Co-ordinated system linking medical assessment, diagnosis and follow-up are needed to improve health-care delivery
A specialty in geriatrics, a mother in her 80s and an upbringing in Cabri, Sask., keep one doctor’s research clearly in focus for seniors in Saskatchewan. Dr. Jenny Basran, an associate professor at the University of Saskatchewan in geriatric medicine, is working on projects ranging from developing devices to analyze falls to closing gaps in […] Read moreFarm Living
Horse lover combines the best of breeds
Alberta breeder says she wants the bones and body of Quarter horses and speed and athleticism of Thoroughbreds
LOUGHEED, Alta. — A tiny foal stays close to its mother, wary of the new face in the barn, while in an adjacent pen, a black mare bulging from her sides waits to disgorge her leggy bundle hours later. Horse trainer and breeder Killarney Sheffield tries to be on hand for her horses’ births. Out […] Read more
The ripple effect of war
The darkness of war had descended on England in September 1940. The German Luftwaffe attacks on Liverpool, this incalculably important port city, were leaving significant collateral damage already. This is the reality that the Jim and Elsie Wilde family faced. Jim was recently transferred to Grantham from North London and was well aware that more […] Read more
Maple syrup — sweet, flavourful and good for you
Maple syrup is a pure, natural sweetener with the only other liquid natural sweetener being honey. Maple syrup is a good source of riboflavin and manganese and has the trace minerals potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron and zinc. Canada supplies about 80 percent of the world’s maple syrup, and 90 percent of the Canadian syrup comes […] Read more
When horses are down for the night, it’s time to write
LOUGHEED, Alta. — Killarney Sheffield’s affinity for animals is evident within the pages of the 23 books she has written and published since 2010 with independent and small publishing houses. “My books are light on romance and more on adventure, intrigue and personal growth,” Sheffield said about titles such as Love’s Magic, Stand and Deliver […] Read more
Reader follows author’s growth after challenges
Saskatchewan author Sharon Butala takes readers along with her on the journey to find a new place to live. After 31 years of toiling to make the rolling hills, pastured prairie and natural landscape of southwestern Saskatchewan home, Butala is forced to yank her life out at its rural root and head back to the […] Read more
Alberta pumps funds into flood avoidance
Cypress County, County of Warner, the City of Medicine Hat and the South East Alberta Watershed Alliance Society will share in $2.1 million in grant funds from the Alberta government to improve their resilience to floods. In announcements made today, Alberta Environment and Parks Minister Shannon Phillips said the money is designed to help recipients […] Read more
Potato chips recalled
Miss Vickie’s brand of jalapeno kettle cooked potato chips are the subject of a recall announced April 21 by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The chips may be contaminated with salmonella bacteria, but there have been no reported illnesses in connection with eating them. The CFIA said the recall was triggered by Miss Vickie’s Canada. […] Read more
Seeding in jeopardy in parts of Manitoba
Farmers in certain areas of southern Manitoba need four to five weeks of ideal weather or they won’t be planting a crop this spring. The spring weather in late April has been far from ideal with successive storms dumping wet snow on parts of Manitoba from April 22-24. On top of that, temperatures for the […] Read more
Walk on the wild side in Yoho National Park
We could hear the roar and feel the spray as we gazed up at one of Canada’s highest waterfalls, plunging 384 metres over a sheer cliff. Fed by glacial meltwater high above, Takakkaw Falls is the most famous landmark of British Columbia’s Yoho National Park, yet getting there is an easy 10-minute stroll from the […] Read more
