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Weak job market for youth hurts parents

To the Editor: Today's weak labour market for youth is not only hurting young Canadians. It's also taking a financial toll on their middle class parents. There are still 200,000 fewer jobs for young Canadians than before the recession.

Photo radar up and running

It's one photo you don't want to be in, and the Government of Saskatchewan doesn't want to see you in.

Does a shuffle change the spots?

To the Editor: There's been much chatter about Stephen Harper's "massive" cabinet shuffle as a "new beginning" for a government that has squandered a lot of the public's trust.
New rules for senators - added accountability

New rules for senators - added accountability

Since Canada's earliest days, the Senate has played an important role in the business of Canadian lawmaking - that of reviewing and sometimes revising legislation put forward by the House of Commons.
Caring for Kenya, buy a bracelet build a well

Caring for Kenya, buy a bracelet build a well

He's a man on a mission. If Vic Hamer gets his way, no child will go without clean drinking water and the people of Kenya will have the opportunity to lead better, more productive lives and look forward to a healthy future.
The consequences to making a tasteless joke

The consequences to making a tasteless joke

In February of this year, Justin Carter made a joke. It was a bad joke, in exceptionally poor taste, as the then 18-year-old made a comment about shooting up a school in a Facebook comment, replying to someone who said he was "messed up in the head.
It's grilling season! How to do it right

It's grilling season! How to do it right

In my last column I discussed my five Golden Rules of grilling on your outdoor gas BBQ. If you missed that column, I will be more than happy to email it to you. Please contact me at [email protected].
Jordan Matechuk's CFL story reaches happy return

Jordan Matechuk's CFL story reaches happy return

Once a local hero, it had been nearly three years since Yorkton's Jordan Matechuk stepped on a CFL field to start a regular season game.
Riders 3-0, but Durant injury looms heading into Week Four

Riders 3-0, but Durant injury looms heading into Week Four

Each week of the CFL season, The News Review Sports will recap the week that was in Rider Nation as well as preview the upcoming week's action in a weekly segment called Rider Report.
Take a walk into the wild west: the Rawhides experience

Take a walk into the wild west: the Rawhides experience

It's a leisurely drive from Yorkton and its doors are open to welcome you in for everything from great eats, to entertainment to a warm country atmosphere.
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