What do you get when you combine an elephant with a fish?
Swimming trunks!
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Sask West This Week, Nov 9
The Sask West Hockey League (SWHL) wrapped up week two of league play and to the surprise of no one, the Wilkie Outlaws lead the league with a 3-0 record as of Nov. 5th.
Celebrity Extra: Lily Gladstone
I recently saw the movie “Killers of the Flower Moon,” which is based on a true story. Who is the lead actress in it? Is she of Native American heritage?
Salome's Stars: Nov 9
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) There's no need for that suspicious Aries mind of yours to work overtime, either at home or on the job.
Moments in Time: Frankenstein
On Nov. 21, 1931, the horror film “Frankenstein” was released, starring Boris Karloff as the monster created from corpses. Based on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel…
If you haven’t noticed, oil prices have been cratering in recent days
If you haven’t been paying attention over the last week or two, oil prices have been tanking, and tanking hard.
Conservative Natural Resources Critic on carbon tax, Part 1
The whirlwind around the federal carbon tax, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paused for home heating oil for three years, but no other forms of home heating…
Jersey Day at Westberry
Both staff and students at Westberry Elementary School in Kindersley dawned their jerseys for Jersey Day on Wednesday, November 8th.
Co-op Kid's Korner, Nov 9
Hey kids, enjoy some puzzles and our junior whirl! The young at heart can enjoy these too!
Top Ten Happiest Countries in the World
Maybe Canada is not in this top ten list because of how poorly our NHL teams are playing?
Very Punny Music Jokes
How many concertmasters does it take to change a light bulb? Just one, but it takes four movements.
Top Ten Movies: Five Nights at Freddy's
Five Nights at Freddy's ends the era of Taylor Swift at number one. Killers of the Flower Moon falls to number three.
Trivia Test: Laws of Motion
SCIENCE: Who established the universal laws of motion in the 17th century?
Divas on a Dime: Copycat Crackers
Are you a fan of those fancy, flavorful (and expensive!) crisps you find in gourmet markets? You know, the first to disappear from charcuterie boards everywhere?
Go Figure! Nov 9
The idea of Go Figure is to arrive at the figures given at the bottom and right-hand columns of the diagram.
The Garden Bug: Cranberries
Commercially-grown cranberries grow in bogs, but cranberries can be grown on dry land. Determine the pH of your garden soil, as cranberries need a soil pH of less than 5…
Sports Quiz: Kentucky Colonels
What member of the Kentucky Colonels was selected No. 1 overall by the Chicago Bulls in the 1976 ABA dispersal draft?
Strange But True: Inert Gold
Gold will never erode because it is chemically inert, meaning it doesn't react to oxygen in the atmosphere.