By: Jordan Twiss On May 1, 2003, after the fall of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, sitting U.S. President George W. Bush stepped out onto the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln and gave what is now known as the Mission Accomplished speech.
Read MoreAg connects us as Canadians
By: Calvin Daniels When the calendar flips to April, farmers tend to get itchy to climb in the tractor cab and start the wheels turning to plant another crop.
Read MoreBall or strike? Let the ‘robot ump’ decide
By: Bruce Penton “Well, it’s one, two, three strikes you’re out at the ol’ ball game.”Maybe. Maybe not. Let’s see what the ABS system says first before we send that batter back to the dugout.
Read MorePipeline MOU progress raises cautious optimism
By: Jordan Twiss Anyone who has a passing familiarity with government—or worse, has had to deal with a government directly—knows that it tends to move at its own pace.
Read MoreAuction highlights strength of cattle market
By: Calvin Daniels There is typically a feeling at an auction sale that is just a little different.Maybe it’s the social aspect of such gatherings — friends and neighbours coming together to talk about a variety of things over a cup of coffee, most not necessarily related to whatever is being sold that day.
Read MoreIt’s officially spring: Masters week is here
For many casual sports fans, this is the week they start paying attention to golf. It’s Masters Week at Augusta, Ga., and this year’s edition offers up a number of intriguing questions. Such as:…
Read MoreSask NDP chooses wrong hill to die on
By: Jordan Twiss In politics, the job of the official opposition is, quite naturally, to oppose the sitting government.While this seems simple enough, there are many ways to oppose something.
Read MoreFederal ag cuts still make no sense
By: Calvin Daniels A long held belief by many is that government is employee-fat.In the last number of years the private sector has often opted to improve the bottom line by trimming staff positions, saving those wages and offloading responsibilities to others, or to improve systems and technology. The general assumption is that this should […]
Read MoreJays’ goal in ’26: Just one more step
By: Bruce Penton There’s only one way the Toronto Blue Jays can improve on their 2025 Major League Baseball season and fans don’t have to go to Google or Dan Shulman to find out the simple answer: Win the World Series.
Read MoreSask. budget barely moves the dial
By: Jordan Twiss With another provincial budget season in the rear-view mirror, we’ve effectively reached the halfway point of the Sask. Party government’s current four-year mandate.
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