Opinion

Ah, family.

As New Year’s Eve 2023 approached, it seemed like something vital was missing from the calendar... until just a day or two before Dec. 31, when I saw a poster for the New Year’s Eve Cowboy Ball in Heinsburg.

Back at the Ranch with Vicki Brooker

In the classic Christmas film Home Alone, Kevin McCallister is inadvertently abandoned by his entire family as they forget bring him on their Paris vacation.

As of 2022, the severity of violent crime in Canada has reached its highest point since 2007, and murders have reached their highest rate in 30 years. 

It can be hard to keep secrets in a small town, but I think it is safe to say that the cat is out of the bag now. Indeed, I have been growing rounder, and at a quickening pace. As I write this, I have transitioned into my maternity leave.

Humbling and wonderful. I am Canadian.