Yorkton News Review - Archive

To the Editor: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) has crunched the numbers and the federal government’s Family Tax Cut (FTC) along with enhancements to the Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB) will give many Canadian families a considerable tax b

To the Editor: Seasons Greetings to all those farmers who voted for the Harper Government! Harper, Ritz and Anderson stole the farmer-owned Canadian Wheat Board which was run by farmers, paid for by farmers and returned all profits to farmers.

For better or for worse, Canadians have traditionally not done a very good job in honouring our heroes, particularly past political leaders.

According to the American Heritage Dictionary the phrase “waste not, want not” was first recorded in 1772, but was derived from an earlier version: “wilful waste makes woeful want” recorded in 1576.

Municipal governments, First Nations councils and other eligible applicants have until Monday, January 12 at 12 p.m.

Did you know that women represent 72 per cent of Canadians living with Alzheimer’s disease? They could be your mothers, wives, sisters, grandmothers or friends – even you.

Saskatchewan reached a new record for power use on Sunday evening. Colder temperatures and shorter daylight hours combined to push Saskatchewan’s new record peak load to 3,583 megawatts (MW) at 6:20 p.m. on Jan. 4.

Each month a male and a female student is selected as the SHHS Saint of the Month. Saint of the Month students are nominated by staff and students of SHHS.

Ed, my neighbor next door, heard I’m trying to improve my brain health, and he is certain that it’s too little, too late on my part. My neighbor learned that I had signed on to Luminosity.

Employment and Social Development Canada has announced the benefit amounts for the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Old Age Security (OAS) effective January 1, 2015. CPP benefits will increase by 1.8 percent for those already receiving CPP benefits.