By: Bruce Penton When Team Canada announced last summer its six locked-in player selections for this country’s entry in the Olympic Games, one of the choices today stands out as a pretty big mistake.
Read MoreNew year means new chance for our leaders to change
By: Jordan Twiss And just like that, we’ve somehow completed another orbit around the sun, bringing about the beginning of a brand-new year.
Read MoreWhat’s in a food label?
By: Calvin Daniels What should be included on food labels tends to be a topic which can be a hotly contested one, depending on who one asks about it.
Read MoreLooking back at the best from 2025: Part 2
By: Bruce Penton The best of 2025’s notes, quotes and anecdotes (Part 2 — July through December):
Read MoreHolidays overshadowed by global uncertainty
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.
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