By: Jordan Twiss One of the hardest parts of being a weekly newspaper is that the world doesn’t stop moving just because you’ve gone to press.When deadline day comes and the newspaper’s sent off to be printed, the week’s news is officially set in stone.
Read MoreTrump’s latest tariffs deliver maximum chaos
By: Calvin Daniels For Canadian farmers, and for broader Canadian export business in general, it has to feel a bit like they are in the middle of a minefield and blindfolded right now.The minefield is of course trade with the huge United States market, and American president Donald Trump is quite obviously the mine-layer.
Read MoreLucky to be a fan in the Ohtani era
By: Bruce Penton Baseball fans alive during the Shohei Ohtani era — and that’s you — should consider themselves among the luckiest fans of all time.Getting to watch and appreciate the extra special talents of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ two-way star is an opportunity unmatched through decades of Major League Baseball.
Read MoreTrump’s ‘joke’ threats are no laughing matter
By: Jordan Twiss When someone says something offensive – and let’s be real, it’s impossible not to offend people these days – a common deflection tactic is to play it off as a joke.
Read MoreWeather, politics create harvest uncertainty
By: Calvin Daniels It was interesting to see a recent headline in the ag press suggesting that world geopolitics and weather remain unpredictable.Now, this is not something particularly new.Crop prices have always been influenced by both forces.
Read MoreCanadian actor disrupts Jays’ season
By: Bruce Penton Ever since Canadian actor Michael Cera started hanging around the Toronto Blue Jays’ clubhouse, and inviting players and management over to his house to see his man cave shrine to the Blue Jays, Canada’s only Major League Baseball team has stunk.
Read MoreUgly U.S. politics have no place in Canada
By: Jordan Twiss Being a journalist in the digital age often means spending an inordinate amount of time scouring social media for news leads.
Read MoreMunicipalities could play key role in food security
By: Calvin Daniels As often happens, at a recent interview on only a tangentially-related topic, the conversation turned to a discussion about food security.The subject of the talk was how important it is at present to focus attention on personal and community security because culturally we have lost a great deal of our food knowledge.
Read MoreThree great stat stories from MLB
By: Bruce Penton Baseball statistics used to be fairly straightforward. Batting average, home runs, and runs batted in were the important ones for hitters; victories, strikeouts, and earned run average were the categories that mattered for pitchers.
Read MoreSask Party keeps failing our healthcare workers
By: Jordan Twiss As we’ve learned all too well from the second presidency of Donald Trump, negotiating a deal is never an easy thing.Sure, Mr. Trump’s erratic and ever-changing whims are an extreme example of the difficulties that come with reaching an agreement.
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