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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...

Trees being so visible in the landscape are also the most exposed. I am always amazed by trees in the landscape but especially on the coldest days of winter. Days that are so cold that cars won’t run and the human factor hardly strays outside. Those days of -40 C with a windchill make the...

Karen Kobussen and her family are big, big, BIG sports fans. So when COVID-19 came along and plunged us all into lockdown in March 2020, it’s fair to understate that disappointment reigned in the household. By early April 2020, the family was waiting with bated breath to see if major league baseball, their favourite game,...

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. We...