Metal detectors at city hall
Dense fog on Trans-Canada
Boy dead over sextortion
Convoy defence continues
Domestic abuse spikes
Homeless turn to the ER
Failed coup attempt
Rescued from tunnel
Priorities at COP28
TC Energy raises outlook
Scotiabank profits down
Pay transparency impacts
Karate team kicks butt
2 provincial titles captured
Rockets take down T-Birds
Paul, Elton in Spinal Tap 2
Nixon goes on hunger strike
Royals househunting in LA
Something From Everything
Facing the challenges of Covid as an emergency room nurse
The patient in front of me tells me he has been having chest pain for the past 10 hours, a sore throat, headaches and shortness of breath for the past week....
Wrong answers only
“Five minutes, that’s all I’m asking for.” I speak the words to myself, to the air, to whatever deity or saint might be listening and...
Fire in the sky
On March 25, I was staring at the sky, and I didn’t know what I was seeing. We were staying at a remote cabin, a campfire in front of us, the gathering...
Beautiful, terrible and fragile
The hike up to Gold Creek Falls is well worn, appropriately marked, family friendly, and safe. In fact, the word hike hardly seems appropriate. The path to the...
Going 'just' beyond
We made our maiden voyage last Sunday. It was a perfect day for kayaking. Slightly overcast, not nearly as showy as the clear, blue skies and radiant sun of the...
You get to choose
“Who do you want to be?” I ask myself this, as I’m staring out the window into a sky of endless grey. It’s early morning and...
Flawed exteriors, interiors
I have been spending hours fixing a single drawer. It’s our Tupperware drawer, and it’s been broken for months. The drawer is composed of two...
February trickery
"But I thought it was spring” On our brief walk to his school, my seven year old mouths these words to me. I can hardly make them out as he’s...
Parts and the whole
“He’s your friend; he’s your friend; he’s your friend.” I repeat the phrase like a mantra. Familiar words that had lost all...
Doing it wrong
I’ve been lighting candles. This year, I’ve been observing and celebrating the Advent season. Starting on the last Sunday in November, we’ve...
Don't let despair grow
It was dusk, and I had forgotten where I was. Not literally, of course. I was on my way to pick up my son from school, and having passed through the low...
Kiss the Earth with your feet
This morning, I’m in pain. It’s not terrible at the moment, but it’s right there (there being an ever-moving target along the nerve pathway of...
The great squeeze
I recently encountered a very angry man. That isn’t particularly novel these days. There are angry men (and women) everywhere. But this man was at the...
All things new
I love my mini-van. I mean, not really. Who loves a mini van? It’s a stock silver-grey, has a cracked front bumper, and I’m nursing a check-engine...
The problem 'over there'
I’ve been frowning at red licence plates for weeks. This would likely be true at the beginning of any summer season as Albertan vehicles crowd suddenly...
Practising the pause
By Matthew Rigby You need to take a moment. I know, I know. You don’t have a moment. You’re multitasking. You’re stressed. All of life’s...
