Sex trafficking doesn’t just happen in Canada’s big cities. That’s the message that Joy Smith, founder of the Joy Smith Foundation and a former Manitoba MP, will deliver in a presentation in Yorkton, Sask., Dec. 6. “I have found out it’s as prevalent in small towns as it is in the big cities,” she says. […] Read more
Stories by John Grainger
Retired teacher warns of toxic chemicals in household products
Popular baby products used by millions of parents around the world rubbed Cherry Staszczak the wrong way. The retired high school English teacher and author of There’s What In My What??? from Wynyard, Sask., couldn’t understand why her grandson developed eczema soon after he was born in 2006. She said her daughter had been applying […] Read more
Live life to the fullest, says busy farm mom
It doesn’t matter if you’re a farm wife in Scandia, Alta., Steinbach, Man. or Scranton, N.D., all farm wives are in the same boat together, said North Dakota farmer Katie Dilse. Dilse, who spoke at the Connect, the Heart of the Farm conference in Saskatoon on Nov. 3, said farming wives share many of the […] Read more
Nurse’s correspondence a snapshot of First World War
Louise Brock’s letters, cards and telegrams give a first-hand account of life on the front line for Canadian troops
“My own dearest one, “Sweetheart, I am on the move again, and I am oh so lonely for you and all at home tonight. Every time we start, I have a perfect fit of blues but I want to get oh so near you tonight and be spoiled a little. I wonder will the time […] Read moreWebsite gives new access to stories of the Great War
Every year on Remembrance Day, we pause and give thanks to veterans who served and sacrificed in global conflicts to provide Canadians with a stable lifestyle. A website developed at the University of Saskatchewan provides a local link to the memories of Saskatchewan vets of the First World War of 1914-18 and brings that information […] Read more
