Hole punched in Walmart
Cop cleared after cyclist hit
Seniors in the housing crisis
Tracking bird flu in cows
Alberta braces for drought
Premiers want co-operation
Full Trump jury seated
Iran fires at attack drones 
World's largest election 
Body Shop explores sale
Apple pulls apps from China
Oil and gas leases restricted
Warriors ready for Round 2
Kalamalka Bowl cancelled
Rockets live to fight on
Hilton teams up with Sia
Swift still 'can't forgive' Kim
Grimes to ‘cap the disarray’
The Happiness Connection
Remembering the past helps frame the future
He was in the air division with the RCMP and was stationed in Churchill, Man. This meant he had firsthand contact with the Indigenous people of the North. The...
Age really can just be a number for some people
I’d like to start by asking you to look at the photo that accompanies this week’s column. Would it surprise you to know that the ages of these...
Find peace amongst the chaos around us
September 21 is the U.N. International Day of Peace. Peace may feel like a foreign concept at the moment, with Covid-19 and a national election campaign raging....
It's good to be more than a little curious
Last night, I was reading a piece in the Globe and Mail, about Laylah Fernandez. She’s the nineteen-year-old Canadian who advanced to the U.S. Open tennis...
When it comes to vaccines, make your choice but respect others
I don’t know about you, but my heart is heavy. The pandemic has been bad enough in its own right, but the division that’s been instigated by the...
Resisting change is futile
Technically, September isn’t the start of a new year, but in my head, it is. I guess with being either a student, a teacher, or parent of school-aged...
Your walk of shame
Have you ever been in a situation that left you wanting the ground to open and swallow you up? Of course, you have. You’re human. Some people are more...
Post-lockdown travel plans
How many times have you had to listen to the COVID-19 protocol questions? Asking them is standard at places like the hospital, assisted living residences, and...
Feeling down? Change it up
I’m a fan of watching the Olympics. I often clear my calendar as much as possible so I can enjoy the competitions. But this year was different, like it...
The word of our time
Inclusivity: the fact or policy of not excluding members or participants on the grounds of gender, race, class, sexuality, disability, etc. (Dictionary.com) It...
Ditch distorted body view
What do you see when you look in a mirror? Do you appreciate the face that stares back at you, or do you find fault with it? How about when you look at your...
'Bad' feelings are OK, too
Enough is enough! I’ve been a good sport. I’ve remained optimistic through a broken ankle, COVID, more COVID, still more COVID, and a heat wave. Now...
When it's too hard to watch
I enjoy watching a wide variety of sports, as long as I have a vested interest in who wins. I guess you could say I’m a fan rather than a sports...
Success is being happy
I’ve recently discovered an amazing sense of freedom. It’s come with the conscious decision to stop needing to be successful. This is a radically...
A new lockdown
This heatwave has caused me to make some changes in my usual routine. I get up, feed my dog, and then set out for our main walk of the day. I want to protect...
Speak my language
One of the greatest skills you can ever learn is the art of communication. That doesn’t necessarily mean you have the world’s biggest vocabulary....
The uniqueness of you
Anomaly: something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected. — Oxford Dictionaries Last week, someone suggested I am an anomaly. She was...
The gift of sadness
Does your life feel, blah? Mine does. I’m craving travel and excitement. I never thought this pandemic would go on for so long. Life feels stale. I had...
Limited by positive beliefs
What do you believe about yourself? You may immediately think about your good qualities, or perhaps your mind defaults to your less-desirable traits. It...
What seeds do you plant?
Perhaps because I was in England when I first began to garden, I place my perennials close to each other. This dense planting is typical of traditional English...
