Year: <span>2024</span>

On Jan. 5, Regina announced that the excruciatingly adorable black-capped chickadee would become its official bird. For context, Regina has recently pushed to be recognized as a “bird friendly” city, which sort of put some impetus behind the contest. A great many birds were nominated and reduced to a field of six, with the “super...

Amaryllis belladonna is originally from South Africa’s Cape region. There it is commonly called the Cape Belladonna, the Belladonna Lily and the Naked Lady. In South Africa, you will see showy bold, strappy foliage in fall and winter. By early summer, the foliage dies down and bare scapes (flower stalks) emerge about six weeks later....

Reuseable grocery bags and I haven’t been getting along too well. I always seem to have them in my home, but never in my vehicle. It is a horrible thing to say, but I used to think poorly, say 10 years ago, of people who would bring their own bags to grocery stores. They seemed...

The City of Saskatoon started accepting requests for smaller black carts on Jan. 8 as part of its new cost-based garbage plan. More than 3,500 requests for smaller carts rolled in over the first week. “We are excited by the amount of interest there has been in the cart size options just one week into...

Bison are dotting the landscape on Métis Nation-Saskatchewan land again near Batoche National Historic Site. The bison were transported from Grasslands National Park to establish a new herd on MN–S lands near Batoche. Eventually, the herd will be relocated to a portion of the 690 hectares of land on Batoche grounds that were transferred from...

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 them. Ken would be flattered by the kind words readers expressed. We miss...

Comedy writer Alex Kaseberg: “In the World Cup, France beat England 2-1. What I like about France is no trash-talking. Actually, they can’t trash talk because, in soccer, you’re not allowed to use your hands.” • Al Michaels on Thursday night Football, about Jets’ QB Mike White seeing a plethora of doctors to deal with...

The best aspect of the sendoff to Christine Sinclair’s glorious career as a soccer superstar in Canada is that it didn’t open with a minister telling the gathering that her’s was a life well lived. So many athletic, entertainment and political icons are lionized after death, but the Sinclair celebration came when she was fully...

Dates are a sweet fruit that grow on palm trees. They are a superfood, containing minerals, energy and fibre. They are a source of vitamins A and B, as well as iron, magnesium, zinc, phosphorus, copper, calcium and other minerals. Fresh dates contain more vitamin C and less sugar. The high nutrient content of the...

Here’s a great quote that you probably haven’t heard before: “You can’t create a new version of yourself while dragging your old habits and behaviours behind you.” It’s a good one to keep in mind at this time of year when resolutions and fresh starts are top of mind for many of us who aspire...