What's the old saying? "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"? Others that might be similar in I read that the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) says more than 6 ½ million Canadians do not have access to a family doctor, and that number is growing. Ever since the Covid Pandemic there's been a ...

I read that the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) says more than 6 ½ million Canadians do not have access to a family doctor, and that number is growing. Ever since the Covid Pandemic there's been a higher demand for physician care coupled with fewer doctors as many have either decreased their hours or else le...

This one is a bit out there, pun intended. There are many movies and tv shows dealing with outer space and extra-terrestrial life. Our solar system is in the Milky Way Galaxy which is estimated to contain anywhere between 100 billion and 400 billion stars and a NASA study estimates there are at least 300 million po...

The government of Quebec had a recent $2.5 million publicity campaign warning Quebecers that the greeting "Hi" in a store poses a threat to French and that instead the greeting should simply be "Bonjour". The government is even using undercover agents who are on a reconnaissance mission on Quebec'...

I read where ¾ of mortgages in Canada are owed by people aged 35 to 64. Nearly half of mortgage debt is owed by those aged 45 to 64 and just over a quarter is held by those aged 35 to 44. More seniors have mortgages than those under 35, 14% as against 12% even though the 20 to 34 year old population is slightly ...

We are waiting to see what happens next week on day one of Donald Trump's second term presiding over the "Land of the Free and Home of the Brave". Meanwhile, up here in the" Land of Peace, Order and Good Government" we "boldly go where no one has gone before", to quote Star Trek. Actually...

It seems like yesterday, and it was, that all the talk was about Generations Z and Y (Millennials). In case you missed it as I almost did, we have entered Generation Beta. Babies born in 2025 through 2039 will be part of this generation. Those born between 2010 and 2024 are Generation Alpha. Gen Beta will be the...

Sometimes I skim through old Coffetalks to see what was up back in the day. Around the turn of the century I went through a number of misused and wrongly used words and expressions we hear and I wonder how many are still in useless use in the mid-2020's. Here's an example: "Giving 110%". How does one giv...

Welcome to 2025. One year ago I said, "And away we go into 2024. Fasten your seat belts and hold on because it's going to be an interesting one and the old crystal ball is cloudy so it's hard to make any solid predictions about what will happen in the hot spots around the world, and I mean hot in terms of both c...

This is my last kick at the can before Christmas so may I take this opportunity to wish you a Merry Non-Denominational Festive Winter Occasion. Of course, that's tongue-in-cheek because it's Merry Christmas. There is a famous song of the season about this being the most wonderful time of the year and it is IF you hav...

I like looking at credible polls and surveys on subjects I find interesting, especially those done by the Canadian Angus Reid Institute (ARI), the national not for profit research organization that provides information on Canadian issues and trends. The ARI conducted an online survey of just over 4,000 Canadian adults...

The website cjwwradio.com has a feature called "Have Your Say" in which we get to cast our vote. A question that ended yesterday was, "Do you like the idea of a Saskatchewan Marshals Service"? When voting was done, 1/3 of respondents voted yes, 2/3 no. I am no expert on policing but I'm not sure ...

So the Prime Minister of Canada has dinner with the incoming President of the United States who during dinner jokes about Canada becoming the 51st U.S. State if it can't handle the punishing effects of a 25% tariff for failing to address trade and immigration issues. Ha Ha, very funny. Mr Trump goes on to say days ...

Another Friday the 13th has rolled around. Does anyone pay attention to this supposedly superstitious day anymore? Maybe Baby Boomers and those older. I believe everyone is at least slightly superstitious in one form or another. Superstitions can be religious, cultural or personal. One person's religion is anoth...

I watched this new documentary produced by famous Hollywood filmmaker Martin Sorcese called Beatles '64 about the Fab Four's 1964 trip to America. One thing that caught my ear was a comment from Marshall McLuhan during an interview. He said he was from an almost entirely 19th Century country called Canada, and I th...