Years ago, in the early days of the Daily Bonnet, I created a guide to pronouncing Mennonite surnames correctly, since so many Englishers seem to have trouble with it. Now, however, with the amazing ...

Area man Collin Penner, 41, recoiled in horror as he was handed the payment terminal at his local burger joint this Monday evening. “I tried to punch in the numbers quick and just get out of there, ...

After pressure from the country’s Mennonite population, the government of Canada has decided to reallocate its entire military budget into efforts to promote peace and pacifism. “Our goal is to spend ...

Bethany Seibel, 23, of Wymark, Saskatchewan is set to become the first Mennonite woman ever to participate in the Labour Day Classic this weekend. “Yup, they’re inducing labour on Sunday. I tried to ...

Nah, oba, I heard from Pete at the coffee shop above the gas station that there’s yet another Miriam Toews book yet. What’s it called? A Blitz that is Not Dutch? Something like that. Don’t know where ...

BY: ABE Nah, oba, I heard from Pete at the coffee shop above the gas station that there’s yet another Miriam Toews book yet. What’s it called? A Blitz that is Not Dutch? Something like […] ...

In honour of the Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce engagement, the western Saskatchewan city of Swift Current has voted 4-3 this week to rename the city Taylor Swift Current. “It was either that or rename the ...

In the small town of Herbert, Saskatchewan, there was no bigger news this week than the engagement of local librarian Taylor Friesen and lentil farmer Travis Friesen. “Everyone’s posting about the ...

Local couple, Bill and Anne Kliewer, will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary this week by sharing a 3 piece meal at the local Chicken Chef. “What’s 15.95 divided by two?” wondered Bill.

When Jake Penner passed away in 2008, his wife Martha promptly had her own name added to the headstone in anticipation of her eventual demise. “But it’s been 17 years and I’m still kicking,” said Mrs.

Conservative leader and new Battle River-Crowfoot MP Pierre Poilievre has been taking Plautdietsch lessons in the small Mennonite town of Stettler, Alberta this week. This after several constituents ...

A new line of air fresheners is taking the nation by storm. They’re called “Brooks, Alberta” fresheners and are offered exclusively at Co-op gas bars and Canadian Tire. “Don’t know what it smells like ...