Happy Canada Day!
Happy Canada Day! Read More
Time for the Dr. Booze challenge
What do you pair with the unpairable that your guests will drink? Read More
Calgary flood: Volunteers shine hope on devastated neighbourhoods
It's going to take a long long time to clean up Calgary. The devastation is worse than it looks on TV. It's everywhere. Read More
The Conservatives are right about Justin Trudeau
Beyond the vapid talking points and cliched platitudes, we get the sense there is nothing else he has to say. And, even more problematic, no other principled or thoughtful reason for entering politics in the first place. Read More
Navigating Netflix: Lost
Describing Lost as a phenomenon might be an understatement. Read More
5 things you absolutely must know today
A CP freight train containing fuel derailed in Calgary today over a collapsing bridge; a Quebec man camping in Manitoba was killed by a falling tree in a provincial campsite; Prince Albert, SK residents living near the North SK River are advised to be prepared to evacuate; officials in southwestern MB are calling for the premier to tour the area and a man connected to the Rob Ford crack scandal has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Read More
Regina’s water referendum back on the table
A group called the Regina Water Watch has been working overtime the past few months to get the required amount of signatures to push for a public vote on the waste water treatment plant. Read More
Is Manitoba a one-party province?
If the NDP runs and wins an election on tax increases to fund government jobs it would be incredibly difficult to see how any party will defeat them in any time soon. Read More
5 things you must know today
Calgary's state of local emergency will continue for at least another week; residents in High River are still unable to return home; Winnipeg's second phase of rapid transit grows in scope and cost; a Saskatoon seniors home throws a 1940s-themed prom for residents who missed out from the war and former Winnipeggers give first their Canadian interview about their daughter killed in Newtown. Read More
An excerpt from ‘Unvanishing’ by Terry Billings
Terry Billings accompaniment to a composition by Jennifer Butler, performed by the Saskatoon Symphony's Core group, is titled "Unvanishing". Here is a small excerpt. Read More
Robin Thicke’s ultra-problematic (and problematically catchy) single, ‘Blurred Lines’
No one likes it when their favourite song/band/artist is criticized for being misogynistic. Read More
The Bakery Productions’ ‘Super Moon’ party
Summer fun under the super moon, captured by Chris Bohlin of The Bakery Productions. Read More
Flood Island: Searching for dry land at Calgary’s indie music festival
In the past, Calgary's downtown has been the perfect environment for bicycle-based show-hopping, but this year, halfway through the festival, Sled Island unfortunately came to resemble its name: water was everywhere and, just two days in, the downtown was nearly deserted. Read More
5 things you absolutely must know today
Power has been restored in half of Downtown Calgary; Northern SK flood evacuees have arrived in Saskatoon; Creswin Properties has unveiled their plans for a 28-storey tower north of Portage and Main in Winnipeg; a Winnipeg student has come forward about a harrowing, unprovoked attack on his life and Laurent Blanchard has been selected as Montreal's new interim mayor. Read More
White Noise Productions’ ‘A Long Road Home, Stories Behind the Ride: Binscarth’
White Noise Production owner Garrett Fache profiles Binscarth, Manitoba, and talks about his riding experience for an upcoming documentary. Read More
Through the looking glass: Nest building
I may not be able to abandon my nest of depression, or toss the emotions out in the grass, but I can enjoy the world around me. Read More