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Raising taxes not the answer to deficits

Raising taxes not the answer to deficits

The growing black market for cigarettes in Canada is becoming a larger and larger problem. It is a source of violent and organized crime and it deprives governments of the full taxes from the sale of a legal product.
Jumping down an inflatable slide creates a hero

Jumping down an inflatable slide creates a hero

Former JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater has become a folk hero. He didn't save a life, or foil a robbery, instead he quit his job in the most spectacular manner possible.
Gov't finally cracking down on child trafficking

Gov't finally cracking down on child trafficking

ll C-268, An Act to amend to the Criminal Code (minimum sentence for offences involving trafficking of persons under the age of eighteen years), has been passed into law.
MOOving on to greener pastures

MOOving on to greener pastures

While I get the idea behind the concept, and I can empathize with the people who are upset at the loss of the program, if it can be replaced by something that will have more far reaching effects, then why not change things up? Despite a fair amount o

Off to work we go

Sask. Job numbers are up

Lingenfelter makes Yorkton stop over

NDP leader Dwain Lingenfelter and MLAs Trent Wotherspoon and Sandra Morin have been touring the province listening to concerns people have about the provincial government.

Let's get ready to gamble!

It's a plus to keep money within the province, but is it the government's place to be setting up online gambling options? On Tuesday the province of Ontario announced by 2012 it will be set to enter the business of online gaming.
Junior Cardinals defeat Willowbrook, win SESBL title

Junior Cardinals defeat Willowbrook, win SESBL title

Junior Cardinals claimed their second straight South-East Senior Baseball League (SESBL) crown on Tuesday night with a 5-2 win over the Willowbrook Royals.
Peaches don't get sweeter after they are picked

Peaches don't get sweeter after they are picked

What is your favorite seasonal fruit purchase? For many, it is peaches. Believed to have originated in China over 4000 years ago, peaches now make up a large portion of the fresh fruit crop sales in British Columbia, where I reside.

Bjornerud is in again

Saltcoats MLA voted in for another term
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