By: Bruce Penton Baseball fans who happen to be Baby Boomers will likely recall the hysteria surrounding pitcher Mark (The Bird) Fidrych in 1976.
Read MoreTrump shooting attempt offers chance for change
By: Jordan Twiss Nearly everything in life comes in predictable cycles.Day becomes night.Winter becomes spring, then summer, then fall.By and large, if you give something enough time, it will come back around again eventually.
Read MoreWomen farmers receiving deserved recognition
By: Calvin Daniels Many may not be aware, but the International Year of the Woman Farmer was officially launched June 27 at an event in Washington, D.C., with 2026 set as the year it will be observed.
Read MoreMcIntosh-Ledecky clash would be Olympic highlight
By: Bruce Penton What has the potential to be the most dramatic head-to-head competition at the Paris Olympics might not happen.
Read MoreCarbon tax melodrama wastes time and money
By: Jordan Twiss Like a long-lost evil twin coming back from the dead to wreak havoc on a daytime soap opera, it seems there’s no end to the plot twists and turns when it comes to the federal carbon tax.
Read MoreClimate change raises questions on prairies
By: Calvin Daniels Whether this comes as a surprise to anyone who pauses to consider the situation or not, Western Canada is becoming a generally warmer place.
Read MoreTrotz and the Predators go on spending ‘frenzy’
By: Bruce Penton The Sports Network calls July 1 ‘Free Agent Frenzy’ and the label definitely applied this year as about $1 billion in contracts were finalized with National Hockey League players who officially became free agents when their contracts expired at midnight, June 30.
Read MoreIn upcoming elections, only serious candidates need apply
By: Jordan Twiss In this space, I’ve remarked frequently about the drastic tonal shift in Canada’s political theatre over the past few years.
Read MoreYorkton plant a boon for Sask. pea sector
By: Calvin Daniels It was certainly a day to remember — in particular for the Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), the city of Yorkton and for Saskatchewan pea producers — as LDC officially marked the upcoming construction in the city with a sod turning recently.
Read MoreStanley Cup drought: Thirty years and counting
By: Bruce Penton When the Florida Panthers beat the Edmonton Oilers in Game 7 to win this year’s Stanley Cup, it marked the 30th consecutive season that a team based in the United States has paraded around the ice holding Lord Stanley’s mug.
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