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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 »
1 responseNoteworthy: 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 »
Be the first to comment!Let’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!City Notebook: This doesn’t come around too often, enjoy it
By Collin Gallant on May 17th, 2025
@@CollinGallant The Prince of Wales Trophy and Clarence Campbell Bowl lead lonely existences, shunned by their owners for fear a mere touch would jinx their ultimate chances at the Stanley Cup. Don’t expect the same treatment for the Ed Chynoweth Cup by the winner of the Western Hockey League. They are sure to grab it, ... Read More »
1 responseLet’s Chat: Literacy is key
By Linda Tooth on May 14th, 2025
People will often ask me how I decide on the topics I write on, or if I ever run out of article ideas. The answer is I never run out of things to say, and I write on what I am passionate about. Often the topics come to me via news or journal articles, books ... Read More »
1 responseNoteworthy: Feeling extra Canadian these days? Have I got a book for you
By Bruce Penton on May 14th, 2025
I’ve never been much for book reviews – and it’s not going to become a habit – but if you’re into Canadian history in rapid-fire, short doses, a book put together by the Toronto Globe & Mail staff might be one for you. Titled ‘A Nation’s Paper,’ the book features 30 chapters on a wide ... Read More »
1 responseCity Notebook: Unfamiliar foe from pretty familiar place
By Collin Gallant on May 10th, 2025
@@CollinGallant Some rivalries are obvious, bred from familiarity or geography. Lethbridge or Swift Current seem to the Tigers top foes of late. Their fans show up for games or moved here a while ago. They play a half dozen times a year. It makes sense. This may change as the WHL title series fires up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Noteworthy: Pushed out in Carleton, Pierre Poilievre comes West to safety
By Bruce Penton on May 7th, 2025
Pierre Poilievre may have deserved a better fate April 28 than to be defeated by Liberal Bruce Fanjoy in his own Ontario riding of Carleton. After all, he had been the constituency’s Member of Parliament since 2004, was a popular leader within his Conservative Party and, it could be suggested, his re-election bid was hijacked ... Read More »
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