By: Jordan Twiss As critics and naysayers from all sides of the aisle continue to loudly voice their displeasure, the MOU between Ottawa and Alberta to build a new oil pipeline to Canada’s west coast continues to take incremental steps forward.
Read MoreFarm growth shows no signs of slowing
By: Calvin Daniels Canadian farms are trending to be ever larger entities.This is a surprise to absolutely no one, as the trend of rural depopulation and growing farm size started basically coming out of the first great war, and was exacerbated by the ‘Dirty Thirties.’ It’s continued, generally unabated, ever since.
Read MoreLeafs’ signings not universally popular
By: Bruce Penton It was not a great start for the new management regime for the Toronto Maple Leafs.Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) president and CEO Keith Pelley fired general manager Brad Treliving in March and fans were eagerly awaiting the announcement of a new boss for the Leafs, who had one of their […]
Read MoreAg report highlights the blatantly obvious
By: Jordan Twiss If governments can be counted on for one thing, it’s to make simple tasks as difficult as possible.In our daily lives, most of us simply go about our business and get things done without agonizing over them.
Read MoreGlobal hunger staggering, inexcusable
By: Calvin Daniels If there is one thing we know if we follow agriculture in Canada, it’s that farmers here can produce food.Food grain production has always been a major aspect of this country.
Read MoreEnd of the road for LIV Golf?
By: Bruce Penton The four-year effort to create a rival golf league to the PGA Tour appears to be on its deathbed. The Saudi Arabia-based LIV golf league, bankrolled by the country’s trillion-dollar Public Investment Fund (PIF), will be kept alive until the end of the 2026 season and after that, all bets are off.
Read MoreSask. wildfire season promises uncertainty
By: Jordan Twiss A few short weeks ago, after a late winter blast hit much of Saskatchewan, it seemed like we were in the midst of a winter that would never end.
Read MorePolitics muddy healthy food debate
By: Calvin Daniels Being a food consumer today is difficult on a number of levels.We all of course have to eat, so it is something we are faced with daily, but it does seem the number of hurdles to putting a healthy meal on the table is at its most difficult.It starts with the price […]
Read MoreNHL draft often a crapshoot
By: Bruce Penton To say the National Hockey League draft of 18-year-old players is an inexact science is stating the obvious. It’s more like a crapshoot. Roll the dice and hope, baby. But NHL jobs (scouting directors and general managers specifically) can oftentimes ride on the success or failure of picking junior players.
Read MoreHumanity approaches AI’s point of no return
By: Jordan Twiss While the gulf between humans and animals isn’t necessarily as wide as our anthropocentric mindset might lead us to believe, there’s no denying that humans stand apart from all other living things because of our capacity to invent and innovate.
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