The cartoon illustration is of a balloon flying over Ottawa. “It’s a foreign spy balloon, to gather intelligence,” the elderly lady says to her husband.

Have you heard this comparison? Common sense is like deodorant; those who need it the most don’t have it. At this point in time, Canada needs to hear from people who possess common sense.

When friends in other places ask me about where I live, the first things I brag about are the dark and the silence.

Someone commented, “You know what was the biggest waste of money in 2020? I renewed my passport.”

One of Canada’s most acclaimed authors is drawing a clear line: he doesn’t want politicians telling him what counts as Canadian content…

Mary’s been in my living room for a while now. I couldn’t bear to see her carted off after our church closed, not knowing where she’d end up.

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh has a golden opportunity to show that he can stand up to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by keeping the government from removing…

A five-year-old pointed at a picture in a book and said to the teacher, “Look at this! It’s a frickin’ elephant! It says so on the picture.”

I write this after wishing my pal Avril a happy birthday. I’m at my desk overlooking a storm coming up from Montana. She’s on a movie set in Toronto.

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld said, “You have to motivate yourself with challenges. That’s how you know you’re still alive.”

Looking at my calendar, I see my week covered in scribbles: Monday: take buddy to Pontiex clinic; Tuesday: bake muffins for B&B, feed cats, litter box (maybe)…

This past weekend I drove back to Val Marie to attend a baby shower and see some dear friends and family. As I drove, a lot of memories came flooding back.

When a senior citizen was asked what is the best thing about being 104 years of age, she replied, “No peer pressure.”

I just reviewed Dale Eisler’s sweeping examination of Saskatchewan history - “From Left to Right, Saskatchewan’s Political and Economic Transformation”…

I’m a Paramedic in Alberta and was dismayed by the poor response from citizens at the AHS Town Hall meeting about the ER Closure and ongoing EMS problems.

Ottawa is wondering why the rubes are mad. People are hurting. But the anger comes from a deeper sense of being ripped off.

A genie would grant one wish, so the man said “I just want to be happy”. He instantly found himself living in a cottage with six dwarves and working in a mine.

In 2022, I saved over $17,000.00 by using the public library. (And you could too!) Over the holidays, as temperatures dropped and the snow piled up outside my door…

With sky-high inflation, climbing interest rates and carbon tax hikes, you could be forgiven for drinking.