Tuesday was a day to forget for the Houston Astros organization.Yes, the team lost Game 1 of the World Series at home to the Washington Nationals. But the story is much worse than that. The behaviour of a select few should serve as a …
Economic forecast isn’t pretty
This is the time when the banks start to issue their forecasts for the provincial economy for the final quarter of the year. The first out of the gate is RBC Royal Bank - their narrative is not especially pretty for Saskatchewan.Saskatchewan, the …
What’s your story?
We all have a story to tell.No, this doesn’t mean gossiping around the water cooler at work. Rather, it’s stories with much deeper meaning.Dan Gold, our director of digital strategy, recently spoke at an NSBA event about the importance of …
Breaking the internet
If you watch this video, you're going to see a number of media training techniques that flow in to the interview effortlessly. From the importance of knowing your key messages and being comfortable on screen, to focusing on what you want to talk …
Residential permits buck trend
This might sound a little out of the ordinary, but Saskatchewan in June posted one of the higher increases in the value of residential permits issued across the country.We have generally been in negative territory on this particular indicator …
Trudeau joins growing parade
Our Prime Minister has joined a small but tarnished group of powerful people who have some explaining to do about the way they conduct themselves.For the second time, Justin Trudeau has run afoul of the ethics commissioner in this country. The …
Sometimes the experts are wrong
There are times when going with what you wish for rather than listening to the professionals will pay off. This is one of those times for Canadians looking at financing a home.In less than a year, mortgage rates in this country have dropped …
Skewing the statistics
Hey sports fans, Saskatchewan has the highest density of sports clubs that charge admission fees of any province in Canada. That is, of course, on a per capita basis. We have 1.8 teams that charge admission per 100,000 people.In real numbers, …
Sorting latest job numbers
The volatile swings in the monthly employment figures were evident in the numbers released for July. They came out late last week and showed a drop of almost 11,000 full-time positions in the month. There was a corresponding increase in part-time …
Think like a journalist…
Your co-worker in a neighbouring office once a year visits an impoverished village in a foreign country to help rebuild decaying schools and homes.To you, it’s heartwarming and unique story. But to a journalist, there’s so much more. No doubt, …
