By: Bruce Penton The hardest aspect of choosing the players for Canada’s team in the 4 Nations Faceoff tournament in February is not necessarily who will make the team, it’s the angst involved in leaving some truly great players off the roster.
Read MoreTrump presidency deals another blow to carbon tax
By: Jordan Twiss For the next two months, the United States, and the rest of the world, will be living in the uncertainty that is a Schrödinger’s cat thought experiment – or more accurately a Schrödinger’s president scenario.
Read MoreTrump presidency brings uncertainty for ag sector
By: Calvin Daniels With the result of the recent American election in, ‘Pandora’s Box’ seems very much to be wide open, and certainly a wild card has emerged.
Read MoreJudge, Ohtani should be automatic MVPs
By: Bruce Penton Despite average or sub-par performances in the World Series, Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees are almost guaranteed this week to be announced as their leagues’ respective Most Valuable Players.
Read MoreSecond Trump term sure to be bumpy ride
By: Jordan Twiss They say when someone shows you who they are, you should believe them.
Read MoreThirty-five years means lots of ag memories
By: Calvin Daniels Maybe it’s just because my hair — that which remains upon my head — is now fully gray, but I do find at times I am more reflective of things past.
Read MoreJets shock NHL with blazing start
By: Bruce Penton The National Hockey League is one month into its 2024-25 season this week and a number of interesting story lines have bubbled to the surface.
Read MoreNew carbon tax challenge likely a moot point
By: Jordan Twiss In further evidence that 2024 is destined to repeat the greatest political hits of the past few years, the federal carbon tax was making news yet again last week.
Read MorePrograms increasing consumers’ ag knowledge
By: Calvin Daniels Increasingly, farmers themselves, and the agriculture sector in general, must invest some effort to educate consumers about where food actually comes from and how it is safely produced.
Read MoreCanadian star one of the best in NBA
By: Bruce Penton The United States of America might produce the world’s best basketball teams — the U.S. has won 17 of 21 gold medals at the Olympics, including the last five in a row — but when it comes to individual play, Americans take a back seat.
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