus
Peanut Butter Perfection
If you’ve ever taken a bite of something and the only word that came to mind was “yum,” you know what it’s like to experience this dessert. It’s fluffy, sweet, perfectly crumbly and tastes delicious. It’s rich but light. It’s a dessert that will likely never go out of style. You can stop guessing what...
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June 18, 2021June 18, 2021Living 55 Plus
The magic of green tea
Many people start their day with a steaming cup of coffee. But a cup of green tea instead of that coffee has a lot more benefits for you. Green tea was used in traditional Chinese and Indian medicine to control bleeding and heal wounds, aid digestion, improve heart and mental health and regulate body temperature....
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June 18, 2021June 18, 2021Living 55 Plus
Fitness is the key to enjoying life on your own terms
It’s easy to think of aging as a steady decline. But with a certain level of fitness, it doesn’t have to be that simple and dreadful. If you exercise regularly, you’re more likely to maintain physical abilities. Period. Think of it as a sliding scale – with physical dependence at one end and being an...