By: Calvin Daniels Many may not be aware, but the International Year of the Woman Farmer was officially launched June 27 at an event in Washington, D.C., with 2026 set as the year it will be observed.
Read MoreMcIntosh-Ledecky clash would be Olympic highlight
By: Bruce Penton What has the potential to be the most dramatic head-to-head competition at the Paris Olympics might not happen.
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Fallen RCMP officers remembered with BBQ
By: Bevra Fee Spiritwood’s annual Cameron & Bourdages Memorial Barbecue was hosted by the local RCMP Detachment on Monday, July 8, at the Memorial Park named for the two fallen officers.
Read MoreCarbon tax melodrama wastes time and money
By: Jordan Twiss Like a long-lost evil twin coming back from the dead to wreak havoc on a daytime soap opera, it seems there’s no end to the plot twists and turns when it comes to the federal carbon tax.
Read MoreClimate change raises questions on prairies
By: Calvin Daniels Whether this comes as a surprise to anyone who pauses to consider the situation or not, Western Canada is becoming a generally warmer place.
Read MoreTrotz and the Predators go on spending ‘frenzy’
By: Bruce Penton The Sports Network calls July 1 ‘Free Agent Frenzy’ and the label definitely applied this year as about $1 billion in contracts were finalized with National Hockey League players who officially became free agents when their contracts expired at midnight, June 30.
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Irene “Rene” Ellen Neurauter
Irene “Rene” Ellen NeurauterNovember 16, 1934 – July 7, 2024
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