By: Bruce Penton The list of Major League Baseball players born and raised in Winkler, Man., is a short one.In fact, it’s one — Tristan Peters.
Read MoreFood security key to Canada’s sovereignty
By: Jordan Twiss Every year, the Oxford Dictionary chooses a word of the year by drawing inspiration from cultural and linguistic trends.Given how social media has come to dominate nearly every aspect of our daily lives, it’s no surprise that the last few words of the year have come from platforms like TikTok – the […]
Read MoreCanada must remain focused on global trade
By: Calvin Daniels In the face of the collapse of Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) talks, one thing has once again become crystal clear: Canada has to look to the future, working to forge trade deals sans the U.S. whenever possible.
Read MoreNew homes for some NFL quarterbacks
By: Bruce Penton When the 2026 National Football League season kicks off this week with a New England at Seattle Wednesday night classic, the same quarterbacks who battled Feb. 8 in the Super Bowl won 29-13 by Seattle, Sam Darnold for the Seahawks and Drake Maye for the Patriots, will both be under centre. The […]
Read MoreSask. Marshals fail to solve policing challenges
By: Jordan Twiss Crime is a problem in Saskatchewan.Just ask a friend or neighbour, and odds are they know someone who’s been a victim of a crime, or have been a victim themselves.And the evidence is more than just anecdotal.
Read MorePath to Canada-US deal remains uncertain
By: Calvin Daniels It seems U.S. president Donald Trump has taken part of his bullying playbook from Lucy in Peanuts. She’s the one famous for putting down a football, and as Charlie Brown tries to kick it, she pulls it away.Trump does the same trick with his rolling barrage of tariff threats, both real and […]
Read MorePGA Tour’s Player of the Year will be . . . ?
By: Bruce Penton It was virtually owned by Tiger Woods for years and a Scottie Scheffler foregone conclusion for the past couple of seasons, but this year, there might not be a clearcut favourite for the PGA Tour’s Player of the Year award.
Read MoreCanada-US tariff tiff creates more uncertainty
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.
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