This is Vanese Ferguson with Coffee Talk. National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - or Orange Shirt Day - has taken nasty turn on at least one front. Denialism. Like when you hear people say things like there was no holocaust. That kind of denialism. Apparently even t-shirts have surfaced with denialism related messa...

So, a woman who posted a photo of she and her family, in Canada at the time, dressed in sweatshirts that read "Lake America" is no long CEO of the Family First Credit Union where she worked. A statement was posted to Family First Credit Union's website this week, addressed to its members, that Jane Smith is &...

This is Vanese Ferguson with Coffee Talk. I don't think any movement should take place regarding AI data centres in the province without public consultation including full background and research on the impact of said AI data centres. Do I think it is any surprise that there is one contemplated for the Saskatoon area -...

Prime Minister Mark Carney's address to the EU started out on a poetic note as he referenced Faust a tragic play in two parts by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (go-thay) It's based on a classic German legend. In the legend Faust makes a deal with the Devil at a crossroads, By the way in the legend Mephostophilis is the dev...

This is Vanese Ferguson with Coffee Talk. The NDP is not wrong when it suggests decision making around AI data centres have been unilateral in nature. The sudden uptick in A-I -everything, or what seems sudden to me, got me thinking about how long ago did we really started talking about AI literally in everything, all ...

So, the referendum questions have been mailed out in Alberta with a number of Albertans now saying some referendum ballots missing. Meanwhile, Alberta's government has launched a $4-million campaign for the October 19th referendum, urging Albertans to vote in support of a strong and sovereign Alberta within United Cana...

This is Vanese Ferguson with Coffee Talk. Parking in Saskatoon. I have finally gotten the hang of the City of Saskatoon's parking app but it was recently brought to my attention that Precise ParkLink which is private parking - uses the same app. I heard someone got a parking ticket after opening the app while in the pa...

I'm seeing a whole lot of people echoing my own thoughts - summer please slow down! I feel like we just got started and dare I say that the leaves are turning on some trees. I try to convince myself it's because of that hot dry spell we had but really suspect it is not the case. I need another month for my tomatoes to ...

This is Vanese Ferguson with Coffee Talk. I thought a lot of the congestion in Stonebridge mid afternoon and for all the neighbourhoods within a few kilometres of Holy Cross and Walter Murray was due to the school year. You know, around 3 or 3:30 and everything is locked up from Taylor to Circle and then in Stonebridge...

Back in 2019, and unbeknownst to anyone - the worst possible timing - the Saskatchewan government changed how it administered assistance payments. So months before COVID hit the government stopped paying rent directly to landlords for those on social assistance. There's a lot of critics out there who think that's the ...

This is Vanese Ferguson with Coffee Talk. I know I often lament that unfortunately common sense isn't so common anymore but surely, surely the powers that be could try harder. The talk right now is about the price of gas, the tax on gas, and overall lack of affordability for many Canadians. I'm fortunate to be part ...

This is Vanese Ferguson with Coffee Talk. Right about now I think I regard the new round of 50 per cent tariffs on nearly US$20 billion worth of Canadian goods ranging from dairy to down jackets set to take effect next Wednesday about the same way I regard road closures for construction season. Meh. Not that I don't se...

This is Vanese Ferguson with Coffee Talk. I wanted to end the week on a happy note after seeing people just being good humans Thursday. I was heading down Circle Drive around 9 in the morning - in fact - had just turned right off Airport Drive when I see both vehicles - one right in front of me and one in the left lane...

This is Vanese Ferguson with Coffee Talk. I never thought I'd ever see fuel for our vehicles essentially becoming targeted with a SIN tax. I think in the future the taxes on gas, ostensibly intended to help maintain roads, will be taxed to the point it is punishing enough people might change modes of transportation. ...

Good morning, this is Vanese Ferguson with Coffee Talk. Our news poll question asks whether you have ever signed a petition. It's running about half and half. The two prominent petitions I know are circling right now include the NDP wanting the government to prohibit the selling of American booze and the other is the u...