6 Tips for Staying Safe when Shovelling Snow

While we have been having an unusually warm start to winter and it is looking like it may be a brown Christmas, we know at some point we are bound to get snow. Snow can bring fun things like skating, building snowmen and skiing, but it also means shovelling. Shovelling snow is a common cause of injury and can exacerbate...

Here’s hoping for a much better 2024

I will be very very very happy to see the back of 2023. I think I said the very same thing at the end of 2020. That first COVID-19 year was really tough. But maybe I say this every year. Could be. I’m not the most optimistic human, even (or perhaps especially) when peering at it all in the rearview...

Four Saskatoon lawyers honoured

Fourteen Saskatchewan lawyers are being recognized with the King’s Counsel (K.C.) designation this year for their contributions to the legal profession and public service across the province. “I am very pleased to designate these distinguished lawyers who work in a broad range of practice areas and have demonstrated notable dedication to their profession and serving their communities,” Justice Minister and...

Poinsettias can live far beyond Christmas

Poinsettias are truly the “Christmas Plant,” but when Christmas is over, you can keep your poinsettia thriving in its entire holiday splendor for many years to come. Poinsettias are native to Mexico and in their native surroundings are a large, leggy shrub. Therefore, if you intend to keep your poinsettia for years to come, then you will be nurturing a...

My buddy Orville could sell you a bridge

The last time I saw Orville Middleton was at the war museum at the Nutana Legion on Louise Street in Saskatoon. That was in the fall of 2019, a few months before COVID hit. He was there to do an interview for a documentary that was being made on Canadians and Americans fighting side by side in the Second World...

Is Saskatoon one of the best places to live?

U.S. News announced in late 2023 that Canada is the second-best country in the world, marginally behind Switzerland. This is an American media company, established after the Second World War, known for its rankings of various things like schools, hospitals, and yes, countries. Because they used an index, our primary competitor came in with a score of 100, while we...

Baked Apples with Coconut and Crumble Topping

Servings: 8  6 Envy Apples  3/4 cup dark chocolate 1/2 cup chopped roasted hazelnuts 1 cup instant or rolled oats 1/2 cup dried coconut 2 tablespoons flour 1/3 cup butter  2 tablespoons brown sugar maple syrup or honey, for serving Core apples then score skin around apple a few times. Cut small slice from top and bottom to make apple...

Canucks shine in topsy-turvy NHL

In the National Hockey League, ‘V’ stands for victory. ‘V’ also represents two of the best teams in the Western Conference — the Vancouver Canucks and the Vegas Golden Knights. The Canucks, a team that in recent years has been an also-ran and a playoff non-contender by mid-November, are a near juggernaut in the early going of the 2023-24 season....

Recognizing signs of Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disorder that gets worse over the time. People experience a gradual decline in memory and other important mental functions. It occurs when the brain changes due to deposits of certain proteins. This causes the brain to shrink and brain cells eventually die. The early signs of this disease include forgetting recent conversations or events. There...