September 14th, 2025

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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 »

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City 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 »

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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 »

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Noteworthy: 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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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Mansoor’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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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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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 »

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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 »

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