Columns
A Short Production Car For A Long Stretch Of Road
I used to think the worst part of a road trip was the Trans-Canada Highway stretch through southern Saskatchewan, where you rarely see a town, a tree, a hill or a curve. Read more
Oct. 20, 2020
5:30 p.m.
Protectionist policies
When the world shudders from a major event, and the COVID-19 pandemic is certainly a major event, countries tend to look inward as fear sets in. Read more
Oct. 20, 2020
5:05 p.m.
Young baseball stars blossom
Who was better? Hank Aaron or Mike Trout? Babe Ruth or Reggie Jackson? Carl Yastrzemski or Rickey Henderson? Read more
Oct. 20, 2020
4:42 p.m.
The reasons for my sadness are twofold
This week is very much a nostalgic one for yours truly, and it all relates to coming across a story from several weeks ago. Read more
Oct. 20, 2020
1:16 p.m.
James adds fuel to debate: leBron or jordan?
He really didn’t need to prove it again, but LeBron James has confirmed he is the face of the National Basketball Association. Read more
Oct. 20, 2020
1:00 p.m.
Is It Still A Suitcase If It’s Not For A Suit?
The Peel P50 has always been what I thought of as the world’s smallest car. One was featured on an old episode of Top Gear. Read more
Oct. 18, 2020
3:39 p.m.
Simply put, hard to understand
International trade seems like it should be the easiest thing in the world to make work smoothly. Read more
Oct. 11, 2020
12:17 p.m.
A Film That Briefly Shaped A Generation
Anyone remember disco? How about snap bracelets? Pog? Fidget spinners? Though these four things share virtually nothing in common, they do share one common trait: they left as quickly as they arrived. Read more
Oct. 11, 2020
11:54 a.m.
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Jays celebrate return to playoffs
Toronto (Buffalo) Blue Jays are back in the Major League Baseball playoffs for the first time since 2016, but they’re partly obscured because of the gigantic asterisk. Read more
Oct. 03, 2020
12:21 p.m.
Smiles Matter
Of all the changes due to the coronavirus, I think the most profound loss is the smile. The mask which reduces the spread is also a dam against the flow of the largest range of bodily expression: smiles, frowns, smirks, the dropped jaw. Read more
Sep. 27, 2020
1:44 p.m.
Veggie burgers notwithstanding
The idea of farms being a source of energy is hardly a new one. Read more
Sep. 26, 2020
6:01 p.m.
Spieth’s elite golf game has vanished
What has happened to Jordan Spieth? Read more
Sep. 26, 2020
5:39 p.m.
A Corvette For Saskatchewan Highways and Other Terrain
In a world where automobiles are no longer valued by their condition, but rather by their model year, more and more unexpected cars are getting cut up and enjoyed for what they are not. If you had asked me even five years ago what I thought about a F Read more
Sep. 26, 2020
5:30 p.m.
Forgiveness: Matthew 18: 21-35
The story of Forrest Gump is one of my all-time favourites. Do you recall the scene in which Jenny, Forrest’s lifelong friend, stands before the old ram-shackled house where her Father abused her. Read more
Sep. 20, 2020
2:28 p.m.
A Bargain Blower For One Lucky Winner
I was heading out the door to go to the shop when I thought I’d better first check my email for something that I was positive the sender had forgotten to send. Read more
Sep. 20, 2020
2:24 p.m.
Relatively early stages
It is sometimes strange how one thing leads to another when you write a regular column on a rather specific topic like agriculture, which I have been doing for more than three decades now. Read more
Sep. 20, 2020
2:07 p.m.
Sports giving a boost to Canadians’ spirits
Despite the 26th consecutive year without a Canadian franchise winning the Stanley Cup, and despite the Canadian Football League going dark for the 2020 season — thanks a lot, coronavirus — the state of sports in Canada is pretty darn good. Read more
Sep. 16, 2020
1:31 p.m.
Still Not A Corvette, But Closer
A week or two ago, I finally saw a C8 Corvette in the wild. Pictures and videos can only do so much to capture what a car truly looks like. Read more
Sep. 10, 2020
11:42 a.m.
The real benefit
The farm sector should be smiling over the prospect of what a recent science accomplishment could mean. Read more
Sep. 10, 2020
11:24 a.m.
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Brady, Bucs in NFL’s spotlight
All eyes following the National Football League in 2020 will be focused on TB in TB — that’s Tom Brady in Tampa Bay. Read more
Sep. 10, 2020
11:12 a.m.
A Surprising Freedom
Most of us that are reading this article probably wouldn’t think of themselves as ‘fearful.’ Fear is that kind-of intense feeling that something is immediately wrong. This fear can make us quake in our boots, and, thankfully, this is likely not the r Read more
Sep. 04, 2020
2:31 p.m.
Thou Shall Consider Steering and Brakes Optional
It’s a brave new world out there. People are staying home more, cleaning more, wrapping themselves in PPE to buy groceries, and telling each other to “stay safe.” Their fear? An invisible enemy, a sickness, a virus that is minor for many but deadly f Read more
Sep. 04, 2020
2:20 p.m.
Speed Dial
There are some who think the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic in the last several months will lead to some rather dramatic changes in how we view our food. Read more
Sep. 04, 2020
2:00 p.m.
Too many ‘unwritten’ rules in baseball
Baseball’s official rule book is 173 pages thick. And if ‘unwritten’ rules were documented within the book, it might add another 50 pages or so. Read more
Sep. 04, 2020
1:45 p.m.
Stereotypical Look, Yet So Much More
With the electric Mustang Mach-E on the horizon and the insanely powerful Ferrari SF90 Stradale hybrid also forecast for the future, it’s almost like an electric car no longer needs to look like Tupperware with tires. Read more
Aug. 27, 2020
12:38 p.m.
Filling a niche
There was a time on the Canadian Prairies when wheat was king in terms of importance as a crop. Read more
Aug. 27, 2020
12:18 p.m.
CFL victimized by the coronavirus
Gainer the Gopher gets a year’s vacation to frolic with the tumbleweeds in Saskatchewan. Calgary Stampeders’ white stallion is being sent to the pasture. Ottawa’s lumberjack won’t be firing up his chainsaw. Read more
Aug. 27, 2020
12:08 p.m.
Beautifully Designed
Have you ever taken the time to watch craftsmen work at their trade? It’s amazing! Often, when we would travel as a family during the summer holidays, we would come across skilled individuals at local markets or small shops and be able to watch... Read more
Aug. 21, 2020
1:40 p.m.
