By: Bruce Penton Widespread legalized gambling on sports events in North America is only a few years old, yet its dark side has bubbled to the surface. How bad will it get before authorities step in?
Read MoreMisinformation distracts from climate change
By: Jordan Twiss It’s easy, in trying times, to look back fondly on the past through rose-tinted glasses and view the present day in a more pessimistic light.
Read MoreBudget funding bolsters education
By: Scott Moe & Jeremy Harrison The 2024-25 provincial budget was introduced on March 20 and includes a record budget of $3.3 billion for the Ministry of Education.
Read MorePromise of new tech exciting for farmers
By: Calvin Daniels In the world of technology, five years can be enough time for huge leaps forward.
Read MoreTalented youth abound in MLB
By: Bruce Penton Shohei Ohtani, currently embroiled in a gambling controversy but blessed with the amazing ability to throw and crush a baseball, is the best player in the world, but …
Read MoreSask. budget fails to meet province’s challenges
By: Jordan Twiss If you blinked at all last Wednesday (March 20), you may have missed all the excitement of the Sask. Party government’s delivery of Budget 2024-2025. Or what little excitement there was, at any rate.
Read MoreSask. budget strengthens classrooms, care, communities
By: Scott Moe & Jeremy Harrison Saskatchewan’s 2024-25 Budget makes record new investments in classrooms, care, and communities.
Read MoreDoor reopening for Port of Churchill
By: Calvin Daniels When you farm in east central Saskatchewan, any news regarding the Port of Churchill has to be of interest.
Read MoreNo easy games at men’s world curling
By: Bruce Penton Based on historic results that show Canada has won 36 world titles, 25 more than the next-best country, Canada’s Brad Gushue, who defeated Saskatchewan’s Mike McEwen for the 2024 Brier title, should win this year’s men’s world curling championship in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.
Read MoreBudget season means dread for taxpayers
By: Jordan Twiss As March barrels inevitably towards April, Canadians across the country find themselves in the midst of the much-dreaded, but also much-anticipated, provincial and federal budget season.
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