Q: I am not sure what to do about my mom. She is excited that she is a grandmother but I think that she overdoes it. She stops in, often without warning, and takes my baby out for almost any reason, often for six or seven hours. We have no idea where they are and […] Read more
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Outline grandparents’ roles to avoid confusion, competition
DVD gives advice for better sleep
Need a good sleep? The Agricultural Health and Safety Network has just released a DVD that might help. And it could help keep you safer, too. Unveiled at the recent Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities convention, the DVD will be officially launched April 1 in Saskatoon. Sleepless in Saskatchewan is based on 21 workshops conducted […] Read more
Gold medal visitor praises rural education
ROSALIND, Alta. – Farmer and Olympic gold medalist Adam Enright recently returned to the school where his Olympic dreams began. Enright credited the opportunity to play school sports in the small school in Rosalind as key to helping fulfill his Olympic dream on the men’s curling team. “I don’t think you realize how lucky you […] Read more
Sask. farmers lend helping hand in Haiti
D’ARCY, Sask. – Ken and Denise Wallis couldn’t stay away when they heard about the earthquake that devastated Haiti earlier this year. The grain farmers from D’Arcy, Sask., arrived Jan. 24, almost two weeks after the earthquake killed more than 250,000 people and left hundreds of thousands more injured and homeless. They found collapsed buildings […] Read more
Saved seeds gaining interest
SOOKE, B.C. – If the packed room at Sooke’s Seedy Saturday was any indication, Vancouver Island gardeners are buying saved seeds from growers rather than those found in hardware and grocery stores. Launched in Vancouver 21 years ago, Seedy Saturdays across Canada see people swap or buy heritage seeds or open-pollinated seeds that have been […] Read more
Wheat research could allow celiac sufferers to raid breadbox
People with celiac disease could be eating bread in a few years if research in the United States pays off. Wheat researchers recently received funding to continue their efforts to develop new varieties that can be safely consumed by people with the digestive disorder. Arcadia Biosciences of Davis, California, and Washington State University have received […] Read more
Couple eager for new ventures
OAKBANK, Man. – Jim Lintott moves rapidly from task to task, barely staying long enough in one place to leave a footprint in the snow as he cuts twine and spreads bales for his herd of Black Angus cattle on a sunny, windless day in March. While his movement is surprising to a visitor, the […] Read more
Internet defamation cases gaining court time -The Law
When does some material cross the line from good taste into actionable legal wrong? The most interesting area developing is the area of internet defamation. Defamation, or libel and slander, is the act of publishing or saying untrue things about someone to third parties – statements that diminish the person’s reputation in the eyes of […] Read more
Vision problems linked to arterial blockages
Q: About seven years ago, I lost the sight in my right eye, lasting for about five minutes. Over the next two weeks, it happened again 10 to 12 times. I then saw a neurologist. She said it might have been a migraine or a mini-stroke and gave me Plavix as a preventive treatment. I’ve […] Read more
Farmers compensated for stock kills
Saskatchewan has taken a step designed to help livestock producers deal with predators. Agriculture minister Bob Bjornerud was criticized earlier this year for placing a bounty on coyotes to reduce predation leading to livestock injuries and deaths. But as that pilot program winds down at the end of March, he told delegates to the Saskatchewan […] Read more
