Opinion

In the face of tragedy, words can feel cheap. Like everyone in Canada, I was stunned by the Humboldt Broncos bus crash last Friday. It felt surreal, like something out of a bad melodrama. But as the reports filtered in, it became all too real.

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When the dust settles after Easter, many return to their daily routine and leave Christianity aside. A new command Jesus said I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.

Tile laying games are by their nature generally easy for players to get into, and are engaging because players stay focused on the best placement of the tile. So anytime a new tile laying game comes out, it’s worth a close look by most gamers.

If there was an SJHL team I wanted to have a good season, it was the Humboldt Broncos. If they found themselves on top of the league standings, I was happy. It wasn’t so much a love of the team, but an appreciation of Humboldt itself.

The challenges of the 2018-19 Saskatchewan budget are no less than they were a year ago. Let us all hope that both the government and the public show reasonability that was not always present a year ago.

Our son, Spencer, 11, and I have recently taken up a game. Basically, I name a country, and he finds it on the globe. This was inspired by his favourite TV show, Young Sheldon (spinoff from The Big Bang Theory ).

Every year thousands of young athletes across our city, province, country and beyond climb onto buses and head down the highways to their next game.

I stand with Elizabeth May. She is one of only two MPs with the backbone to face arrest in order to stand up for sustainability of life on Earth now and for our future generations.