Ask Holly: Don’t blame McDonald’s for your heart attack!
By Holly Brodhagen We’re hearing about changes in legislation and policies about issues such as distracted driving and nutrition in fast foods. I’ve always been...
Book Review: Duncan Campbell Scott: Poet and predator
How many conversations do we have with ghosts? Those who have passed on have, no doubt, made good decisions, but what if the ghost we...
Veterans fighting battles at home
Editor’s Note: The Harper Conservatives have increasingly abandoned Canadian Armed Forces veterans, who went public over disrespectful treatment in their dealings with Veterans Affairs Minister...
This savage’s look at the Sportsmen’s Show
By Maurice Switzer What’s the difference between a $415 ICAST fishing rod and a $39.99 Mitchell spinning rig? Near as I can figure, about $375.01....
Letter to the Editor: Language not for him
As some of you are aware, I was taken by CAS child welfare and put into white-run foster care. At the time, I spoke my...
Letter to the Editor: Thumbs down to ‘Orenda’
Joseph Boyden’s novel, The Orenda, is a prime example of the need for Indigenous editors. It is lauded as a historically accurate depiction of a time...
Being open to hearing the land tell its stories
By Richard Wagamese The land holds stories within it. The trick is to make yourself open to them and when you do they have a...