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Cuthand: Saskatchewan mountain landmarks rooted in Indigenous history

Cuthand: Saskatchewan mountain landmarks rooted in Indigenous history

Saskatchewan may not have mountains in the same class as the Rockies, but we have important landmarks that have their roots in Indigenous history...

02.08.2025 1

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Doug Cuthand

Braid: Alberta's pro-Canada forces scoop separatists, set referendum question

Braid: Alberta's pro-Canada forces scoop separatists, set referendum question

'It basically takes all the wind out of (Danielle) Smith's sails,' said Thomas Lukaszuk.

31.07.2025 3

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Don Braid

Mandryk: The old, columnist pigeon says good-bye ... and thank you

Mandryk: The old, columnist pigeon says good-bye ... and thank you

Delivering the news has always mattered. Words matter. Today, they matter more than ever.

31.07.2025 2

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Murray Mandryk

Charlebois: Time for Canadians to serve themselves

Charlebois: Time for Canadians to serve themselves

As of January 2025, new caps limit TFWs to just 10 per cent of a food service business’s workforce—down from 20 per cent or more in recent...

31.07.2025 5

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Sylvain Charlebois

Charlebois: Canada got fatter since the pandemic. Pharma noticed.

Charlebois: Canada got fatter since the pandemic. Pharma noticed.

If Canada doesn’t rethink how it produces, processes, promotes, and retails food, pharmacies — not grocery stores — will become our primary...

31.07.2025 2

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Sylvain Charlebois

Charlebois: How politics is inflating the price of your coffee

Charlebois: How politics is inflating the price of your coffee

Since March 3, Canadian importers have been paying an additional 25 per cent tariff on imported coffee. This counter-tariff, introduced as part of...

31.07.2025 1

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Sylvain Charlebois

Cuthand: Father Andre Poilievre was dedicated to serving Indigenous youth

Cuthand: Father Andre Poilievre was dedicated to serving Indigenous youth

Father Andre left a legacy of helping society’s outcasts, young people stereotyped and feared.

31.07.2025 7

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Doug Cuthand

Cuthand: Indigenous peoples work to revitalize culture and society

Cuthand: Indigenous peoples work to revitalize culture and society

Today, the process of cultural revitalization is a growing movement in Indian country and its mostly happening under the radar.

31.07.2025 2

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Doug Cuthand

Cuthand: Carney has opportunity to build on federal government's relationship with First Nations

Cuthand: Carney has opportunity to build on federal government's relationship with First Nations

Now we have Mark Carney. What will be his legacy? He has the potential to do for the economy what Pearson did to the social programs.

31.07.2025 3

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Doug Cuthand

Cuthand: Indigenous oral history vastly different than what history books say

Cuthand: Indigenous oral history vastly different than what history books say

Before European contact the continent was a vibrant place with nations and language groups spread about the land.

31.07.2025 1

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Doug Cuthand

Cuthand: Action needed to curb wildfire causes before it's too late

Cuthand: Action needed to curb wildfire causes before it's too late

Our people live and work within the boreal forest, whether hunting and trapping or working for the forest industry. Our people have generations of...

31.07.2025 1

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Doug Cuthand

Cuthand: Time for vision, imagination in resource dealings

Cuthand: Time for vision, imagination in resource dealings

Quite simply put, it's time for Canada to develop an adult relationship with the First Nations.

31.07.2025 2

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Doug Cuthand

Lewis: Why it is impossible to save money in health care

Lewis: Why it is impossible to save money in health care

Health care is not omnipotent, and 80 per cent of health problems originate in non-medical factors, primarily socio-economic status.

31.07.2025 2

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Steven Lewis

Paulson: Canada’s housing market is not alone in being bonkers

Paulson: Canada’s housing market is not alone in being bonkers

Saskatoon’s home prices are rising, but comparatively, it could be much worse.

31.07.2025 1

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Joanne Paulson

Paulson: Small businesses flying off the market

Paulson: Small businesses flying off the market

From pubs to hotels, buyers are snapping up commercial real estate

31.07.2025 1

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Joanne Paulson