On Wednesday night, Canadians learned the Prime Minister’s Office knew about the transfer of notorious serial killer, rapist, and designated dangerous offender Bernardo’s transfer…

I get up from my armchair and begin pulling my muses from the shelf. I know when I open the books, despite having been written years and years ago, their words are timeless.

Were you raised in the era when you had three TV channels, played in the dirt, ate bologna sandwiches, rode in the back of a pickup truck, drank from a hose, and said, sir and ma’am?

The caveman said, “I bet I could use this stick to hit that rock into that hole.” That may have been the first primitive use of a driver, but how can ordinary Canadians “drive home some basic ideas”?

Last night, on my walk along the Frenchman River, I encountered the two deer carcasses that have been disintegrating there since April.

There is an old saying that says, “Every time you point a finger at someone else, just remember there are three fingers pointing back at you.”

Young people today are increasingly eschewing meaningful friendships, intimate relationships, having a steady job, and being connected…

Canada’s Conservatives have spent a lot of time talking about the carbon tax, its effect on the cost of living, and how it is ineffective at reducing emissions while punishing regular Canadians.

Canadians are known for being polite and apologetic. Which may be why there are t-shirts that say, “I’m sorry if I offended you with my common sense.”

Throughout history, we have used words against each other, dickering with aplomb to get away with murder. Or we don’t bother to define our terms…

The first thing I do when someone I love is in pain is to “help”. I give advice. Share a pithy quote from a beloved author. Pass on information passed on from somebody else who is a supposed expert on the topic.

This story will make you smile. A general store was held up, and a brave cashier hit the guy with her labelling gun. The police are looking for the would-be robber and say there is now a price on the man’s head.

A grandparent handed her grandson a book and explained, “It’s called reading. It’s how people install new software into their brain.”

I have seven floor-to-ceiling bookshelves in my apartment. I try to keep them organized according to themes and subjects so that I don’t waste my day hunting for that great book…

In only a few days, Albertans will head to the polls to vote in the 2023 Alberta election. I will be voting in advance and encourage everyone to make sure they get involved in the democratic process.

Dear Class of 2023: Had my priorities been in order when I graduated, my career compass would have been: Love what you do. Love the people you do it with. Love what you leave behind.

I’ve been carrying this quote around in my head for months now. It’s from “Black Elk Speaks, The Life of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux,” as told through John G Neihardt.

Someone said, “I received a phone call saying I won $35,000.00. To complete the transaction, they needed my bank details. Certainly, I replied. It’s a big building on Main Street.”

Pulling out of my sister’s driveway in Medicine Hat, I am on the last leg of my journey home from a sojourn on Cortes island with my brother who suffered a stroke two months ago.

There’s an old saying: “If you ask a question, it makes you look stupid for five minutes, but if you don’t ask - you stay stupid for 50 years”.