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Noteworthy: 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 responseLet’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 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!City 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 responseEconomics 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 responsesMansoor’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 »
1 responseLet’s Chat: An allergy to gravity
By Linda Tooth on May 21st, 2025
I cannot believe I am writing about this again, but here we go. We decided to go glamping during the long weekend and were having a great time until Sunday morning when I heard a crash in our trailer at 5 a.m. and was aroused by words I cannot write here. I asked my partner ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Noteworthy: Is an NCAA deal too good to pass up?
By Bruce Penton on May 21st, 2025
Say it ain’t so, Gavin. If you follow hockey at all, it’s hard to avoid the buzz surrounding Tigers’ superstar Gavin McKenna and the real chance he might not play for the Tigers next year, his draft season. With the recent rules changing around Canadian Hockey League players being eligible for National Collegiate Athletic Association ... Read More »
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