Year: <span>2023</span>

Sometime in the next two months, a new green “garbage” bin will appear in front of our homes. Alongside will be a smaller green pail complete with a lid, for which we will have to find some space in our kitchens. Starting in May, Saskatonians will be discarding a remarkable variety of organic wastes (not...

Begonias have been around since Victorian times, and have long been a favourite. They are actually native to South America, and have thousands of species that you might like to grow. They are relatively easy to grow, have attractive foliage and can grace your home in the winter months with relative ease. Sometimes begonias are...

The Seattle Kraken won seven straight road games to set a National Hockey League record, Tom Brady may have played his last game in the NFL, Canadian Brooke Henderson won the first LPGA tournament of the season, LeBron James became only the second player to surpass 38,000 career points in the National Basketball Association, and...

A McDonald’s cheeseburger had never tasted so tasteless. For almost four weeks, beginning in mid-December, I had the flu like I have never had it before. I left the house only a handful of times. Two were to do Christmas shopping and one of the others was for a cheeseburger. Before going any further, I...

By Joanne Paulson Just two weeks after Tribal Chief Mark Arcand was named Saskatoon’s 2022 Citizen of the Year, the Saskatoon Tribal Council held a gala and fundraiser honouring him and his achievements. It was sold out; 800 people attended the event. “I think we sold 96 tables in 14 days and I believe we...

African Violets are a great houseplant that can help you to get through the long, cold days of winter. These hardy and well-behaved house plants are native to the higher elevations of Tanzania and get their original Latin name from a 19th Century colonial official and amateur botanist, Baron Walker von Saint Paul-Illaire, who was...

When Ken died in February 2021, we had an outpouring of messages from readers, with many telling us how much his columns meant to them. In light of that, we thought we would go back through our files and re- publish some of his columns. Ken would be flattered by the kind words readers expressed....

Hearing recently of several of my relatives falling, made me consider osteoporosis, and wonder if people really understand the significance of this disease. It is called the silent thief for a reason — silently, bone structure is weakened and you may not know about it until your first fragility fracture. This is defined as a...

Many of you have sent me emails with genuine worry about your retirement portfolios as we ride the waves of high inflation, lending rates, and low stock market returns. I want to introduce you to an alternative to securities, mutual funds or exchange traded funds (ETFs). Why not consider diversifying your portfolio in part with...

When inflation started to skyrocket and the Bank of Canada began to relentlessly raise interest rates, it’s fair to say lots of folks in many parts of Canada freaked out. Not without reason. We had not seen rate increases like that — seven of them! — in something like forever. And sure enough, those jumping...