BC boosts milk production
Baby lives after stroller hit
U.S. authorities find body
UN workers charged 
Trudeau in Saskatoon 
Doctors protest tax change
$620 million for Ukraine 
5 die crossing channel
Jury finds railway at fault 
Tourism operators struggle 
Nude Beverages sells line
Wealth gap widening
Leafs even series
Cristall gets pro look
Warriors even series in OT
Hozier surprised by #1
Trainor to replace Perry?
Swift breaks Spotify record
On Your Father's Side
Shouldering the load
His TV is on the fritz. The man reaches under the credenza to unplug the set, wait 30 seconds, and plug it back into the wall. His shoulder warns him not to...
It's chickenpox, run!
Remember when it was impolite to talk politics or religion in mixed company? Today, it feels like that’s changed to health care and food choices. We need...
Everyone needs a Kelly
There are fewer, more pathetic feelings than being so sick you can’t move when your four-year-old daughter calls from her bedroom, “Can somebody...
Birthdays in 'Iceland'
My kids were unusually happy about celebrating my 46th birthday. The delicious, frosted side of me said, “Well, they just want to eat at a restaurant and...
Short stories at midnight
What does pet-sitting have to do with a dramatic fiancee? Well, nothing unless you’re competing in this year’s NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge....
Gillette cutting deep
Is your masculinity so fragile that you feel threatened by a television commercial? Is your sense of manhood so attached to some bygone notion that you threaten...
Teaching kids about money
Our seven-year-old daughter has been a madwoman lately around the house: La-la is cooking, cleaning and helping with her sisters. She ran upstairs yesterday and...
Christmas building blocks
For three days, Jingles the Elf needed a sabbatical from our three daughters. Whining, complaining and fighting were how we prepared for the holidays—and...
Be an angel this Christmas
Jessica walked into our meeting much how a mother bear might have. She seemed to stay close to the wall and near the exit, surveying the small room at the...
Digital-age and DJ dads
The first person who came to mind when I was asked to write about “modern dads” was Jeff Hay. Most of you know him better as DJ Haymaker. My wife...
Warning: trigger warnings
More American theatre companies are offering “trigger warnings,” and I understand why after attending Opera Kelowna’s presentation of Carmen...
Screen time Jeopardy
Who would’ve guessed I’d be binge watching Jeopardy reruns on Netflix, but here we are. I’ve watched the quiz show since Alex Trebek’s...
Vegas going to pot
How hilarious is it? I flew all the way to Las Vegas to buy legal cannabis for the first time? I mean, I didn’t fly to Las Vegas just to buy weed. We were...
To Vegas, or not
My wife stumbled out of bed about 2 a.m. and headed downstairs hoping to ease her mind about our pending trip to Las Vegas to celebrate our 10th anniversary....
Message to new council
Congratulations to Kelowna’s mayor and councillors for accomplishing something that must require more work than anyone can imagine. Door knocking,...
Short story cheat sheet
CBC’s writing contests are a little like the lottery. Buying a ticket is cheap. The odds of winning … well, let’s not talk about that. I...
Pedals, pebbles: Bam-bam!
When I say my mountain bike is rock solid, it has nothing to do with racing downhill at Silver Star, leaping over boulders. It’s actually about the...
'Grumpy' grocery shopper
One of my dad’s first jobs growing up in Southey, Sask., was to pick rocks. Yes, that was a thing back then. Farmers hired Rick, my uncle Jerry, and all...
Dad's kindergarten anxiety
Baby Betty needs to eat by 4:45 p.m. or she turns into Rosemary’s Baby. It’s always been our tried-and-true explanation for sudden, unexplained...
Birthday's slippery slope
Canadians spent an average of $1,500 each at Christmas last year – from gas and groceries to presents and trips — meaning the winter holiday season...
