Opinion

My Good Friend, Grandpa Story by Elaine Sharfe, Illustrations by Karen Sim Published by Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing $9.

By Mary Maxwell Published by Thistledown Press $17.95 ISBN 978-1-77187-100-6 I read Saskatoon poet (and nurse) Mary Maxwell’s first book, Wind Leaves Absence, with interest and no small amount of admiration.

Raising the minimum wage is another example of the Notley government making things worse for the Alberta economy

Linda's Lines

CALGARY, Alta. — Take 150 oil and gas folks who love to tell a good story. Add 150 ordinary Canadians who love to hear a good story. Gently stir the two groups together in time for Canada's 150th birthday in 2017.

Unless troublesome infant mortality rates and the number of children in care are addressed, Manitoba's economic productivity will lag

Start dealing with the electricity oversupply problem by creating a fair system of early shutdown of coal

Roots Shoots and Suckers

From the Top of the Pile

A year ago on Aug. 17, I started my job here at the Humboldt Journal and East Central Trader. I want to take this time to reflect on what I have learned since this is the first step in hopefully a long(ish) journalism career.