Some Western Canadians tend to disparage Maple Leafs superstar Auston Matthews, taking exception to the Tiger-like hype he receives from the national talking heads…

My sister and brother-in-law and I left their home for our afternoon hike just as the box arrived in the post. “It’s The Book Box!” my sister squealed.

With calving season well underway and seeding on the horizon, I wanted to take a moment to share my appreciation for all of the farmers and ranchers in Battle River-Crowfoot who are hard at work feeding our province, country, and the world.

As you go about your daily life, have you noticed that the retail landscape is changing rapidly? So many of the businesses that I frequent have self-serve checkouts.

A youngster was being reprimanded for his behaviour by his dad. “Young man, didn’t you consider the consequences for your actions?” The son responded, “How am I supposed to think about consequences before they happen?”

My dad turned 90 on Monday. I pause to absorb that fact because as recently as November, he was in the Kelowna ICU with a severe case of sepsis and my sister called to warn me he might not make it through the night.

Interesting tidbits about the 2022 Major League Baseball season, which got underway April 8, a week later than normal, but early enough to placate hardcore baseball fans and to complete the 162-game regular season.

Recently, Bruce Willis’ family announced that he will be taking a step back from his career of almost 45 years and more than 100 movies due to an aphasia diagnosis.

You never know what will be created when someone is armed with a sewing machine. I remember when my mother would sew everything from curtains to clothing.

After being pushed around by the Yankees, Red Sox and Rays since last winning the American League pennant in 2015, the homer-happy Toronto Blue Jays plan to be the neighbourhood bullies in 2022.

The word refugee first appears in 1680 and is defined as “one who flees to a refuge or shelter or place of safety; one who in times of persecution or political disorder flees to another country for safety…

The new Liberal-NDP Coalition recently tabled Budget 2022 entitled, “A Plan to Grow Our Economy and Make Life More Affordable.” Unfortunately, the budget holds the Canadian economy back…

The question asked was, “How do we know China has free speech?” The answer: “No one says otherwise.”

My Mom and Dad, Ralph and Marvel Jorgenson, subscribe to the Oyen Echo for me, have for many years. I receive it regularly and enjoy reading it front to back.

In 1979, before the Trans Canada Highway was twinned between Medicine Hat and Calgary, we lost my 28-year-old father in a horrid car accident caused by a drunk driver, I was 7 at the time.

Last night we had our first community supper in two years. For twenty bucks you got a slab of roasted ham, a scoop of scalloped potatoes, fresh peas from the Hutterites, coleslaw and a slice of pie or a brownie.

Before presenting the financial statement to his boss, the office manager asked, “Before I continue, you’re not one of those guys who blames the messenger for bad news, are you?”

We all have the earth in common. The land called the settlers to her, away from the noisy industrialized cities, writes Sheri Mitchell in Sacred Instructions.

Recently the newly installed security system at the Martensville Veterinary Hospital kept sounding a false alarm. The culprit was their feisty resident cat, who had been triggering the alarm…

In many of the columns I write, I stress the need for good governance and have many reasons for doing so. The most important of which is to emphasize that it is Canadians who control the election of their Members of Parliament.