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Protesters don't seem to like any energy source

Protesters don't seem to like any energy source

When my grandfather came to Canada in 1930 at the age of 13, his family cleared 19 acres of land, by hand in their first year. They didn't have tractors, chain saws or electricity. They had horses, saws, axes and plows.
Wine and lifestyle: Canadians are getting into wine

Wine and lifestyle: Canadians are getting into wine

Wine suppliers around the world are very interested in Canada. Between 2005 and 2009 Canadian wine consumption increased 22.5 per cent, leaving the beer and spirits category growth in the dust.
Constituency office a bright light

Constituency office a bright light

Dear Editor Recently, I agreed to volunteer at my daughter's school, and to do so I needed a criminal record check. Despite the local detachment of the RCMP acting as quickly as they could, my vulnerable sector check wasn't going to make it in time.
Life is short

Life is short

We all go through life making plans. To go to school, to get married, to have kids - those are the big ones. We also make little plans.
Sticking it to farmers

Sticking it to farmers

Dear Editor The Harper Government has been using the phrase, "Standing up for farmers" when they make agricultural announcements. But I think "sticking it to farmers" is more realistic.
Farmers aren't important

Farmers aren't important

Dear Editor It is a clear blow to farmers and Canadian democracy that the Supreme Court decided not to hear the farmers' appeal on whether the Conservative government had followed the law in abolishing the farmers' single desk marketing system.
Serious deficiencies in emergency department

Serious deficiencies in emergency department

Dear Editor I have had some experience with the emergency department at the Battlefords Union Hospital. I found the service and the outcome of treatment I received to be fair.
Provincial coffers will lose liquor revenue

Provincial coffers will lose liquor revenue

Dear Editor A few days ago, some newspapers in Saskatchewan displayed the headline, "In future liquor stores will be private." It follows that the profits from liquor sales will also be private. Feb.
Going to a western horror show

Going to a western horror show

Boy is Ed, my neighbour next door, spooked right along with me. Fact is, I'm still trying to get my stomach to stop rolling around as thoughts come back to haunt me.
Why did the moose cross the road?

Why did the moose cross the road?

Dear Editor I was amazed to read in a Saskatoon newpaper that the provincial government, through Univeristy of Saskatchewan is funding a study on the Saskatchewan moose population by providing GPS collars for a number of animals at $5,000 a piece, to
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