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Yorkton News Review - Archive

Ambulance fees still not fixed

The Sask. Party continues to refuse to take action on ambulance fees while patients like Thomas Dale Winacott, a 64-year-old man battling pancreatic cancer, feel forced to refuse an ambulance because of the cost.

CPP expansion plans don’t work

The latest musings by the federal government about potentially allowing additional voluntary contributions to the CPP have re-ignited the debate about Canadians and their savings.

Things I do with words... Black gold causes one very stupid controversy

Tim Horton’s found itself at the center of what is possibly the dumbest controversy I have ever seen over the past week. It started with a bit of cross-promotion, as the company aired advertisements from oil company Enbridge.

Unpaid caregivers need support

To the Editor: One in every three workers in Canada is assisting a chronically disabled person – many of them seniors – with transportation, household maintenance or day-to-day tasks, according to a recently released federal report. The 6.

CPP an investment for retiring

To the Editor: The Canada Pension Plan got support last Friday from an unlikely source - Conservative Finance Minister, Joe Oliver. In praising the CPP, Mr. Oliver contradicted two decades of abuse heaped on the plan by Stephen Harper.

Time for a talk on ATV safety

To the Editor: As part of ATV Safety Week from June 6-14, the Saskatchewan All-Terrain Vehicle Association (SATVA) is launching a province-wide awareness campaign called Know Your Limits to help Saskatchewan residents understand their limits while op

Costly P3 model raising red flags

To the Editor: CUPE applauds the Provincial Auditor’s report for highlighting concerns about SaskBuilds’ use of unsubstantiated numbers, but is raising red flags about their reliance on an out-of-province consultant with a biased approach to P3s.
First annual Torch run to be held in the city

First annual Torch run to be held in the city

On Saturday, June 13, Yorkton Special Olympics will host their First Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR).
Online program helping to track livestock

Online program helping to track livestock

The federal and provincial governments launched the new online Saskatchewan Premises Identification (PID) Database to improve the response to and prevention of livestock emergencies.

Parliamentary Report - Celebrating Canada’s Aboriginal Peoples

The stories of Canada’s Aboriginal peoples lie at heart of the story of Canada.
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