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'Ant-Man' a thrilling experience

'Ant-Man' a thrilling experience

Unlike many other Marvel Cinematic Universe films, there was not a large amount of buzz surrounding its latest feature, Ant-Man.
The popularity of a name

The popularity of a name

Last week, I added another pointless app to my iPhone.
Protect our water

Protect our water

Alberta – along with Saskatchewan and British Columbia – is burning, with hot, dry weather compounding the difficulty of fighting forest and bush fires, destroying crops and pasture lands and drying out lakes and rivers, with the North Saskatchewan R
Cherish your family moments

Cherish your family moments

While you perhaps were taking in the Canada Day festivities in St. Paul, Elk Point, or any other community in the area, I spent that day on the road.
'Minions' will please young children, perhaps not the adults.

'Minions' will please young children, perhaps not the adults.

The silly miniature yellow henchmen that movie lovers fell in love with during the first two Despicable Me films take center stage in Minions, a feature that tells the story how these creatures came into the servitude of the evil genius Gru.
Volunteers, the toast of the summer

Volunteers, the toast of the summer

The summer lineup of activities is set to turn up the sizzling heat in the Lakeland, with a few events successfully tucked under organizers’ belts.
Make the effort, make it count

Make the effort, make it count

My aunt once said to me, “If you care about people, you’ll make the effort.” It was a month before my wedding, and while I had planned to make the trip to see her in Winnipeg, between work and the wedding, it didn’t look like it would happen.
Be wary

Be wary

The spring session of a historic new government was short but seismic – within two weeks, Albertans saw the passing of Bill 1, a bill that prevents corporations and unions from making political donations; the passing of Bill 2 to change the corporate
'Ted 2' decent despite tonal problems

'Ted 2' decent despite tonal problems

The Thunder Buddies— the foul-mouthed pot-smoking Ted the bear (played by Seth McFarlane) and the dim-witted man-child John Bennett (Mark Wahlberg) — are back together again to take moviegoers on a movie journey filled with rude jokes, lowbrow physic
Summer break - time to grow

Summer break - time to grow

Summer has officially arrived. For the past few weeks, we’ve been counting down the days to summer break in our house, as our oldest son finished up Grade 2.
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