Opinion

Last week I had prepared a column, but you never know what the future can hold… which was made very evident last week and inspired me to write a new column, which begins with my deepest condolences to everyone affected by the tragic event on April 6.

In recent years, one of the challenges facing the City of Estevan has been finding a tenant for the former concession area in the Estevan Leisure Centre.

Someone once said that adversity doesn't always build character but it often shows if you've got it or not. And there are a lot of members of the Power Dodge Estevan Bruins who clearly have more character than anyone could have given them credit for.

It was Sunday morning. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had just met with Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and British Columbia Premier John Horgan, laying down the line for Horgan that this pipeline will be built.

Health Canada is introducing the front-of-pack (FOP) label, which is intended to warn consumers specifically about the amount of salt, sugar and saturated fat in the foods they buy.

I had every intention of continuing in my Proverbs series this week but given the tragic circumstances of the deaths and suffering of those associated with the Humboldt Broncos bus accident, I want to express my condolences.

With all the jingoism over Kinder Morgan’s pipeline expansion creating jobs—and almost all of it temporary work—it’s conspicuous how there’s no mention of creating actual long-term employment by processing enough of our own crude to, at the very leas

Cheers: Cheers to everyone who has shown support in some way, shape or form for the Humboldt Broncos and the people of Humboldt following last week’s bus tragedy.

As expected, the budget handed down by the provincial government on Tuesday afternoon didn’t pack the sting of last year’s financial plan. It didn’t include the tax increases or the spending cuts of a year ago.

If a legal precedent was set that B.C. has so much control over their province and their natural resources, that they can stop a federally approved pipeline, that could also mean Saskatchewan can stop a federally approved carbon tax.