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Time to do some homework Estevan

Time to do some homework Estevan

We would like to believe the racist incident that we wrote about in last week’s edition of the Mercury was just a one-off event that does not represent what the Energy City is all about.
Forget Keystone XL, Trudeau is about to kill Northern Gateway all on his own

Forget Keystone XL, Trudeau is about to kill Northern Gateway all on his own

Our newly minted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could almost be forgiven for his underwhelming response when President Barack Obama rejected the TransCanada Keystone XL project after 7 years.
Writer wonders why NDP didn't attack tax evasion issue

Writer wonders why NDP didn't attack tax evasion issue

The Editor: Throughout the recent 78-day election campaign I monitored the media interviews, debates and media coverage.
Manor residents upset with sale of campgrounds

Manor residents upset with sale of campgrounds

The Editor: Over the past several months concerned citizens of the Village of Manor and area have been made aware of the sale of property that formerly was the Village of Manor Campground.
Yoga as negative cultural appropriation? A bit of a stretch

Yoga as negative cultural appropriation? A bit of a stretch

When do people become too sensitive regarding cultural issues? This week at the University of Ottawa, a yoga instructor who conducted a free class for the university’s Centre for Students with Disabilities for seven years was told it was being cancel
Seeing things differently...

Seeing things differently...

Pro-no snow By Lynne Bell As I write this, the sun is shining, the temperature is on the warm side of seasonal, but best of all, there is no snow! When Kelly and I were divvying up this week's debate, I was a tad tempted to take the pro-snow side, ju
Under the mango tree

Under the mango tree

Ah yes, I can recall those idyllic teenage years gone by, growing up in Saskatchewan.
Getting there is not as easy as some would have us believe

Getting there is not as easy as some would have us believe

In the event the rest of the world, especially the global environmental watchdog community, has not noticed, Canada is the world’s second largest country. Canada is also a First World community and we aren’t necessarily backward in our thinking.
Seeing things differently...

Seeing things differently...

MABEI or MABEI not? By Lynne Bell Last week, I went back to school and received a crash course in something called the MABEI assessment scale.
Thoughts on refugees

Thoughts on refugees

People across the country and around the world are very concerned with the number of refugees their country is taking in. This includes a large number of people worried in Canada about the 25,000 that Prime Minister Trudeau has promised to accept.
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