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In June 2021, a house on Clarence Avenue exploded. It turned out to be a terrible personal tragedy as opposed to an infrastructure failure, but I didn’t know that yet when I drove over there to check it out the next morning. I had wondered about the cause (failed gas line? Inspection issue? Shifting ground?...

For those of us who like to garden, we get pleasure from gardening, as well as the bonus of great homegrown food. Growing your own food in any capacity is getting more important with each day that passes. The United Nations Food Systems Summit in 2021 entered into the Decade of Action to achieve the...

The news keeps getting worse and worse for those of us that have been loyal CTV Saskatoon viewers for years. We could watch “our people” morning, noon and night. On Feb. 8, Bell Canada announced it was eliminating 4,800 jobs in the country. Bell Media is a piece of that pie, with a teeny-weeny piece...

A City of Saskatoon committee advanced the future expansion of TCU Place by deciding to purchase the YMCA building for just over $8.5 million at a mid-February meeting largely dedicated to the downtown event and entertainment district (DEED) project. Mayor Charlie Clark, after some discussion around the price, said he was confident the agreement with...

When Ken died in February 2021, we had an outpouring of messages from readers, with many telling us how much his columns meant to them. In light of that, we thought we would go back through our files and re-publish some of them. Ken would be flattered by the kind words readers expressed. We miss...

The University of Saskatchewan (U of S) is a member of the U15, a group of the top research universities in Canada. The U of S hosts two unique national research facilities — the Canadian Light Source, which is one of the world’s leading synchrotron facilities, and VIDO-InterVac, a world leader in developing vaccines and...

Written by Suncrest College From the trades to University education, the daunting task of postsecondary education becomes a lot less nerve-wracking when you can do it in your own backyard. That’s something Suncrest College is able to offer, with the largest region of Saskatchewan’s regional college network, Saskatchewan’s southeast and south-central areas benefit from the...

Written by Medicine Hat College Ernest Torniado always knew he wanted to help others. Trained as a massage therapist, Ernest enjoyed the ability to work closely with his patients to discover suitable treatment plans but due to the repetitive nature of the work, he found himself in a state of burnout, considering other opportunities. When...

Written by Saskatchewan Polytechnic “As long as dedication is there, it can take you anywhere. I have so much passion and dedication for welding and rodeo,” says Arianna Dyck, who was crowned the first Miss Rodeo Agribition in November. Currently studying welding at Saskatchewan Polytechnic Moose Jaw campus for her level one technical training, Dyck...