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Article content After taking a year off, the contest – dubbed Hope is Growing – is being run by local Communities in Bloom chapters as part of a nationwide effort to highlight gardens that have brought hope and joy during the second summer of the pandemic. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Stratford Communities in Bloom committee looking for gardens of hope Back to video “Gardens are very uplifting, so a lot of people have put a lot of effort (into gardening),” committee member Barb Hacking said. “They’ve had more time to get involved ...

Article content So when last year the Calgary Stampede was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Jeffrey Arndt turned to his white cowboy hat for solace — not only for himself but for anyone else who might be feeling down. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Fortney: Stampede — it's part of Calgary's DNA Back to video “Stampede went away, but its spirit didn’t have to,” says the 25-year-old Manitoba transplant, who works as a science guide at Telus Spark. “I wore it throughout what should have been the 10 days of t...

The local Communities in Bloom committee wants to splash Stratford in yellow this summer. It’s part of a national campaign called Planting Hope, as communities are encouraged to grow something yellow — the colour of hope. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Communities in Bloom splashing Stratford in yellow to bring hope Back to video “After two summers of being in a pandemic, I think everyone needs (hope) nowadays,” local Communities in Bloom member Barb Hacking said. Three trees were planted Thursday morning at the Ted Blowes Memorial Poll...

Regina recreation facilities were open for top athletes only for weeks cbc.ca 1 hour ago Theresa Kliem © Brian Rodgers/CBC The request to allow Paralympic and Olympic hopefuls to continue training at Regina's indoor facilities came immediately following the closure announcement in March, says the city. Regina's indoor recreation facilities and pools have been closed for one-and-a-half months, but some residents have quietly been allowed to use them despite the shut down. The city officially reopened its indoor recreation centres on Monday. Some top athletes, however, have...

Article content A western farmer comes home one afternoon to discover that a hailstorm has destroyed his crop, his farmhouse has been struck by lightning, his wife has run off with his brand-new truck, and his dog has had a close encounter with a skunk. He shakes his fist at the sky, and shouts, “God damn the CPR!” Aside from what that old joke might imply about the Canadian Pacific Railway and certainly not to target agriculturalists, it reflects a trait fuelling Alberta polarization: the blame game. Instead of taking personal responsibility, the now common reaction of many is to locate ...