Opinion

To the Editor: I am the mother of a legally blind child. Everyday my child is challenged by simple tasks that as a sighted person, I take for granted.

The environment is again on the top of the agendas of national and world leaders as they grapple with issues that seem impossible to counteract, and weather occurrences that defy the imagination.

Putting a price on carbon was a question we posed to then Prime Minister Stephen Harper when he paid Estevan a visit in 2008 to re-announce the federal contribution of $240 million for this province’s carbon capture project.

A misogynistic mess? The Tragic Tale of Kesha and Dr. Luke By Lynne Bell As the mom of two young women, I have a slight memory of pop artist Kesha and one of her hits “TiK ToK.

The other week we ran a story about wild boar in the southeastern area of Saskatchewan, about an ongoing study trying to track and determine the boars’ habits.

The Editor: On Feb. 16, 2016, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair asked Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay about when he would restore the Canadian Wheat Board, now that evidence is that private grain companies had taken $6.

Premier Brad Wall will soon be dropping the writ for the upcoming provincial election, set by legislation for Monday, April 4.

To the Editor: The Special Joint committee of the Government of Canada has released its report on “Physician – Assisted Dying” on Feb. 25, “Medical Assistance in Dying,” a patient-centered approach. This report is deeply disappointing.

The Editor: Can taxpayers afford another four years of gross mismanagement with the growing list of scandals that surround Brad Wall and the Saskatchewan Party? Just to name but a few, there are the Lean initiatives, the carbon capture failure, the s

The Editor: Lately, there has been much discussion around the Energy East pipeline project. Mayors, premiers and elected officials in Ottawa are weighing into the discussion.