Opinion

I’ve told my friend Ruth’s* story in this column before, but some stories need hearing and telling again. It was a horrid situation. Ruth had brought it on herself, but admitting that didn’t lessen the consequences.

If you’ve watched any TV lately, you may have seen some Government of Canada ads.

Forty years ago a group of Kinsmen in Saskatchewan sat around a table at some point and came up with the idea of a province-wide telethon.

Perhaps you live in one of the Saskatchewan communities fortunate enough to have recently received one of 20 new doctors that came to our province. If you do, you’ve likely to know about it already.

Welcome to Week CXLVIII of ‘Fishing Parkland Shorelines’. Like most of us I am a novice fisherman, loving to fish, but far from an expert.

Ever since we started seriously entertaining the idea that life might exist elsewhere in the universe, we have posited that one of the requirements is liquid water. After all, it is a requirement on Earth, at least for life as we know it.

The closer we get to the upcoming federal election it seems, the more ridiculous the Conservative government agenda is getting. The latest is Stephen Harper linking gun ownership to personal security.

View from the Cheap Seats is kind of an extension of the newsroom. Whenever our three regular reporters, Calvin Daniels, Thom Barker and Randy Brenzen are in the building together, it is frequently a site of heated debate.

Watching grizzly bears catch and eat salmon as they swim upstream to spawn is an unforgettable experience. Many people love to view the wild drama. Some record it with photos or video.