By: Jordan Twiss On the surface, democracy should be pretty straightforward.Election night comes, people do their civic duty by casting their ballots, and once those ballots are tallied they get a government that reflects their collective wishes.
Read MoreGene-editing must be undertaken with care
By: Calvin Daniels Gene-editing has been something of a bugaboo in agriculture for years now.
Read MoreHere’s a Wild pick for the Stanley Cup
By: Bruce Penton Just when it appears as if the long and winding Stanley Cup playoff road will inevitably end with a Colorado Avalanche victory, the hapless Vancouver Canucks skate into Denver two weeks before the end of the regular season and lay an 8-6 thumping on the team that has been the class of […]
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Senior Roadrunners open eyes at Nationals
By: Jordan Twiss As the 2025-2026 senior broomball season started, Senior Debden Roadrunners coach Nadine Slobodian says her team had big ambitions. It had been a number of years since the Roadrunners had been to the Senior Women’s Nationals as a complete team, and the team wanted to end that drought.
Read MoreIran war delivers victory for no one
By: Jordan Twiss On May 1, 2003, after the fall of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, sitting U.S. President George W. Bush stepped out onto the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln and gave what is now known as the Mission Accomplished speech.
Read MoreAg connects us as Canadians
By: Calvin Daniels When the calendar flips to April, farmers tend to get itchy to climb in the tractor cab and start the wheels turning to plant another crop.
Read MoreBall or strike? Let the ‘robot ump’ decide
By: Bruce Penton “Well, it’s one, two, three strikes you’re out at the ol’ ball game.”Maybe. Maybe not. Let’s see what the ABS system says first before we send that batter back to the dugout.
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