Mandryk: Added mid-year crop insurance costs won’t change any time soon

Don’t expect any Saskatchewan politician to change crop insurance — whether it’s a significant factor increasing provincial deficits or not. Crop insurance will become increasingly more costly — the result of more valuable crops and likely more frequent payouts due to climate change.Photo by Michelle Berg/Saskatoon StarPhoenix In fairness, it’s hard to get a handle … Read more

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour book and ‘Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology’ have arrived at Target

Swifties, start your engines: “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour Book” and “The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology” are both available now on Target.com. Target Corporation Page Six may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. This was the very first page, not where … Read more

State suspends L.A. County sheriff’s deputy’s certification after drunken driving arrest

A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy had his peace officer certification suspended after he was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. (Jae C. Hong/Associated Press) A California police oversight agency suspended the peace officer certification of a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy this month, weeks after court records show he was arrested in Long Beach … Read more

Letters: Thanks to the REM, we use the car more often

Taking public transit to go shopping used to be a matter of a simple bus ride. Now it’s a convoluted detour that takes twice the time. The REM makes its way to Montreal from Brossard. A reader on the South Shore says public transit users elsewhere have reason to worry about losing existing services once … Read more

‘The objective is not to get rid of English’ | The Corner Booth

Mandating more French at the university level could be a missing link, Benoît Dubreuil suggests. Aaron Rand and Bill Brownstein chat with Benoît Dubreuil, French Language Commissioner, on The Corner Booth at the Snowdon Deli in Montreal on Friday November 29, 2024. Photo by Dave Sidaway /Montreal Gazette “My suggestion is we should look at … Read more

Two new wolf packs confirmed in California amid population boom

California’s wolf population has taken off in the last two years, and this month two new packs were confirmed. Above, a gray wolf known as OR-93, which was spotted near Yosemite in 2021. (California Department of Fish and Wildlife via Associated Press) Wolves are continuing to make a California comeback. State wildlife officials have confirmed … Read more

Ron DeSantis’ iron grip and more: Letters to the Editor — Dec. 1, 2024

Gov. Ron DeSantis, holds a press conference to speak in opposition to Amendment 4, which would limit government interference with abortion in Florida at The Grove Bible Chapel in Winter Garden, Florida. ZUMAPRESS.com DeSantis power Daniel McCarthy is right that President-elect Donald Trump has rewritten the electoral map, but he is incorrect in saying that … Read more

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