Knowing your own worth, whether that is in the workplace or in the greater world, is often difficult to figure out – unless you’re an elected politician. In that case, it’s easy – you’re worth […]
Echoing a time long ago, Prime Minister Mark Carney has lamented that Canada used to build big things. “We used to build big things in this country, and we used to build them quickly. It’s […]
Wit and witticism are part of the standard fare for most writers. There isn’t a writer who I know of who turns down a catch phrase, or turns a blind eye to a funny quip. […]
After years of resisting the herd mentality, stubbornly digging my heels in, and sticking with what I know, I made the switch. I am now an iPhone user. The case for switching has made sense […]
AI-generated cartoon A fire in the middle of the night consumed a stone house near where I live recently. The house was empty and there were no injuries. That is where I thought the story […]
Canada is one of only two countries in the world to have imposed reciprocal or counter-tariffs on American products, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods six months ago. It was […]
The headline of this column is not a bunch of random letters typed on the keyboard by a two-year-old. Rather it is a very real condition. Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of the number 13. It […]
We have a global problem. We, meaning the global community – countries and government leadership, reward those who are the aggressors. The bullies, the terrorists, those who commit ill against others. Those are the people […]
The needless by-election in the Alberta riding of Battle River-Crowfoot has become a comedy of errors to rival the best summer reruns on TV. That by-election was triggered by the resignation of Damien Kurek, a […]
Ninety years ago, it was reported in the local newspaper that 21 “transients” were fined $50 plus court costs, or they could spend 21 days in jail for riding on freight trains. In the 1930s, […]
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