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The Halloween tax lesson

The Halloween tax lesson

Katrina and her friend just walked in the door from trick or treating, gleefully spilling their very full pillowcases on the floor to peruse their hard-won spoils. For a little fun, I figured this would be a good time for a lesson on life.
A billion-dollar standalone? Hopefully not.

A billion-dollar standalone? Hopefully not.

It was a statement that created all sorts of fear for local residents last week.
There are a lot of reasons to remember

There are a lot of reasons to remember

In 1943 my uncle and a few other lucky Royal Canadian Air Foce members who were apart of 405 Squadron got to crew the The Ruhr Express. This plane was the first Lancaster bomber to roll off the assembly line in Malton, Ont.
Basking in the balance of anti-oil journalism

Basking in the balance of anti-oil journalism

Oct. 1 kicked off with a series of stories by the Toronto Star , Global News and National Observer , targeted on the Saskatchewan oilpatch. The stories were part of a much larger project, backed financially by the Corporate Mapping Project (CMP).
Hearing a different voice

Hearing a different voice

The term “early adopter” is applied to those who take to new ideas very quickly. I am not one of those people. When I go out for breakfast, I order the same thing every time. I have been a Toronto Maple Leafs fan my entire life.
Face covering bans

Face covering bans

With Quebec and countries around the world like Austria introducing a face covering ban, things are likely going to get difficult for law enforcement.
A time for celebration

A time for celebration

We’ve all had them: bad days, good days, dog days, you get the idea, but this past week I celebrated one of my most extraordinary days to remember. On Oct.
Cheers and Jeers for Nov. 3

Cheers and Jeers for Nov. 3

Cheers: Cheers to Diana Aitchison and her crew of young people for working so long and hard to put on another frightfully scary Screamfest at the Estevan Public Library.
Even a blizzard can’t stop me

Even a blizzard can’t stop me

I am the new reporter at the Estevan Mercury and my name is William Acri. I am very happy to be starting my career as a journalist. I have always liked community reporting and small towns. I grew up in a small town called Acton, Ont.
We live in a great city

We live in a great city

When the United Way Estevan’s telethon went off the air on Saturday afternoon at 5 p.m., people in Estevan and the surrounding communities had pledged more than $350,000 for the United Way’s member agencies and community partners.
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