Without these creatures, the world would be a much emptier place

Worms, birds and bees — these are a few of my favorite things. As a gardener and nature lover, I can’t imagine life without these three summer icons of the great outdoors. Each plays such an importan… more

Raising two children in White House challenge for Obamas

NEW YORK — President Barack Obama’s face brightened as he looked up and saw his eight-year-old daughter Sasha on the White House’s Truman Balcony. He gave an exaggerated wave, she waved back and photo… more

Get hooked on fishing

The approach of National Fishing Week and the second Alberta Free Fishing Weekend of the year always gets me mulling the meaning of such events and generally ends in a further evolution of my attitude… more

Izaak Walton Lodge in Glacier National Park

Early in this century, the Great Northern Railway began marketing Montana’s Glacier National Park as the “Switzerland of… more

Improve your balcony

As condo living increases, for many of us balconies have become our summer backyards. Tiny in comparison, with concret… more

Crash warning  

Trauma centres need up to 50 units of fresh blood to save the life of a crash victim, say the Alberta Motor Association … more

When wedding plans include the pooch

Kaycee English considers her dog Bowser part of the family, so including him in her wedding was an obvious choice. Hadn… more

Get kids interested in gardening by teaching them how to cook

These are boom times for home gardening, but as many parents know, it still isn’t easy to get kids interested and involv… more

Chilled, grilled, sweet & spicy

Juicy, delicious and sweet . . . watermelon is the official fruit of summer Summer would not be summer without waterme… more

LOOKBACK: Errant motorists caught on camera

ONE YEAR AGO • A respected Alberta First Nation leader and Hobbema entrepreneur was named to the Order of Canada… more
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