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Registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) What is an RRSP? A registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) is a personal savings account that has special tax advantages.

Some books serve their life well, and need to move on. Old dictionaries, outdated encyclopedias, aged reference materials and so on, they don’t have much of a use anymore.

On this day in 1928 Yorkton officially became a city.

“I’m pretty confident that by the end of session I will be back in and working to full capacity there.” — MLA Greg Ottenbreit Yorkton MLA and Minister for Rural and Remote Health Greg Ottenbreit has been diagnosed with colorectal cancer.

The Giant Mine, near Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, became infamous in 1992 when, during a labour dispute, a bombing killed nine replacement workers. As horrible as that historic event was, the worse legacy of Giant is ongoing.

SGI is reminding Saskatchewan residents that impaired driving laws are changing in the new year. Tougher legislation was passed last fall, with strengthened laws taking effect Jan 1, 2017.

Regular readers will be aware I am a huge fan of chess. Over the years I have written on many chess variants from Shogi to Omega Chess, and I’m back to that common theme over the next two or three issues.

The Alzheimer’s Society of Saskatchewan is hosting an evening of education, intended to help people understand Alzheimer’s and dementia. This will take place on Tuesday, January 31 between 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.

Science. Alternately lauded and vilified, often for the same reasons, it impacts every aspect of our lives.

Fair fa’ your honest sonsie face, Great chieftain o the puddin’-race! Aboon them a’ ye tak your place, Painch, tripe, or thairm: Weel are ye worthy o’ a grace As lang’s my arm.