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Opinion: Canada could lose 4,000 restaurants in 2026

Speak with operators, suppliers, landlords, insurers, or lenders and a consistent picture emerges: Closures are accelerating, balance sheets are...

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Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Sylvain Charlebois

Charlebois: Canadian milk changed on January 1. Did you know?

In food policy, the quietest interventions are often those that carry the strongest signals.

07.01.2026 1

Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

Opinion: Globetrotters have forgotten Canada's Ritchie Nichol

As the Harlem Globetrotters continue to tour and entertain new generations, wouldn’t it be fitting — and long overdue — for Ritchie Nichol to...

06.01.2026 2

Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Viewpoints

Opinion: When your grocery bill starts pricing you

With the rapid adoption of digital shelf labels, dynamic pricing can now be deployed inside physical grocery stores.

27.12.2025 1

Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Sylvain Charlebois

Opinion: Public rental housing part of answer to Sask rental shortage

There is a need for more of a grassroots voice for all types of tenants, from farmland to commercial to residential, a Saskatchewan tenants...

27.12.2025 1

Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Viewpoints

Opinion: The grocery store checkout is not the crime scene

If profiteering were the dominant force, margins would be expanding. They are not. What consumers are experiencing is cost pass-through within a...

20.12.2025 1

Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Sylvain Charlebois

Lewis: Baseball solved unsuccessful aging problem. Can health care?

Baseball is a great game that reaches a crescendo in the late innings. Our later years should be just as rewarding.

20.12.2025 1

Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Steven Lewis

Paulson: Housing market likely to remain tight in 2026

Saskatchewan is less exposed to American tariffs than some other provinces, which has helped forestall such things as significant job losses seen...

20.12.2025 1

Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Joanne Paulson