By: Jordan Twiss At long last, federal budget day has come and gone.Prior to last Tuesday’s tabling of Budget 2025, Canadians hadn’t been granted a peek at the federal government’s ledger since December 2024 – before former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made his long-awaited exit from politics.
Read MoreFarm events create community connections
By: Calvin Daniels As this hits print pages and appears online, Yorkton will have just wrapped up the 2025 edition of the long-running Grain Millers Harvest Showdown.
Read MoreSo close, but no Series title, for Blue Jays
By: Bruce Penton If this year’s World Series could be narrowed down to a simple ‘Who killed the Toronto Blue Jays?’, let’s get right to the point and play a sports version of Clue. Open the little envelope and here’s what’s inside:
Read MorePolitical gamesmanship accomplishes nothing
By: Jordan Twiss Much like hockey, politics are highly adversarial in nature.Politicians assemble teams based on their personal beliefs, choose a captain to lead them, then duke it out in arena of public opinion (with words, rather than fists) in hopes of getting enough support from the electorate to form government.
Read MoreTrump trade tantrums require tactful approach
By: Calvin Daniels Showing once again he has more in common with a petulant child than he does with someone with the mantle of world leader, U.S. president Donald Trump is again slapping more tariffs on Canada.
Read MoreCanada’s best ever, Brad Gushue, to retire
By: Bruce Penton Curling in Canada through the years has been dominated by players from Manitoba, Alberta, Ontario, and Saskatchewan, but No. 1 on the all-time list of Canadian greats is from St. John’s, NL.
Read MorePoilievre parrots Trump with dangerous remarks
By: Jordan Twiss It’s been 45 days since Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre made his return to the House of Commons by way of a victory in the Battle River-Crowfoot by-election.
Read MoreRising food costs force tough choices
By: Calvin Daniels There are two trends among consumers which seem, at least on the surface, to be near opposites: organic food demand and meat replacements.
Read MoreNew stats flood world of baseball
By: Bruce Penton Baseball statistics are getting ridiculous. Every day, it seems, some analytical expert delivers a new statistical category that, ultimately, will probably result in fans learning that a batter produces more hits when his heart is in mid-beat.
Read MoreSask Party still shortchanging healthcare
By: Jordan Twiss As the old saying goes, if you want something done right, you should do it yourself.But if, for some reason, you want something done wrong – say in twice the amount of time and at triple the cost – then it’s probably a job best suited for government.
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