By: Jordan Twiss Over the past decade, the general public’s attitude toward the media has undergone a monumental shift.Some of this can be attributed to the proliferation of social media, which has the power to twist narratives and shape opinions before reputable journalists can bring the facts to the discussion.

By: Jordan Twiss As we get deeper into fall, we find ourselves in the middle of election season.In what is typically a rarity in Shellbrook, residents just made the impossible decision to elect a new mayor from a pool of three highly-qualified candidates.

By: Jordan Twiss Even before I became a journalist, I often heard pundits and prognosticators predict that the days of physical newspapers were numbered.Such claims are hardly original. They’ve been made time and time again over the years – kind of like claims about Iran being days, hours, or even minutes away from acquiring nuclear […]

By: Jordan Twiss The ability to access healthcare services when and where you need them (without going into crippling debt) is the hallmark of any functioning universal healthcare system.But for far too long now – and for far too many Canadians – this type of healthcare has been nothing but a fantasy.

By: Jordan Twiss When Canada-U.S. trade talks fell apart in late August, setting off a new round of tariff tit-for-tat between Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump, Mr. Carney explained to Canadians the reasons why.According to him, Canada’s negotiating team offered to drop remaining retaliatory tariffs on strategic sectors, such as steel, aluminum, […]

By: Jordan Twiss For years, we’ve heard warnings that democracy – the seemingly unassailable bedrock of Canada and other advanced, industrialized nations – is in peril.The threats are many. And though we may not always agree about what constitutes a legitimate danger to our democracy, Canadians are coming to understand that we are not immune […]

By: Jordan Twiss Every year, the Oxford Dictionary chooses a word of the year by drawing inspiration from cultural and linguistic trends.Given how social media has come to dominate nearly every aspect of our daily lives, it’s no surprise that the last few words of the year have come from platforms like TikTok – the […]

By: Jordan Twiss Crime is a problem in Saskatchewan.Just ask a friend or neighbour, and odds are they know someone who’s been a victim of a crime, or have been a victim themselves.And the evidence is more than just anecdotal.

By: Jordan Twiss One of the hardest parts of being a weekly newspaper is that the world doesn’t stop moving just because you’ve gone to press.When deadline day comes and the newspaper’s sent off to be printed, the week’s news is officially set in stone.

By: Jordan Twiss When someone says something offensive – and let’s be real, it’s impossible not to offend people these days – a common deflection tactic is to play it off as a joke.