Opinion

There are times an agricultural issue becomes bigger than simply how it may impact farmers. That is the situation surrounding the Stephen Harper government's handling of the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB).

A sampling of the best quips and quotes from the world of sports from the first six months of 2011: Ottawa's Sean McIndoe, in the DownGoesBrown blog in the New York Times, talking about his observations of HBO's 24/7, featuring the Washington Capital

Marna's Musings

Merry Christmas to one and all

Just as I was about to send myself to medical school and save the day I heard that the amount of doctors in Canada is at an all-time high. Now that eight or more years of my time have been freed up, I can share with you the current situation.

One often hears (usually in connection with elections) the complaint, "I'm just one person; what can I do?" The comment is made rhetorically, but the answer is, in an election or in life in general, "one person can do a lot; they can do as much or as

TSN's commercials for the World Junior Hockey Championship are pretty much bang on. You can make a convincing argument that it is, indeed, the most wonderful time of the year.

What about extending this feeling of peace and goodwill? Our wish for you this Christmas season is for an extension of all these warm feelings we have for one another at this particular time of year.

Hey, we all know where this column is going this week ... eventually. I mean I would be remiss if I didn't dispense a few cheery things at this time of year.

After writing the She said, I find myself thinking about Justin Bieber. Not that this is an uncommon occurrence for me, or for young women (OK, mostly pre-teens) around the globe.