Opinion

Believe it or not, like it or not, Christmas is less than a month away. Thanks to a mother who never failed to celebrate no matter how difficult the circumstances, I love everything about the season. Well, almost everything.

It is amazing that already at the Saskatoon School of Horticulture we are growing a huge variety of things. Yes, even though winter is barely here, time this morning was spent on happily seeding a huge variety of herbs.

A good winter garden project is growing microgreens. Microgreens are thin, delicate plants of herbs or salad greens that can provide fresh greenery to your meal and are especially appreciated in the winter.

We would like to send a bouquet to the wonderful soul who dropped off several pairs of mittens and touques at the North Battleford Comprehensive High School for the children at the day care. We appreciate your kindness and thoughtfulness.

China's newish head honcho, Xi Jinping, appears to be getting friendlier with the world and his own people. At the recent Brisbane G-20 meeting, Xi (pronounced "shee") even made nice with U.S.

Twenty-seven years ago, Dec. 7, 1987, is one of those days that stands out from the rest. It was a day of drama.? ?I had left my husband for the third and final time days before. I remember waking up on the morning of Dec.

Last fall when I visited Canada I met a Toronto doctor named Gary Bloch who has developed a poverty tool for medical practitioners. The tool assesses what patients might need other than prescriptions for the newest drugs.

The federal government, through its Ministerial Special Representative Douglas Eyford, is currently seeking comments on its new Interim Comprehensive Land Claims Policy.

According to the latest global report on food safety published by the Conference Board of Canada, in partnership with the University of Guelph's Food Institute, Canada, along with the United States, is a top-tiered country in terms of the performance

After five years of negotiations, Canada and the European Union announced on September 26, 2014 that the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) had been finalized.