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Mandryk: Western Canadian canola farmers caught in tariff war ... and a lot of politicking

Mandryk: Western Canadian canola farmers caught in tariff war ... and a lot of politicking

It's downright maddening when politics further threatens your livelihood. But even so, canola producers need to understand the politics.

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Murray Mandryk

Tank: Moe, Smith prove valuable assets ... for Carney and Liberals

Tank: Moe, Smith prove valuable assets ... for Carney and Liberals

The premiers of Saskatchewan and Alberta support Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, but they're helping the campaign of Mark Carney's Liberals.

yesterday 1

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Phil Tank

Tank: Province blasted for 'fantastically' failing Saskatoon on homelessness

Tank: Province blasted for 'fantastically' failing Saskatoon on homelessness

Regina city council declared a 'houselessness crisis' this week, while a Saskatoon councillor slammed the Saskatchewan Party government on the issue.

29.03.2025 1

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Phil Tank

Cuthand: Trump leads America down regressive path on racism

Cuthand: Trump leads America down regressive path on racism

The difference between Canada and the United States lies in our history and contemporary approach to racism.

29.03.2025 2

Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Doug Cuthand

Mandryk: 'Carbon tax-free' Saskatchewan good for consumers, bad for 'balanced' budget

Mandryk: 'Carbon tax-free' Saskatchewan good for consumers, bad for 'balanced' budget

Can we just cut a half-billion dollars in tax revenue seven days after we present a budget with a highly suspect $12-million surplus? Why have...

28.03.2025 3

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Murray Mandryk

Opinion: Farmers' revenue, income, federal support soared under Liberals

Opinion: Farmers' revenue, income, federal support soared under Liberals

Canadian farmers have enjoyed a 61 per cent jump in revenue, $7 billion in government support and a doubling of net farm income to $8.8-billion.

28.03.2025 3

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Sylvain Charlebois

Opinion: Saskatchewan's budget leaves province perilously unprepared

Opinion: Saskatchewan's budget leaves province perilously unprepared

Saskatchewan's recent budget is built on egregious assumptions and without the same contingency for the effect of tariffs as other provinces.

28.03.2025 10

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Guest Column

Braid: Alberta premier shares stage with podcaster who sneers at Canada

Braid: Alberta premier shares stage with podcaster who sneers at Canada

Smith’s strategy is guaranteed to be hugely controversial, especially when it tangles her up with pro-annexation characters like Shapiro

27.03.2025 4

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Don Braid

Mandryk: Trump's support of Putin's Ukraine ambitions snaps Moe's tariff olive branch

Mandryk: Trump's support of Putin's Ukraine ambitions snaps Moe's tariff olive branch

U.S. President Donald Trump's normalization of trade with Vladimir Putin's Russia is step too far, funding Russia's attack on Ukraine, says...

27.03.2025 2

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Murray Mandryk

Tank: Sask. NDP's federal election priorities sound just like Moe's

Tank: Sask. NDP's federal election priorities sound just like Moe's

Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck's party appears to share a lot of the government's priorities, but she differs in one critical aspect amid a...

26.03.2025 20

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Phil Tank