A lesser-known strategy for lowering anxiety is being hailed for helping people live a healthier life. Vision board workshops, a type of artistic envisioning of personal desires, are providing a chance to physically see one’s goals by gluing inspiring photographs to a canvas. Kayla Huszar […]
11-year-old’s dream of playing sledge hockey brought to Melville, Sask.
A new sledge hockey team in Melville, Saskatchewan was inspired by one young girl’s love of the sport. Ayva Delainey has spina bifida and uses a wheelchair. Her mom Tracy Delainey wanted to bring the sport to their home community. Now children with disabilities and […]
Holy rider
Pastor Terry Murphy is known for more than just his charismatic preaching. He has a passion for motor bikes and goes on long road trips in his leather jacket, vest, and gloves whenever he gets the chance. His hobby has allowed him to share his […]
From make believe to Olympic dreams
To most, the whipping and clashing of two steel blades is known only in movies like Pirates of The Caribbean. But for Regina native Philip Pitura, these sounds have become a part of everyday life. What started as living room duels using empty wrapping paper […]
Deadly disease, costly cure
If it wasn’t for the wheelchair, you wouldn’t know the blonde-haired woman with the big smile is facing life or death. Twenty-three year-old Shailynn Taylor from Moose Jaw has Type II Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) which, in its severest form, kills most before their second […]
Farmer trades Canada for Paraguay in post-World War Mennonite migration
Leaving his life behind in southern Manitoba to move to Paraguay was not what Dan Giesbrecht had in mind at age 15, but when his father decided the family was moving, he had to go too. It was 1948. The Second World War was over […]
Childhood hobby leads to Hot Wheels apocalypse
Chad Boudreau’s interest in board games began as a kid. He loved playing games like Monopoly, Trouble and Sorry, but the game he remembers most fondly was Scotland Yard, a detective game based in London. Now, as one of the owners of Comic Readers in […]
Street barber brings cuts to the Queen City
Jason Gauthier was a crack cocaine addict living on the streets of Calgary. Facing nine years in prison after a string of armed robberies he did not think he could get himself clean, let alone help someone else conquer their addiction. “I was really badly […]
Vehicle break-ins highlight lack of security cameras at U of R
Shattered glass, a damaged interior and a stolen radar detector were the last things Trevor Grant expected to notice at his vehicle while on a recent lunch break. More surprising to Grant is that Lot 14, the lot where his truck was parked at the […]
‘I have a good brain’: Regina centenarian stays youthful in golden years
In her room at College Park Retirement Residence in Regina, Betty Johnston seems like any other resident. But talk with her and you’ll understand why she is special. The 101-year-old (who turns 102 on Feb. 24) could be mistaken for someone much younger. She is […]
