Opinion

Starting Oct. 1, minimum wage earners in Saskatchewan will be taking home some extra coin. The province has said the minimum wage will increase to $11.32 an hour, up 26 cents. It is currently $11.06 an hour.

The impact of government interference in agriculture markets is most certainly in full swing again. With China flexing its political muscles by using trade as a chip in the game, counter measures were naturally going to happen.

Can you imagine the federal Liberals emerging from this fall’s national election with more seats in Saskatchewan than they already have? Admittedly, it takes a fair bit of imagination. And it will take more than a little luck on the Liberals’ part.

Yorkton has an interesting downtown. It’s an odd observation to make after living in a city for ten years, given that you would normally notice that immediately, but I did realize that recently while walking around one day.

A nice little ‘bullpen’ session in the office a couple of Fridays ago brought up the long-time debate over the positives and negatives surrounding the closeness of the City of Saskatoon to the Town of Outlook.

We know the procedure at airport security: grab a bin, take out our laptops and iPads, empty our pockets, send the bin down the conveyor belt and then retrieve our stuff at the other end.

A recent incident in British Columbia has to have farmers more concerned about both the security of their farms and just how quickly things can get out of hand when it comes to the perception of the public.

The Star Wars Facebook page posted a photo on May 19 noting that on that day, 20 years earlier, The Phantom Menace came out. And I couldn't see it until my honeymoon. The reason was something or other about making it to my wedding on the 22nd.

The Star Wars Facebook page posted a photo on May 19 noting that on that day, 20 years earlier, The Phantom Menace came out. And I couldn't see it until my honeymoon. The reason was something or other about making it to my wedding on the 22nd.

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