Author: Editor

Do you want to see your grandkids get married? Do you want to walk the Camino de Santiago trail? Maybe you want to learn to play tennis? I think everyone has a list with items like these on it. The “bucket list” idea is a fun way to make plans or just daydream. It’s so...

Satchel Paige, the great ballplayer in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball (with the Cleveland Indians in 1948), had a career that spanned five decades and launched him into the Baseball Hall of Fame. He had immense talent — and was smart about making nutritional choices that kept him healthy. One example of his...

GARDENS Four Seasons Although I am not a big trend follower, I do like to check out the current and upcoming garden trends at the start of each year. Some trends I get pumped about and some I even invent myself. So, I will start by going over each of the five I find most...

Anyone remember holidays? Anyone? Perhaps I should first note that holidays, and I mean real vacations, are probably not at the top of the gotta-do list for most folks. Nor should they be. I’m sure you’re aware of the cabinet ministers and various other officials who have been roundly slapped and/or fired and/or not-reelected for...

Quit complaining. There seems to be little sympathy for travellers returning to Canada after a winter in sun and surf. The comments on various social media platforms aren’t kind, to put it mildly. There will be no bake sales or bottle drives to help them pay for their government forced quarantine. People are picking for...

It was a long time coming. For 30 years, St. Paul’s Hospital (SPH) planned and hoped to open a hospice in Saskatoon, a desperately-needed home for end-of-life care. Finally, last month, SPH and its foundation announced the opening of The Hospice at Glengarda, located at Melrose and Hilliard Streets in the south-central part of the...

Ken Noskye was a good friend. I hate having to use the word was. Ken was found deceased at his home on Feb. 17 on the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation in northwest Alberta. One of Ken’s nieces said the cause of death had not been determined. His death has been hard to process. I received...

Hey, George Springer. welcome to Canada. Leave your trash can back in Houston, but bring that big bat, that outstanding glove and the leadership for which you’re known. Toronto Blue Jays made one of the biggest splashes of baseball’s off-season in mid-January by signing Springer, one of the most coveted free agents on the market....

Oh, the weather outside is frightful . . . yet, like clockwork, my dog wants out to play every day at 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. It’s good for me, too. It’s a forced break from the computer, a chance at fresh air which clears my mind and stretches my legs. Dogs need activity every...

BRANDON, Man. – The past year has shown us how important it is to stay connected with families, friends and our community. Helping students build those strong connections is something that Brandon University does best. As a growing university with 3,500 students from around the world, BU stays true to its prairie roots with a...