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Many more people in the skilled trades are retiring than are entering the system. By 2020, it is estimated Canada could be short about one million workers due to an aging population and declining birth rates (Conference Board of Canada, 2000).

The Christian tenet of "love thy neighbour" has, in modern times, evolved to encompass the concept of "feed thy neighbour.

This weekend certainly brought out more fishermen and even some out of town snowmobilers. At this point we still have snow-not something we usually worry about at the beginning of February. According to local fishermen, fishing has slowed down a bit.

Some of the best competition of high school-aged wrestlers from Western Canada gathered in Saskatoon on the weekend.

The Village of Paynton, along with the Paynton Volunteer Fire Department, is hosting a winter bonfire and hot dog lunch for the Paynton residents this Family Day weekend. On SundayFeb. 19, starting around 10 a.m.

Immigration hurdles continue to be a challenge for North Saskatchewan River Health Holdings in the organization's work to fully staff its clinics. At a Jan.

"You've been burning the midnight oil - how come?" Ed, my neighbour next door, demanded of me yesterday at the post office. "I saw your office light on when I came home late Monday night.

Foggy February means wet spring or windy spring. There are varying theories on this weather pattern. You decide in 90 days which group of people predicted the right outcome.

In spite of a current trend by new parents to make up names for their offspring no one has ever heard of, there are still a few favourites being overused. Liam and Emma were the most popular names for babies born in Saskatchewan in 2011.

One man is in RCMP custody and another is in a Saskatoon Hospital suffering from gunshot wounds to his upper body following an incident in the Brightsand Lake area Thursday afternoon. The wounded man, a 51-year-old resident of the St.