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Politics - Budget, economy, taking first hits

Politics - Budget, economy, taking first hits

The warning signs are coming in and they鈥檙e not pretty. We are in for a tough provincial budget 鈥 one in which there is legitimate reason for us to lower expectations of what we might have hoped to receive from Premier Brad Wall鈥檚 government.
Editorial Cartoon

Editorial Cartoon

Fashioning wooden lures at home

Fashioning wooden lures at home

Welcome to Week CXLIV of 鈥楩ishing Parkland Shorelines鈥. Like most of us I am a novice fisherman, loving to fish, but far from an expert.
Thinking Critically - Is life as unusual as we think?

Thinking Critically - Is life as unusual as we think?

Ever since astronomer Giovanni Sciaparelli observed in 1877 what he described as channels on the surface of Mars, humanity has been fascinated with the possibility of life on our red neighbour.
Crime Diary - Minority report: Is the future now?

Crime Diary - Minority report: Is the future now?

A foiled plot to kill people at a mall in Halifax brings up some tricky aspects of criminal justice. I always find it a little bit uncomfortable when people are arrested for a crime they might commit.
View From The Cheap Seats _ Help for the dying

View From The Cheap Seats _ Help for the dying

View from the Cheap Seats is kind of an extension of the newsroom. Whenever our three regular reporters, Calvin Daniels, Thom Barker and Randy Brenzen are in the building together, it is frequently a site of heated debate.
Stackhouse Soapbox - Government hammer impedes talks

Stackhouse Soapbox - Government hammer impedes talks

Striking CP Rail employees make a valid point when they say their employer really has no incentive to bargain in good faith when they know the federal government will, simply, legislate them back to work in the event of a strike.
Science Matters - Bees matter, restricting neonics is the right thing

Science Matters - Bees matter, restricting neonics is the right thing

No matter how you feel about Ontario鈥檚 proposal to restrict use of neonicotinoid insecticides on corn and soybean crops, we can all agree: bees matter. But as important as bees are, there鈥檚 more at stake. Neonics are poisoning our soil and water.
Gardener's Notebook - Seed festival planned

Gardener's Notebook - Seed festival planned

鈥淕ong Xi Fa Cai鈥 鈥 Happy Chinese New Year! Thursday, February 19, 2015 is Chinese New Year鈥檚, and this is the Year of the Sheep.
Sunny Side Up - Relationship with cat provides lesson

Sunny Side Up - Relationship with cat provides lesson

I like my cat, Grace. A lot. But our previously untested relationship hit the wall a few months ago, starting the evening I brought home an overnight guest. A grey puffball of a kitten with round green eyes. 鈥淣ow, Smoky,鈥 I told her.
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