Opinion

By Ken Rolheiser The magic of Schubert’s “Ave Maria” does not depend on the stage lights and the tenor voice of Andrea Bocelli or Michael Buble. Many have been moved to tears at this song in a humble church setting sung by an unknown artist.

My Nikkel's Worth column

The editor: Imagine you’re a minimum wage earner here in Saskatchewan, trying to meet all your household expenses while earning $10.96 an hour. It’s really tough, sometimes impossible.

Weyburn’s city council took the high road, and threw in a noble gesture while they were at it, when they dealt with a potentially thorny issue regarding their wages on Monday evening.

Moosomin has a unique place in the Saskatchewan oilpatch. On the edge of oil production, there’s long be a few pumpjacks running north of town. But the number of directly-related oilpatch businesses has diminished over time.

Local residents have been waiting a long time for a new nursing home. The current building is more than 50 years old, which is ancient by healthcare facility standards.

Brian Zinchuk

Corey Atkinson

Canada follows the United States in many things, in culture and in relation to the economy, and the current push in TV ads is no exception, as “Black Friday” is the big deal this week, here in Canada as well as in the U.S.

My sister had a milestone birthday this week, so Sara, the girls and I decided that it would be fun to go to Moose Jaw and celebrate with her.