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.
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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.
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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.
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Shellbrook TRC Walk connects community
By: Jordan Twiss Now in its third year, Shellbrook’s Honour Walk for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is building a deeper sense of community and greater awareness about the history of Residential Schools and the Sixties Scoop, say organizers Nicole Erb and Regan Buckingham.
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.
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