By: Jordan Twiss It’s been nearly two years since the Sask Party government introduced its Parents’ Bill of Rights, imposing the law by pre-emptively enacting the notwithstanding clause to thwart legal challenges filed by LGBTQ+ advocacy groups.
Read MorePrairie agriculture history must be preserved
By: Calvin Daniels Mixed in among the static tractor displays at the recent Threshermen’s Show and Seniors’ Festival in Yorkton were two tractors that seemed out of place yet were also to my mind a herald of what Western Development Museums must jump on.
Read MoreMcIntosh, Mboko both steal the show
By: Bruce Penton It was Summer’s summer of domination until Vicky came along with victory after victory to steal the show.
Read MoreCarney government needs to choose a lane
By: Jordan Twiss By now, after thousands of years of organizing societies under all sorts of governments, you’d think humans might have figured out what role they want governments to play in their lives.
Read MoreOld ag tech fosters appreciation for past farmers
By: Calvin Daniels The annual Threshermen’s Show & Seniors’ Festival was held at the beginning of August in Yorkton, and once more the long-running event was fascinating.
Read MoreTennis pro Pospisil calls it a career
By: Bruce Penton Vasek Pospisil wasn’t the biggest name taking part in this year’s National Bank Open in Toronto, but he was likely the best player to retire at the end of the competition.
Read MoreBy-election debate shows need for electoral reform
By: Jordan Twiss In general, elections are pretty simple affairs – where voters are concerned, at least.While there’s always a small group of undecided voters, who either can’t make up their minds or are waiting to see each party’s platform, most know which party they’ll be voting for before the shiny promises are rolled out.
Read MoreResearch remains at the heart of agriculture
By: Calvin Daniels When you have been covering agricultural stories for as long as this writer, you have seen many research plots through the years.
Read MoreScheffler showing Tiger-like dominance
By: Bruce Penton Scottie Scheffler doesn’t wear red shirts on Sundays and is still 11 major championships in arrears, but Scheffler comparisons to Tiger Woods’ domination of the world of professional golf are getting louder, more frequent and quite legitimate.
Read MoreProducers are vital to Canada’s independence
By: Jordan Twiss There’s no question that governments (and the people who make them work) have a difficult job of balancing a myriad of conflicting interests in a way that satisfies everyone, while somehow sticking within a budget that is almost always too small.
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