The Western Star

Dan Bjorkdahl was in his early 20s when he first stepped into a professional wrestling ring. Wrestling at the White Rock Christian academy in White Rock, B.C., Bjorkdahl was going under the name JXP — Just Xtra Pimping — and was ...

In 2015, Memorial University took part of the International Student Barometer (ISB) for the first time and repeated the process last year. The ISB tracks and compares the decision-making, expectations, perceptions and intentions of international ...

Cut out or print this column, put in an envelope, and come back to it in 15 years. Because then the chickens will really be coming home to roost. And for most of us, there will be no stopping it. When I started in the media in ...

My five-year-old starts kindergarten this week. If you, too, squat out a human five-plus years ago, you know there is much to be done before that momentous first day. But worry not, I'm here to give you some organizational tips and advice ...

When I was in high school there was a group of us who fancied ourselves poets and artists and pacifists. One of the places conducive to highfalutin discussions on topics of politics and society and violence was art class, in which instruction was ...

Bad neighbour fires. That’s what I think about when I hear about “snitch lines.”   In Ontario, the provincial government has promised to set up an online “hot line” for parents or students to ...

“A lack of transparency results in distrust and a deep sense of insecurity.” — Dalai Lama Text-message shorthand for an incredulous expletive was the first thing to flash through my mind this week (sorry, Mom) when I read ...

The step from high school to university is a big one for even the most prepared student. The structure and friendliness that exists in high school doesn’t necessarily translate to the post-secondary world of education. Class attendance ...

Andre Penton of Fogo Island died June 27 this year in a boating accident on a pond not far from his home in Joe Batt’s Arm. The Fogo Island community mourns his death, with condolences to his wife Rita, his three sons and their families. ...

I’m sorry, but I’ve been driven to this. Or, at least, I’ve been driving towards it. And stopped behind it — and almost put off the road by it. I think there has to be a change. Right now, all four ...