By: Bruce Penton Connor McDavid could have asked for the moon, and Edmonton Oilers’ owner Daryl Katz would have somehow arranged to have it pulled from the sky.
Read MoreTrump’s ‘truths’ reshape reality
By: Jordan Twiss Last week, as they celebrated the 85th annual National Newspapers Week, those who work in the news business called on the public to aid them in protecting the truth by ensuring they get their news from credible, fact-checked news sources.
Read MoreAgriculture is critical to small communities
By: Calvin Daniels When one looks at the modern machinery of a Canadian Prairie harvest, it seems almost like something out of a Robert A. Heinlein or Isaac Asimov novel I might have read as a youth in the late 1960s or into the 1970s.
Read MoreAre CFL changes ‘Americanizing’ our game?
By: Bruce Penton It didn’t take new Canadian Football League commissioner Stewart Johnston long to become a household name among football fans north of the border.
Read MoreGlobal trends show threats to free press
By: Jordan Twiss This year, for the 85th year, Canadians who work in the news business have the privilege of celebrating National Newspapers Week from Oct. 5 to Oct. 11.
Read MoreCommodity prices cratered by tariff wars
By: Calvin Daniels It was with little surprise I scanned a recent article online which suggested agricultural commodity prices could be in for a sustained downturn.
Read MoreNHL’s hot topics waiting for answers
By: Bruce Penton Fringe players in the National Hockey League will have special reason to enjoy the 2025-26 season, which gets under way this week, thanks to a nearly three-week break — book those Caribbean vacations, boys — smack dab in the middle of the 82-game regular season.
Read MoreRichmound’s nightmare could have been avoided
By: Jordan Twiss “Nobody cared about the small town in southwest Saskatchewan.”That’s how Richmound, Sask., Mayor Brad Miller assessed the waking nightmare his community has been living through since the Kingdom of Canada cult, led by conspiracy theorist and “Queen of Canada” Romana Didulo, moved in to the old Richmound School two years ago.
Read MoreFood Farm programs have room for growth
By: Calvin Daniels This last week, students from throughout the area again gained some direct education on where their food comes from — something increasingly critical as direct ties to food production agriculture are being lost.
Read MoreJays have what it takes to win, but will they?
By: Bruce Penton The Toronto Blue Jays finished off their 162-game regular season on Sunday, Sept. 28, and ‘Yes!’ is the answer to the biggest question posed by Jays’ fans.
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