Opinion

Assuming the weather smartens up a bit by the time this article runs, the Moon will be pointing out a few planets in the evening sky. At around 6 p.m.

Yorkton is getting a new liquor store. Part of the province’s effort to privatize the sale of alcohol, communities like Yorkton are being positioned as “under-served” and receiving new stores from private companies.

This week there was another case in court that has me musing over the issue of public interest versus interesting to the public.

Breathe deep. This is going to hurt a bit. It’s not something you want to hear form your doctor … or your Finance Minister at a time when he’s just announced the $400 million provincial deficit has just leapt to $1 billion.

Breathe deep. This is going to hurt a bit. It’s not something you want to hear from your doctor… or your finance minister at a time when he’s just announced the $400 million provincial deficit has just leapt to $1 billion.

I’ve done the math. Even in these lean times I’ve taken the time from trying to put food on the table to try and understand why Mr.

“The day of his death was a dark cold day… “The death of the poet is kept from his poems” (From “In Memory of W.B. Yeats” by W.H. Auden, lines 6, 11) Leonard Cohen was a rare poet, and we are left to ponder the impact of his gifts.

Bigger, at least in terms of business, is generally seen as better.

So the rumours were true. After months of waiting, Canora was graced with the presence of a Tim Hortons.

There’s nothing I enjoy more than thumbing through glossy home décor magazines and imagining all the changes I could make that would transform our home into a showpiece.