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From the outside, my mother looked like she wasn’t the world’s biggest hockey fan. When my brother Brad played in the late-1970s Mom took her...
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During a recent television time-to during an Edmonton Oilers home game, Cory Blashill, perhaps, thought it was a good time to pose such a deep...
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My good friend Dean Hueman of Focus Communications — their offices are in the CN Tower, y’know — was just doing his job getting the word out...
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Paul Coffey leads the way from just in front of the Edmonton Oilers dressing room, into the dressing room, through a room full of video screens and a...
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You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. We’ve all heard the song: recorded first in 1968, then...
The Easter weekend is a festival of hope governed by my faith — Christian — who celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the everlasting...
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I heard the background noise when Steve Hogle took my phone call Monday evening. He was in his vehicle, driving. His destination was the new Gene...
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When the world’s greatest radio receptionist, Irene Madoche, called me on the phone that morning in 1990, I knew something big was up. “Tomorrow...
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Blair Canniff, and all Albertans, deserve so much better. The CBC’s lead story on The National Friday night from Edmonton reporter Julia Wong very...
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I have a personal request for you. And it’s extremely important. The timing, indeed, is spot on since we’re waking up Sunday morning, springing...
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I managed to get a peek at the red digital clock high upon the emergency room as five trained University of Alberta health-care workers hooked me up...
I managed to get a peek at the red digital clock high upon the emergency room as five trained University of Alberta health-care workers hooked me up...
From the red carpet treatment files … I had just secured an interview I’ve been looking forward to for sometime and was about to hunker down in...
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Before we enjoyed supper in our west Edmonton home when I was a kid, the black and white Zenith television was turned off. Even if Batman and Robin...
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I’m a hopeless romantic. Incurable, in fact. I also like to have fun on my dates: in 1988, I told a date to wear one of her favourite dresses for...
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But now it’s just another show And you leave ’em laughing when you go And if you care, don’t let them know Don’t give yourself...
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When I was a young man — a healthy head of hair and finances were abundant — two of my media mentors, columnist Paul Rimstead and radio morning...
When I was a young man — a healthy head of hair and finances were abundant — two of my media mentors, columnist Paul Rimstead and radio morning...
There’s a picture I use at the end of my new speaking presentation — guilty as charged with a shameless plug in the first paragraph — of a young...
There’s a picture I use at the end of my new speaking presentation — guilty as charged with a shameless plug in the first paragraph — of a young...
There’s something romantic, even poetic, that I find appealing about the salty but yet sweet smell of popcorn which comes waffling uncontrollably...
I was on my way out of Northlands Coliseum in early January in 1984, rolling across the concourse while cleaning staff put the finishing touches on...
I was on my way out of Northlands Coliseum in early January in 1984, rolling across the concourse while cleaning staff put the finishing touches on...
Dear 2024: Please, be gentle. Your predecessor was anything but. Last year, honestly, was the most challenging year I have experienced. Ever. ...
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My good friend Janey held my cup and navigated the straw to mouth level, a most perfect position for a seasonal sip. “What are you doing after we...
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In the past week, Edmonton lost two giants of men. The responsible journalistic assignment is to list their incredible contributions to the city,...
As someone who loves sounds, sixty-five … well say no more. We have the sizzle of the S, the pause to create and put effort forward with I, mixing...
Music has always swirled and drifted its way through the Tait household, and, even more so during the Christmas season. The First Noel and Chris...
Thursday’s press conference held by the Edmonton Elks announcing to the free world a special committee met and decided private ownership is an...
When the bubbly fiz evaporates out of the Grey Cup champions’ dressing room Sunday evening and the party continues somewhere in Hamilton, the...
The brisk cool winds of November, often accompanied by a snowstorm, are conditions we cringe, shiver and complain about when we trudge to put winter...
Full disclosure: I was absolutely wrong with my effort 48 hours ago, predicting that, since the Edmonton Oilers and the rest of us hearty Albertans...
As soon as I write this I’m going to call Dave the Editor and tell him he doesn’t have to fret or sweat beads of blood worrying about tomorrow’s...
The mere thought of school classes riding in buses to cemeteries, and spending time walking around headstones — mere days after Halloween — would...