Month: <span>May 2024</span>

Stress is a killer, but we’re not helpless against it. Regular physical exercise is one of the top defenses we have, no matter what age we are. In the first half of life, stress might be mostly related to finding a job or partner, raising kids and money. But after 50 or so, we might...

One of the most exciting breakthroughs in the medical world announced in 2023 was the massive research going on to use vaccines to treat cancer. Dr. Vinod Balachandran from Sloan Kettering in New York reported on a Phase I study using an mRNA vaccine and an immunotherapy drug, Atezolizumab, in 16 patients with pancreatic cancer...

THE GOOD: A So the federal government brought down a budget on April 16, right. Before anyone gets nervous, this mark does not apply to the entire budget. For example, I am not 100 per cent thrilled with the increase in capital gains tax. That will not just affect the rich. Think the sale of...

It is the last chance to get planning on what is going to happen in your garden or landscape this growing season, especially if you are going to be making any radical changes to your space. If you like to start your own seeds, you may have already ordered them or perhaps already are watching...

I love the change in seasons. For one reason, my laziness changes to different tasks. I can put away the snow shovel, which was barely used, and switch to my rake, which is unlikely to touch a blade of grass until October, when I rake leaves. (As an aside, I have a snow blower that...

The Western Development Museum’s curatorial centre, across Lorne Avenue from the Saskatoon museum itself, is quite literally entirely packed to the rafters with artifacts. Which is saying something, because the building is huge and the ceilings do soar. There’s farm machinery. A big old bus. Furniture of every kind. Dolls. Shoes. Jukeboxes. An ambulance. They...