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Opinion: The cash grab that drives up airfares

Why Canadian airfares are among the highest in the developed world and how the government games the system.

Jan 4, 2024 9:00 PM Read more >

What was can still be - in a new role

Feeling privileged to continue writing and volunteering, as they go hand in hand to provide greater insight and understanding in the community I live in.

Jan 4, 2024 4:27 PM Read more >

Domotor case heads to alternative measures

Case for Cut Knife-Turtleford MLA Ryan Domotor returns to provincial court Feb. 1.

Jan 4, 2024 4:18 PM Read more >

Residential speeding concerns 88 per cent of Canadians

CAA says speeding is a major safety concern.

Jan 4, 2024 1:00 PM Read more >

Mild conditions make ice thickness a concern

Ice fishing returns to Saskatchewan with emphasis on safety.

Jan 4, 2024 12:00 PM Read more >

Opinion: Hope for defeating antisemitism and politicized Islam?

Most Iranians know that political Islam is a failure

Jan 3, 2024 9:00 PM Read more >

Sask. RCMP: Homicide rate up 50% in five years

44 per cent of perpetrators were already involved in the justice system.

Jan 3, 2024 7:00 PM Read more >

Opinion: Canadian government hiking taxes again in 2024

Watch for payroll tax hikes, a carbon tax hike and alcohol tax hikes.

Jan 3, 2024 3:00 PM Read more >

Global AI ambitions: The drive for technological sovereignty

Shelly Palmer has been named LinkedIn’s “Top Voice in Technology,” and writes a popular daily business blog.

Jan 3, 2024 12:00 PM Read more >

Festival Fanfare: Music festival entry deadline Jan. 20

Battlefords Kiwanis Music Festival April 15 to 28.

Jan 3, 2024 10:30 AM Read more >

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