By: Calvin Daniels Science is science, and while scientists don’t always get it right, there remains a level of trust we should hold for the results – at least if we want to see positive steps toward the future. This is the case in agriculture as much as in any other field.
Read MoreMcDavid the best — and most valuable
By: Bruce Penton The debate rages on among hockey fans about the merits of the Hart Trophy winner as the National Hockey League’s most valuable player.
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.
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 […]
Read MoreIran war delivers victory for no one
By: Jordan Twiss On May 1, 2003, after the fall of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, sitting U.S. President George W. Bush stepped out onto the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln and gave what is now known as the Mission Accomplished speech.
Read MoreAg connects us as Canadians
By: Calvin Daniels When the calendar flips to April, farmers tend to get itchy to climb in the tractor cab and start the wheels turning to plant another crop.
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