Travelling the world is the go-to for people wanting to remove themselves from the stress of everyday life. But, the global pandemic of COVID-19 added extra stress for multiple Canadians who were abroad. Del Pedrick and his wife Carol had been in north central Romania for the past four hockey seasons working with youth, university...
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November 30, 2019December 3, 2019In Depth, International, International, JWire, Life, Local, National, News, Province, Uncategorized
Canadian-led NATO mission in Latvia meant to deter, support. Take a look beyond the barbed wire
The forests in Latvia are dense with thick undergrowth and trees reaching high into the sky. The tree trunks are tinted orange and darken as they grow taller. Latvians park along the roads and begin to walk throughout the area as they search for wild mushrooms. The scenery looks like a moment caught in time...
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November 18, 2019November 18, 2019International, Local, News, Uncategorized
Sharing Christmas through a shoebox
REGINA – With the Christmas season fast approaching, Charlotte Kessler sat at her kitchen table packing and unpacking different items into two small red and green shoeboxes. Notebooks, deflated soccer balls and toothbrushes are just some of the things she is placing inside, knowing that packing these boxes for Operation Christmas Child (OCC) will impact...
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March 5, 2018July 2, 2018International
South American drought helping to increase local canola prices
Local canola prices are on the rise thanks to a drought in Argentina.