Canada will boycott next month’s Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka. Stephen Harper has also threatened to cut the purse strings to the 64-year-old...
Category - Columnists
Columnists - Mansoor Ladha
Boycott of Commonwealth talks raises serious questions
Columnists - Tricia Ingram
Gardening Through The Seasons
One of my fondest memories as a young girl growing up in the prairies was visiting my grandma’s country garden. A lifelong gardener, Donna Mae (as she...
Columnists - Tamara Gutierrez
Breathe!
Just breathe! I think that might be a song. Don’t worry I am not about to start singing. Breathing is obviously something we all do. Most of the time it...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Win at InterVin
Faithful readers may recall that the Calgary-based Wine Access Magazine closed abruptly in February, taking with it their annual Canadian Wine Awards event...
Columnists - Mansoor Ladha
Canadians arrested abroad have only themselves to blame
John Greyson and Tarek Loubani, the two Canadians jailed in Cairo, were fortunate in being freed. Greyson, a Toronto filmmaker and Loubani, a London, Ont...
Columnists - Nick Jeffrey
Toolshed Time
Your intrepid liquor reporter lives in a world of endless wonder. Yes, gentle reader, it seems that every time I visit my local booze merchant, there is a new...
Columnists - Bruce McAllister
Reflections
Every now and then I find myself reflecting on my previous occupation and wondering how I would approach certain political issues if I were still a journalist...
Columnists - Mansoor Ladha
Munro victory cause for national pride
Congratulations Alice Munro, Canada’s guru of the short story, for winning the Nobel Prize for literature. Every Canadian should be proud of Ms. Munro...
Columnists - Kevin Sorenson
The Long-Gun Registry has been Destroyed – Really!
Many constituents have contacted my office following reports of the RCMP’s confiscation of firearms during the High River flood. This matter has been...
Columnists - Tamara Gutierrez
Group Fitness
I love group fitness. I love teaching classes and I really enjoy participating in other group fitness classes. That is something relatively new for me. I...