Yorkton News Review - Archive

Happy National Volunteer Week, Canada! I’m so proud to live in a nation of volunteers, of people who give generously for the greater good. One act at a time, Canada’s 12.

After seven years of federal deficits following the 2008 economic downturn and subsequent massive stimulus binge, the federal government is finally on track to be back in the black.

Human beings look for patterns in pretty much everything they see. It’s a survival tactic, a way to anticipate danger, find food and shelter, something that has been developed since pre-historic man first began roaming the earth.

To the Editor: As Stephen Harper’s government fills the airwaves with messages of fear, war and terror – talking about anything but the faltering Canadian economy – it’s important to ask if Conservatives are putting their money where their mouth is.

To the Editor: On Canada Day 2006, Canadians were shocked by images of several young men urinating on the National War Memorial in Ottawa.

To the Editor: This week, the Canadian Red Cross honours its volunteers during National Volunteer Week, April 12-18.

To the Editor: New Democrats were pleased to hear renewed calls for Saskatchewan’s liquor stores to sell refrigerated beer. Cam Broten’s official Opposition has been calling for SLGA to be modernized.

A national report shows Saskatchewan patients are benefitting from improved access to surgery, with surgical wait times among the shortest in the country.

The April sale of petroleum and natural gas rights raised $5.3 million in revenue for the province, bringing 2015 land sale revenues after two sales to a total of $22.8 million.