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As governments around the world impose aggressive mandates for higher sales of electric vehicles, consumers are increasingly shifting back toward internal combustion engine vehicles.Photo by Saul Loeb /Postmedia Network For context, in 2021 there were only 340 metal mines operating in Canada and the U.S. combined. Identifying, planning and constructing a mine is a slow … Read more

Economic reconciliation benefits not only Indigenous Peoples, but has the potential to significantly boost Alberta’s economy.Photo by Michelle Berg /Postmedia Network Before European settlers, Indigenous economies flourished with trade networks, sustainable practices and high living standards. Though disrupted by colonialism, we are now turning an economic corner. But many Canadians still struggle with understanding reconciliation … Read more

Justin Simaluk, president of the Rail for Alberta Society, speaks at a news conference announcing a master plan for passenger rail in Alberta at Heritage Park in Calgary in April.Photo by Brent Calver /Postmedia Network On April 29, the Alberta government announced its intention to undertake a master planning exercise for a long-term vision for … Read more

Accused serial killer Rex Heuermann has sold the secluded South Carolina property where he planned to one day retire to relatives — for a buck. A year after transferring the title of his ramshackle Long Island home to his estranged wife Asa Ellerup, he sold his Southern retreat, 1031 Rippling Brooke Dr. in the town … Read more

VP Kamala Harris participating in Diddy’s ‘Black America & Coronavirus’ Town Hall in a blue suit Youtube REVOLT Vice President Harris offered effusive praise for Sean “Diddy” Combs while participating in a town hall dedicated to the coronavirus and black Americans. The two-hour event in April 2020 was co-hosted by CNN political commentator Van Jones … Read more

Something isn’t kosher here. A Jewish flight attendant is suing Delta Airlines, claiming religious discrimination after he was served a ham sandwich by his employer and not allowed to take the day off on Yom Kippur, according to a federal lawsuit. Sasi Sheva, 44, an Israeli from Encino, Calif., has worked for Delta for two-and-a-half … Read more

Cards Against Humanity has accused Elon Musk’s SpaceX of trespassing on and damaging company-owned land in Texas (Picture: Jim Watson/AFP/GETTY IMAGES) The maker of the adult party game Cards Against Humanity is suing Elon Musk’s spacecraft manufacturer SpaceX for allegedly trespassing on and damaging company-owned property in Texas. Cards Against Humanity filed the lawsuit on … Read more

Readers offer their opinions on estimates for SaskTel Centre renovations to justify a new downtown Saskatoon arena and Canada’s housing crisis. An artist’s rendering of the area around a proposed new arena and convention centre expansion in downtown Saskatoon. (City of Saskatoon)sas Apparently, one of the reasons for the $300-million estimate required to upgrade SaskTel … Read more

The Canadian Cancer Society urges Saskatchewan to follow other provinces and extend job protection for those receiving treatment for cancer. The University of Saskatchewan’s Saskatchewan Cancer Agency Centre is seen in this file photo.Photo by Gord Waldner /Sasaktoon StarPhoenix Saskatchewan residents with cancer face losses in income. They shouldn’t have to lose their jobs as … Read more

A British Columbia report into the falling life expectancy for Indigenous peoples likely reflects the same dire health conditions in Saskatchewan. Medical tools are pictured in an exam room at a health clinic in Calgary, Friday, July 14, 2023. The group representing Canada’s physicians has formally apologized for the harm medical professionals caused to Indigenous … Read more