Farmer Tan’s mustard highlights farm diversity
By: Bevra Fee While browsing the annual fall craft sale in Spiritwood during the 2025 pre-Christmas season, local shoppers were introduced to a new product that proved to be a hot ticket. Farmer Tan’s mustard, offered by Tanner Gaboury, sold out in its first market foray.
Read MoreGrowing season ripe with uncertainty
By: Jordan Twiss Though last week’s wintry blast makes spring seem like little more than a far-off dream, farming operations will (hopefully) be getting into full swing across Saskatchewan in the weeks to come.
Read MoreFood basics must be relearned
By: Calvin Daniels The idea of improving food security is obviously a wise one.However, food security will mean different things to different people.
Read MoreFresh looks for top curling rinks
By: Bruce Penton Curling’s game of musical chairs has begun.Now that Brad Jacobs and his rink have won the men’s world curling championship and Kerri Einarson came up one game short at the women’s worlds, Canada’s elite curlers are rearranging lineups to begin the next four-year Olympic Games cycle.
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Spiritwood Lions host Grand Ole Opry
By: Bevra Fee When the leader of the popular annual Grand Ole Opry in Spiritwood announced to the Spiritwood Lions Club that she would be moving away from the area after the 2025 event, the club was faced with an offer presented by Lion Tanis Franson.
Read MoreFake outrage won’t undo Carney majority
By: Jordan Twiss On the surface, democracy should be pretty straightforward.Election night comes, people do their civic duty by casting their ballots, and once those ballots are tallied they get a government that reflects their collective wishes.
Read MoreGene-editing must be undertaken with care
By: Calvin Daniels Gene-editing has been something of a bugaboo in agriculture for years now.
Read MoreHere’s a Wild pick for the Stanley Cup
By: Bruce Penton Just when it appears as if the long and winding Stanley Cup playoff road will inevitably end with a Colorado Avalanche victory, the hapless Vancouver Canucks skate into Denver two weeks before the end of the regular season and lay an 8-6 thumping on the team that has been the class of […]
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