Opinion

Remember Andy Rooney? He was the cantankerous old guy who had a weekly feature on the long-running CBS news program ’60 Minutes’ in which he gave his opinions and thoughts on any topic that happened to tickle his fancy that week.

It's an exciting moment when parents announce the arrival of a baby. The first piece of information offered is typically the gender, followed by health status for mom and baby, and then, if it has been chosen, the baby's name.

First, I should have made myself a bowl of popcorn before listening to the Jody Wilson-Raybould testimony before the House of Commons Justice Committee on February 27.

First, I should have made myself a bowl of popcorn before listening to the Jody Wilson-Raybould testimony before the House of Commons Justice Committee on February 27.

It was just a year ago April that Martial Art from designers Adrian Marrs, and Jonathan Ruland was reviewed here. At the time it was noted Martial Art was a game which essentially fights above their weight class as they say.

The vision we have both of the world today, and how it will look in the future, is most certainly influenced by the date on our birth certificates.

There are times in this business when it’s simply great to be wrong. And being wrong about the low expectations of Jody Wilson-Raybould’s testimony before the House of Commons justice committee was one of those times.

I just returned from eastern Europe having spent about a month in the country of Romania. I wasn’t there as a tourist yet I was able to see a lot. I wasn’t there as an employee yet I did a lot of work.

“Derek, thank you for the work that you do.” That’s how Ernie Louttit signed my copy of his second book. Ernie’s a former Saskatoon city cop with 26 years under his belt who retired in 2013 to begin the next chapter of his life as a writer.