Izzeldin Abuelaish, a.k.a. the Gaza doctor

Urban File Magazine caught up with Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, author of I Shall Not Hate, at his University of Toronto office where he is an associate professor at the Dalla ...

Podcast: The believing brain

Can the inner, intangible reality many people claim to have experienced while engaged in different religious and spiritual rituals be objectively verified by science?

Riding solo

After decades of trying to yank people out of their cars, Jan Norris, a reformed hippie turned Zen-practitioner decided to “give up”  but not before taking on a one year vow ...

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Food & drink review: Sweet cider

Living Sky Winery is on the roster of finalists for this year’s ...

Banana Republic

Away from the mainland of Park(ing) Day activities on 20th Street West, ...

Q & A: Ken Greenberg, patriarch of urban design

Ken Greenberg kicked off the city’s inaugural Park(ing) Day with a presentation ...

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Should the puck stop on the Prairies?

Can Saskatoon get its own NHL team even though the hockey establishment sees the city as too small and immature a market for the big leagues?

A reel Saskatchewan film

Devin McAdam’s Encouragement is an encounter with the darker side of being. The film’s creator shared some of his reflections on the nature of independent film making and the kind of encouragement that’s required in putting a movie together.

Poetry: Jon’s Hallucination

The glass falls to the ground and the room goes silent as Jon jumps to his feet. Shattering into a thousand pieces of glass the liquid floods the floor. Drowning in his own blood Jon jumps on the table. Clinging to a bottle he withdrawals into a crusted state of being.

Eat, pray, eat

It’s the “head” of the Jewish New Year. Urban File senior editor Brian Moskowitz and his dad, (Sam, pictured above), dig into their family’s gastronomical roots, serving up everything you need to know about Rosh Hashanah.

Q & A: Jeanne Corrigal, one of Saskatoon’s most mindful denizens

Mindfulness training is gaining traction across the expanse of the Prairies while Saskatoon becomes an increasingly important host to a growing number of meditation groups and teachers, both secular and religious.