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 […]

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.

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.

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.

By: Jordan Twiss Being a journalist in the digital age often means spending an inordinate amount of time scouring social media for news leads.

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.

By: Jordan Twiss Obliterated. Destroyed. Crushed. Vanquished.For months, we’ve been hearing about how U.S. President Donald Trump, the self-proclaimed president of peace, has waged the most successful war that ever warred in his not-a-war against Iran.

By: Jordan Twiss As he stepped into office in the midst of threats posed to Canada’s economy and sovereignty by U.S. President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Mark Carney effectively, if not temporarily, united Canadians with his rallying call of “Elbows up!”

By: Jordan Twiss In 2008, the world narrowly avoided a global economic disaster not seen since the Great Depression of the 1930s.The seeds of the near-catastrophe were planted in the United States in the early 2000s, when the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates in a bid to boost the economy.

By: Jordan Twiss Last week, Canadians from coast to coast to coast came together to celebrate Canada’s 159th birthday.Canada is a country of many peoples, many cultures, and many religions. Despite these differences, Canada Day is meant to remind us of the many things that unite us as a nation.