Why are Derek Jeter fans upset that he wasn’t a unanimous pick for the Baseball Hall of Fame? There are a lot of players who weren’t on everyone’s ballot. Let’s start with Lou Gehrig, then go to Cy Young, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Ted Williams, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Rogers Hornsby, Stan Musial, Honus Wagner and, yes, Babe Ruth. So,...

Dear Reena, I was told by my co-worker to wash my toilet with boiling water. Do you think this is a good idea? — Ash Dear Ash, While it is true that some people recommend cleaning toilets with boiling water, this is a risky practice as boiling water may result in a cracked toilet bowl and damage the wax ring....

We are only a month into 2020, but it’s already been a great year for the visual arts in Saskatoon. Exciting new exhibitions are opening at local galleries, while some particularly buzz-worthy shows continue to be on display. For example, The Sonnabend Collection remains on view at Remai Modern until March 22. The exhibition represents the largest showing of international...

By the time you read this, hopefully the Co-op Refinery strike in Regina will have been resolved. As I write this at the end of January, it’s not looking fantastic, with both management and workers dug in so deeply in their positions that they’re going to need some seriously heavy equipment to get them out. Technically, I shouldn’t refer to...

Ah, the pretty birds in the gilded cages yearn to fly free with the common wrens. The problem is that things raised in captivity seldom survive outside their cages and must learn that nothing in the wild is free. Of course, I speak of the bonnie Prince Harry, or should I say the former Prince Harry, and his bride. I...

Chances are that few, if any, observers at the1957 Memorial Cup finals would have predicted that Scotty Bowman, then the assistant coach of the participating Ottawa Canadiens, would someday become the winningest coach in Stanley Cup history. Bowman achieved that honour by winning five Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens, one with the Pittsburgh Penguins and three with the Detroit...

My introduction to pickleball wasn’t good. And that’s putting it mildly. On the first serve into my spot on the court, I took a swing and whiffed. As I was whiffing, I lost my balance and fell into a curtain behind the court. Another time, I fell into a makeshift wall dividing courts. The wall fell, meaning I had disrupted...

Saskatoon’s Foodtruck Wars (FTW) Street Festival is moving and growing. The sixth annual festival is relocating to downtown, and will go from three days to six. The festival spent its first three years at the Sutherland Curling Club and the past two on 20th Street West in Riversdale. “We had plans of creating a new, large food festival downtown for...