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Don't keep score

Don't keep score

A while ago, I read a blog post that was too good not to be shared with a teacher or principal. Immediately, I started to write an email to a principal I had once worked with. Then my day got busy and the email didn't get sent.
The scientific side of autumn frost

The scientific side of autumn frost

There is fall in the air on the prairies. Even though the daytime temperatures are often still warm, at night our temperatures are dipping low enough to stop growth in hot crops like tomatoes and to colour up leaves.
Richard centennial homecoming draws more than 600

Richard centennial homecoming draws more than 600

RICHARD — The Richard Recreation Board would like to thank all those who attended the Richard 100 Homecoming held Aug. 6. The day saw more than 520 people registered with approximately another 100 in attendance.
Reality of education spending in Saskatchewan

Reality of education spending in Saskatchewan

Archaic regulations, union monopoly, lack of responsiveness to parents holding back the Saskatchewan public school system
Genuine riches

Genuine riches

Like me, I’m sure you’ve received dozens of notifications over the years that inform you that you are eligible to cash in on millions of dollars.
It's time to rally behind Canada's oil and gas sector

It's time to rally behind Canada's oil and gas sector

When a sector that employs thousands and keeps our country prosperous suffers, you don't shrug your shoulders and do nothing
Fall vegetable harvest and storage ideas

Fall vegetable harvest and storage ideas

Fall is a bittersweet time for vegetable gardeners. All the hard work of the growing season is finally paying off with a delicious harvest of all types of vegetables. But the chill in the air reminds us cold weather and snow is imminent.
Canada has more doctors and health specialists than ever

Canada has more doctors and health specialists than ever

But we don't have ways to evaluate whether increasing the specialist workforce is always the best investment of our health-care dollars
Why Canada should avoid free trade with the great dragon

Why Canada should avoid free trade with the great dragon

Expanding our trade relationship with China is unlikely to give us any significant economic, environmental or human rights leverage
In defence of a health system that offers timely care

In defence of a health system that offers timely care

A trial now underway in B.C. exposes a system that puts principle ahead of care, leaving far too many on dangerously-long waiting lists
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