Opinion

Before medical science fully grasped the role of germs, the intervention of a doctor would often hasten death rather than provide a cure. With no understanding of what was wrong, the healers of the day couldn't make it right.

Ed, my neighbour next door, was told that I have been gaining weight. My neighbour keeps telling me that my walking at the walking track is a failure.

There was an aura of complacency in Queen's Park as the Ontario government released its update on the state of provincial finances.

One of the most dismal parts of winter can be the lack of local fresh produce in our kitchens. However, with a few seeds and some water; fresh, nutrient rich sprouts can be grown as local as in your own kitchen, year round.

Dear Editor Dec. 1 marks World AIDS Day and starts the beginning of Aboriginal AIDS Awareness week.

News item: Nov. 6 - Donations final act for local search and rescue. Battlefords Search and Rescue Club disbands as increased insurance costs make volunteer organization untenable.

Dear Editor On behalf of Canadian Blood Services, I'd like to sincerely thank residents of the Battlefords who responded to our recent urgent appeal for blood.

It’s that time again: when readers vote on which word should be banned in Time’s annual Worst Words poll. Typically, the poll includes slang words that are, arguably, annoying and/or stupid.

In the wake of new health expenditure data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), the evidence continues to mount that Canadian public health expenditure growth is moderating.

The month begins with the moon at waxing gibbous phase, and Uranus is just 1.2 degrees south, just like the month previous during the lunar eclipse of Oct. 8. Four days later, Dec. 5, Aldebaran, the bright star in Taurus, is just over a degree away.