A couple of interesting articles caught my eye during weekday lunch hour reading. One piece from Monday was titled, "Biden and Trump pour big money into AM/FM as Radio proves vital". The reasoning behind President Joe Biden's multi-million-dollar radio advertising push in battleground states is to "m...

The non-profit Angus Reid Institute that does independent research has found that the percentage of Canadians prioritizing military preparedness has more than doubled over the past decade. NATO countries have a commitment to spend 2% of GDP on defence. To date 18 of 31member countries are at that level and Canada isn...

Last Saturday I accompanied my wife who was bringing greetings on behalf of the City for International Language Day at an event organized by SAIL (Saskatchewan Association of International Languages). I'm glad I went because it reminded me that we live in a multi-cultural country. There were songs and dances with gr...

There are so many performing artists who have been given honorific nicknames as a mark of respect for their significance, and the monikers "King", "Queen" and "Prince" have been applied often. The "King of Jazz" was Louis Armstrong, the "Queen of Folk" was Joan Baez, ...

Emails, emails and more emails. I spend too darn much time sifting through emails. Some mornings the junk folder has 40 or 50 that I feel I need to scan in case there are any legitimate messages that made their way in there, and quite often there are a couple that need to be moved over to the inbox. Then I need to...

I don't know which is more fun to watch, the political goings-on in Canada or the United States. Personally, when I get exasperated at the back-and-forth nonsense nowadays on our federal and provincial political scenes, I take a look at what is happening south of the border to remind myself how much worse it is with t...

Say it ain't so! My generation is no longer dominant in the country! Statistics Canada says millennials, born between 1981 and 1996, have surpassed the baby boomer generation, born between 1946 and 1965. Millennials rise in the ranks is mostly due to the recent arrival of immigrants. From the mid-60's through t...

Cleaning out a drawer at home we found some uncashed traveler's cheques. We used to take them with us when we travelled out of the country. They enabled us to have money without carrying lots of cash. However, technology has evolved and systems that handle forms of payment like traveler's cheques have gradually di...

Let's contemplate popcorn. Some don't care for it and some absolutely love it. I like it. And I'm talking about buttered popcorn with salt which I rationalize won't kill me because I don't eat it all that often. I wouldn't want to develop an excessive popcorn consumption pattern! Here's a term I just heard last ...

Here's a news story that caught my eye: It said, "Following a year of high-profile strikes and wage gains, Canada should brace for more turmoil and work stoppages this year in both the public and private sectors. Thousands of contracts are due to expire. I read another story yesterday on how Canadians are cont...