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Liberals caught again in SNC Lavalin Scandal

Liberals caught again in SNC Lavalin Scandal

Dear Editor: On April 2, 2019 Jody Wilson-Raybauld and Jane Phillpot were removed from the Liberal Caucus by the Prime Minister of Canada. A scandal had been growing like cancer in the Liberal Party of Canada since Jan. 2019.
Hometowns deserve share of cannabis excise tax

Hometowns deserve share of cannabis excise tax

In December 2017, the federal and provincial governments agreed that provinces would receive 75 per cent of the cannabis excise tax revenues instead of a fifty-fifty split. These additional dollars were to support municipalities.
Editorial - Old mill needs a future

Editorial - Old mill needs a future

When it comes to Yorkton’s history it is naturally tied closely to the agriculture of the area. That is seen from the community’s earliest days in the old brick mill that is familiar to most residents.
Passion for farming is often renewed in spring

Passion for farming is often renewed in spring

Agriculture has always been a business that by its nature tends to merge with being a way of life. As such it can be a highly stressful vocation because the farmer never really gets away from his or her place of business.
Largest trading partners seldom kind to Saskatchewan agriculture

Largest trading partners seldom kind to Saskatchewan agriculture

A decade or so ago, it was the BSE crisis.
Citizens need to be prepared

Citizens need to be prepared

Yorkton residents should be prepared to deal with emergencies if they arise. That was the message put forward by Lisa Washington Community Development Manager, with the City as she made a presentation to the regular meeting of Yorkton Council Monday.
Hometowns Deserve Share of Cannabis Excise Tax

Hometowns Deserve Share of Cannabis Excise Tax

Dear Editor: In December 2017, the federal and provincial governments agreed that provinces would receive 75 per cent of the cannabis excise tax revenues instead of a fifty-fifty split. These additional dollars were to support municipalities.
The Ruttle Report - Clock's Ticking Until the Polls Open

The Ruttle Report - Clock's Ticking Until the Polls Open

So last Friday, the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal voted in favor of the federal government’s carbon pricing plan, a.k.a.
My Outlook - A Most Unexpected Friendship

My Outlook - A Most Unexpected Friendship

At the age of 25 we have more friends than at any other time in our life, so says those who study such things.
He’s not even premier yet, but Jason Kenney is assumed the leader of “The Resistance”

He’s not even premier yet, but Jason Kenney is assumed the leader of “The Resistance”

You know, it’s kinda odd. Jason Kenney hasn’t even taken office yet as premier of Alberta, yet the feeling I get both in the media and online is that he has already taken his place as the head of “The Resistance,” as Macleans characterized them.
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