Opinion

Have you heard of flupyradifurone? Probably not, unless you work for the federal government agency poised to approve this new pesticide for use in Canada. But take note: This new "F" word is bad news for bees.

Every year at this time thoughts turn to Remembrance Day. For a newspaper the question becomes whether we should each year turn this space over to a day which occurs annually? After all we are all by now aware Nov.

To say that the first week of the new session of the Legislature wasn’t a very good one for the Saskatchewan Party government would be a bit of understatement.

To say that the first week of the new session of the Legislature wasn't a very good one for the Saskatchewan Party government would be a bit of understatement.

Admittedly, meeting the needs of every town or smaller city is no easy task. It will be a task made that much harder if a prolonged dip in oil prices means a decrease in Saskatchewan Party government revenue.

The names Cpl. Nathan Cirillo and Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent became familiar to Canadians last week for the saddest of reasons.

For the last several years Yorkton Council has seen fit to declare Agriculture Week, and with good reason.

For years, many city folk have envied the luck of those rural folk who have oil wells right on their property.