By: Jordan Twiss As we gather with family, friends, and loved ones for the Christmas season and look forward to another new year, it’s hard to ignore the storm clouds looming over the holiday cheer.
Read MoreTrump tariff tantrums torpedo ag trade
By: Calvin Daniels Trade tends to work best when left alone so that the realities of supply and demand can take over.
Read MoreLooking back at the best from 2025: Part 1
By: Bruce Penton The best quips, quotes and anecdotes from January through June, 2025 (Part 1):
Read MorePolitical games sow fear and division
By: Jordan Twiss Much like fencing or chess, politics is often as much about gamesmanship as it is about the act of governing.
Read MoreWheat research could be game changer
By: Calvin Daniels Some might call it the ‘holy grail’ of Prairie agriculture.Now, whether plant researchers cracking the mystery to finally breed a nitrogen fixing wheat is really that significant will be a discussion for ag historians a decade or two after it happens. But if such varieties are created it will significantly change farming.
Read MoreRecognizing Canada’s best in 2025
By: Bruce Penton It’s been a great year for Canadians on the world’s athletic stages. As 2025 winds down, it’s time for the year-end awards in the top three categories — male and female athlete and top team.
Read MoreSask Party’s change still hard to spot
By: Jordan Twiss The fall sitting of the Legislature came to a close last Friday, effectively marking the end of the first year of the Sask Party government’s renewed four-year mandate from the people of Saskatchewan.
Read MorePyrolysis could provide farm waste solution
By: Calvin Daniels It is easy to sit in awe of the constant advancements being made by science and technology.
Read MoreYoung superstars belong on Olympic team
By: Bruce Penton In hockey-mad Canada, fans spend their time watching hockey, thinking about hockey, talking about hockey and mentally planning Canada’s roster for the 2026 Olympic Games in Italy.
Read MoreOttawa-Alberta MOU hits immediate roadblocks
By: Jordan Twiss In the House of Commons, wars of words between opposing parties are an every day occurrence.But in a parliamentary system where the expectation seems to be that MPs will blindly and mutely go along with their party leader, conflicts within individual parties are rare (or, perhaps, just easier to hide).
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