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Opinion: Counter-tariffs — Canada’s self-inflicted food bill

Opinion: Counter-tariffs — Canada’s self-inflicted food bill

The uncomfortable truth is that Ottawa’s counter-tariffs, not vague global forces, were responsible for much of the pain.

22.10.2025 2

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Sylvain Charlebois

Opinion: Phones replacing Canadian kitchens, including Saskatchewan's

Opinion: Phones replacing Canadian kitchens, including Saskatchewan's

Alberta leads the country, with 34.6 per cent of residents using delivery apps regularly. In Saskatchewan, 22.9 per cent of the people regularly...

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Sylvain Charlebois

Opinion: On food security, Liberals' temp foreign worker plan is better

Opinion: On food security, Liberals' temp foreign worker plan is better

The Liberal plan — led by Mark Carney — opts for reform rather than elimination.

22.10.2025 1

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Sylvain Charlebois

Cuthand: Real change comes from the people, not from one outsider

Cuthand: Real change comes from the people, not from one outsider

The painful history of colonialism taught us that the way forward depended on our own people and our collective knowledge and social interaction.

22.10.2025 1

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Doug Cuthand

Cuthand: Indigenous education system can't be fixed without looking to the past

Cuthand: Indigenous education system can't be fixed without looking to the past

It's 50 years later and the chiefs are still in charge of the educational institutions.

22.10.2025 1

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Doug Cuthand

Cuthand: What's taking place in the U.S. shouldn't happen here

Cuthand: What's taking place in the U.S. shouldn't happen here

In Canada, we have our own right-wing trolls, residential school deniers, and narrow-minded racists.

22.10.2025 3

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Doug Cuthand

Cuthand: Never forget the price Indigenous people paid

Cuthand: Never forget the price Indigenous people paid

Residential schools were part of a solution the federal government placed on the First Nations people.

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Doug Cuthand

Cuthand: FSIN funding in question — drastic steps needed to protect credibility

Cuthand: FSIN funding in question — drastic steps needed to protect credibility

Chief Bobby Cameron, and any other vice chiefs with ties to the decisions of administering funding in question, should resign

22.10.2025 10

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Doug Cuthand

Cuthand: Chief Piapot fought for his people in treaty signing

Cuthand: Chief Piapot fought for his people in treaty signing

Chief Piapot was one of the leading chiefs on the Great Plains, but his life consisted of several twists and turns.

22.10.2025 1

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Doug Cuthand

Cuthand: Story behind Adhesion of 1889 an interesting one

Cuthand: Story behind Adhesion of 1889 an interesting one

The story behind the adhesion is an interesting one. It proves the Canadian government wanted land for agricultural settlement and anything else...

22.10.2025 1

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Doug Cuthand

Cuthand: Demurring on land claims made things worse in B.C.

Cuthand: Demurring on land claims made things worse in B.C.

The case heard before B.C. Supreme court judge Barbara Young found that the Cowichan Tribes were entitled to fishing rights on the Fraser River as...

22.10.2025 20

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Doug Cuthand

Lewis: Is primary care now city hall’s business?

Lewis: Is primary care now city hall’s business?

History is littered with failed charm offensives and financial sweeteners dangled to attract doctors to underserved communities.

22.10.2025 10

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Steven Lewis

Lewis: Time for Canada to get long-term care right

Lewis: Time for Canada to get long-term care right

Canadian healthcare often doesn’t meet reasonable expectations and underperforms compared to peer countries.

22.10.2025 1

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Steven Lewis

Paulson: City’s new housing strategy a good start

Paulson: City’s new housing strategy a good start

"It’s clear we have a problem, although we are far from alone."

22.10.2025 2

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Joanne Paulson

Paulson: Busy Saskatoon housing market may be the new normal

Paulson: Busy Saskatoon housing market may be the new normal

"People know shopping is going to require a lot of patience and it’s going to be hard.”

22.10.2025 2

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Joanne Paulson