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State of the world's birds is bleak, not hopeless

State of the world's birds is bleak, not hopeless

We can't live without birds. Beyond being fascinating and beautiful, they play a crucial role in keeping the world habitable for all life, including people.
EDITORIAL CARTOON

EDITORIAL CARTOON

A train tragedy we all understand

A train tragedy we all understand

There are many lessons to be learned from the Lac-Megantic, Que. train derailment disaster. But perhaps the first lesson to be learned is that what unites us now is what has united us as Canadians in the very beginning: the railroad.
Of art, Dardevles and pike burgers

Of art, Dardevles and pike burgers

Welcome to Week LXI of 'Fishing Parkland Shorelines'. Like most of us I am a novice fisherman, loving to fish, but far from an expert.
New anti-mask law pointless and annoying

New anti-mask law pointless and annoying

As Parliament broke for the summer, one of the laws that received Royal assent was Alberta MP Blake Richards' private member's bill C-309 making it a crime to wear a mask during a riot or unlawful assembly.
Sask. Party yet to smooth rough roads

Sask. Party yet to smooth rough roads

A recent editorial by my colleagues at the Regina Leader-Post took square aim at the sorry state of the province's highways and rural roads - an issue that really wasn't supposed to be an issue under this Saskatchewan Party government.
Letter to the Editor - Staff not pleased with smoking ban

Letter to the Editor - Staff not pleased with smoking ban

Dear Editor: The Sunrise Health Region has added a new policy to their extensive, existing list of policies. They have now added a no smoking ban to that list. As of July 1, 2013 no one is allowed to smoke anywhere on their properties.
EDITORIAL - City wise in farmland use

EDITORIAL - City wise in farmland use

The City of Yorkton has owned farmland for years. It is land acquired over time with an eye to future city expansion, as well as creating a buffer area where the City has control over development.
War and remorse on the back deck

War and remorse on the back deck

Out on the deck there rose such a clatter, I leapt from my chair to check out the matter. A wounding, surely; perhaps with blood. Our four grandbeans, ages 2 to 8, had just left our dinner table and migrated to the back deck to play until dessert.
Columnist eats crow, or is it Cardinal

Columnist eats crow, or is it Cardinal

A couple of weeks ago, I took the Yorkton Cardinals to task for being a perennial cellar dweller in the WMBL.
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