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Mansoor’s Musings: Trump’s White House drama fails to impress
By Mansoor Ladha on June 12th, 2025
President Trump’s drama during the South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s visit to the White House was the second spectacle of how he treats foreign heads of state. I am amazed that after how Trump and Vice-president JD Vance admonished Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ramaphosa even had the courage to enter the White House. Ramaphosa and ... Read More »
1 responseNoteworthy: A sad for all, and a tragic day for the City of Medicine Hat
By Bruce Penton on June 11th, 2025
Quite a shock last Tuesday to hear about the closure of CHAT-TV. This is the second local television station to go belly-up in my lifetime. Back in 2009, when I was living in Brandon, the local station, CKX-TV, suspended operations. The biggest difference between the two however, is that in the case of CKX, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Let’s Chat: Linda’s list update – Part 1
By Linda Tooth on June 4th, 2025
As we are almost halfway through the year, I wanted to check in to see how I was doing on my list of things to do in 2025. First on the list was to read more books. Among the books I have read include We’ll Prescribe You a Cat by Japanese author Syou Ishida. As ... Read More »
1 responseNoteworthy: Trump tariffs terrorizing already troubled U.S. newspaper industry
By Bruce Penton on June 4th, 2025
About 80 per cent of newspapers in the United States use newsprint produced in Canada, and the recent tariffs are causing great pain in an industry already suffering from myriad other problems. Declining circulation, reduced advertising revenue and a huge shift in demographics have put the newspaper industry on the critical list. The one saving ... Read More »
1 responseCity Notebook: Location, location, location makes way for Go Tigers Go!
By Collin Gallant on May 31st, 2025
@@CollinGallant Co-op Place never fully gained the mantle of “white elephant” among Hatters who are happy to hang horns on any major civic project that’s not to their satisfaction. But after this hockey season, it likely never will. Location, cost, nothing good to watch, took too long, rammed through – common complaints that kept the ... Read More »
1 responseNoteworthy: For better or worse, mail service isn’t what it used to be
By Bruce Penton on May 28th, 2025
A strike threat by Canada Post workers doesn’t result in the same national angst as it once did. In my younger days, seeing what the mailman delivered was one of the highlights of my day. My weekly Sports Illustrated magazine would be in the mailbox, the occasional cheque or invoice would arrive, a letter from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MP Report: Moving forward with purpose
By Glen Motz on May 28th, 2025
A sincere thank-you to the residents of the Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner constituency for once again placing your trust in me to represent your interests in Canada’s Parliament. Being elected your Member of Parliament for a fourth term is an incredible honour and privilege. Although the 2025 federal election national result was not what Conservatives had envisioned, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Let’s Chat: Freaks of nature
By Linda Tooth on May 28th, 2025
As a devoted feline enthusiast (aka crazy cat lady) who has two orange cats, a recent online article titled ‘What’s so special about orange cats’ piqued my interest. If you have a cat who is orange, or as some people refer to them, ginger, you know they have special qualities that other cats may not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Economics 101: The one thing
By Eric Van Enk on May 24th, 2025
If Prime Minister Carney is serious about national unity and getting our country back on track after a decade of floundering in the economic wilderness, he will make common sense policy decisions to address this week’s chart. Canadian GDP is shown in the red-dotted line while U.S. GDP is shown in the solid blue line. ... Read More »
2 responsesCity Notebook: Too busy even for a ‘Go get em, fellas’?
By Collin Gallant on May 24th, 2025
@@CollinGallant It causes groans in some circles when politicians don hockey jerseys, but in an age when politics are truly no fun, where every thing is a crisis, every joke an insult and every move horrendous to at least half of everybody, that old tried and true hackneyed bit of politicking is conspicuous by its ... Read More »
1 responseMansoor’s Musings: Chaotic time for Canada
By Mansoor Ladha on May 22nd, 2025
The last few weeks have been tumultuous, historic and exciting time for Canada. Canada elected a new Liberal PM who had his first face-to-face meeting with US President Trump. Surprisingly, prior to their meeting, Trump mentioned he didn’t know why Carney was coming to see him. Surprise, surprise! The country awaited with eagerness as Carney ... Read More »
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