The NHL playoffs have begun. Five Canadian teams made the tournament to chase Lord Stanley’s iconic mug. Winnipeg Jets finished first overall and seemed to present Canada’s best chance for winning the elusive trophy. The seemingly cursed Toronto Maple Leafs finished first in their division and would face an overachieving Read more…
It was advertised as “The most historic election in a generation.” It certainly was the most historic federal election in a decade. And the most interesting. For the last three years, the Liberal Party of Canada has been in a free fall in the polls. Only three short months ago, Read more…
My head spins and my stomach aches as I stare at the screen. The news keeps flowing and the world keeps spinning. I want to make sense of it all. But I can’t. Our neighbour to the south is now being run by what is referred to as an oligarchy. Read more…
Barrman stood at the top of the world staring at the slowly rotating T’s on the T-bar as they wound their last turns on the bullwheel. A lump formed in his chest as he waited for T’-bar to stop moving. Cheers erupted from the waiting crowd when the cable slowed Read more…
I woke up and stared out the glass doors of my friend’s condo. Snow blanketed the slopes of Big White Ski Resort, at least ten centimetres of light fluffy powder lay atop the railings of his deck. Millions of light snowflakes descended from the heavens, filling my view with a Read more…
Tariff. A word that, until recently, I’d barely ever heard. Now, it’s on everyone’s lips. And on the lips of the Orange president more than anyone else. I’ve resisted blogging about Donald Trump. I’ve been too upset at everything that has occurred in the last six months since it became Read more…
Pain. So. Much. Pain. It happened so fast. Button felt great, and the turns on snow linked together in a joyful dance. His vacation had just begun, and he was feeling his legs in sync as he sped down the mountain. Then it happened. One second, he was skiing down Read more…
Fear and loathing in Canada. It’s the term that comes to mind in the wake of Donald Trump’s heavy-handed tariff threats against Canada. I’m still shocked that the United States returned a man like Trump to the highest office in the land. Although, I shouldn’t be that surprised. For anyone Read more…
Does anyone else have trouble getting rid of stuff? Do you find it difficult to part with things you’ve bought even though you never use them? Because maybe one day you will use it? I sold my camper and truck. It was a difficult process, I went through a plethora Read more…
La Belle Province. Quebec is a beautiful place, and this trip left very little doubt about how beautiful it can be. In Montreal, the architecture was an amazing dichotomy of eras – old-world brick and sandstone in the shadow of new glass highrises created a stylish blend of centuries. If Read more…