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My mother is cool. She is so cool that she uses the word cool in conversation. On Aug. 8, my mother, Pat Hutchinson, will turn 90. That means I have known her for one month shy of 70 years. Mom won’t like this column because she hates being the centre of attention. I apologize but...

August is always Saskatoon’s busiest month for festivals and other fun events. Here’s a sampling of what’s happening from the first day to the last. SHAKESPEARE ON THE SASKATCHEWAN – Until Aug. 25 Set in the Roaring Twenties, Hamlet is this year’s mainstage tragedy on the riverbank. Also on the theatrical menu is Done/Undone, Kate...

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...

Tourism industry on the upswing Recent domestic and international visitation figures show that Saskatchewan’s tourism industry is on the path to growth. The latest data released by Statistics Canada demonstrate a strong increase in tourism expenditures in Saskatchewan. Travel spending reached almost $2.85 billion in 2023, outpacing the $2.4 billion in spending that was generated...

The Government of Saskatchewan continues to invest in major public safety initiatives across the province through the ministries of Justice and Attorney General and Corrections, Policing and Public Safety. On June 11, Justice Minister and Attorney General Bronwyn Eyre and Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Minister Paul Merriman made a number of announcements alongside the...

The ghost of Nail Yakupov annually hangs over the National Hockey League draft, which is being held at the Sphere in Las Vegas this Friday and Saturday. Hockey scouts, you see, are not perfect. The general consensus in 2012 was that Yakupov, a Russian forward who played junior with the Sarnia Sting in the Ontario...

Drinking green vegetable juice is the best detoxifying juice there is. It helps to do a deep cleansing of your body and remove all the toxins. Oranges are acidic and contain a lot of water which helps to move the lymphatic system. The function of the lymphatic system is to transport lymph fluid. Lymph fluid...

Summer is HERE! Are you looking forward to being outside in the sunshine? Seeing friends and family who live far away? Getting back to golf or tennis? We all have our favourite summer activities, and we’ve all been limited from enjoying them as much as we want to. It’s time to dust off that list...

Falling is a major fear about growing older – and it’s a leading cause of injury and death among mature adults. It’s also a common problem for people who don’t yet consider themselves “old.”  But it is not inevitable.  Health Canada is clear on their website (search You CAN Prevent Falls/ Health Canada): Exercise is...

Cranberries are a superfood. They are known to fight urinary tract infections. They have anti inflammatory properties. Cranberries promote heart health. Researchers are even exploring a potential role in reducing cancer risk. But a myopic view that sees only the nutritional value of cranberries misses the larger not-so-pretty picture. It’s a cruel irony that so...