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Caucus rats deserting the PC ship Redford

Posted on August 12, 2014

There is an old seafarer’s adage that rats will desert a sinking ship. It is doubtful if this theory has ever been subjected to an… Read More »

Alzheimer’s will never make me forget my vow

Posted on August 7, 2014

I don't want to understand this horrorThere's a weight in your eyes, I can't admitEverybody ends up here in bottlesBut the name tag's the last… Read More »

Government not practicing what they preach

Posted on July 30, 2014

Last week, provincial government very quietly announced an end to the three-year pay freeze for the upper management by announcing three years of raises and… Read More »

Short pour more than a pint-sized problem?

Posted on July 24, 2014

As the sultry summer months just continue to get hotter, many a bleary-eyed imbiber in Canada seeks solace and refuge at their local watering hole… Read More »

Why we absolutely do not “need a law”

Posted on July 16, 2014

There’s currently a full-page colour ad running weekly in The Times by the anti-choice crowd vilifying Canada over our lack of a late term abortion… Read More »

Iraq conflict roots cast long shadow

Posted on July 2, 2014

Over the past decade, Iraq is hardly what most would describe as a favoured holiday destination. Long years of dictatorship, war, occupation and finally civil… Read More »

Husdal was a newspaper man through and through

Posted on June 26, 2014

Dave Husdal was holding court once again with a young team of journalists.It made for long, longs days, which started out with an early-morning staff… Read More »

Taking a look at some 1980s movie gems

Posted on June 11, 2014

As the summer months settle themselves upon us, and the traditional Hollywood blockbusters begin to grace the big screen, with every passing year it appears… Read More »