Opinion

Changes are underway or are in the wind for Canada, just as she marked the occasion of her 150th birthday since Confederation, with impending trade negotiations with the United States looming on the horizon, and a major G20 summit meeting coming up i

I got my first Transformer for Christmas in 1983. He was a little red Porsche named Cliffjumper, one of the first 19 Transformers to hit the North American market.

When former Saskatchewan Roughriders coach Don Matthews passed away last month, he was remembered fondly as a gruff-on-the-outside type who still had a heart of gold and was great individually with people.

As it turns out, the City of Estevan can throw a Canada Day celebration. And they’re pretty good at it. Granted, the festivities weren’t actually on Canada Day; they were held the day before.

While typing up this month’s editorial, something hit me like a ton of bricks. It was this statement, that rolled off the fingers easily enough when typed, but whose deeper meaning only came clear upon further consideration.

Powell River’s fifth annual Pacific Region International Symphony Music Academy (PRISMA) closed last weekend.

Cheers: Cheers to the paving of Sister Roddy Road south of Wellock Road. It’s nice to have asphalt on that section of road. Cheers to the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation for organizing their annual Colour Run on Saturday.

I guess there are a lot of reasons to be a proud Canadian. Food comes to mind, which keeps getting better as people from different cultures immigrate here and bring their culinary magic with them.

When plans were announced a few years ago to construct a new stadium in Regina to replace the venerable Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field, the reaction for the people of Saskatchewan was mixed.

Around the world, Canadian Citizenship is one of the most highly sought after citizenships in the world. Canada is seen as a country of opportunity, which has a reputation of being friendly and welcoming.