Phil Tank

Saskatoon

Journalist and Digital Opinion Editor at The StarPhoenix

Award-winning journalist, former paper boy. Digital opinion editor/columnist at Saskatoon StarPhoenix. Posts are mine unless some fiend has stolen my phone.

Articles

Letters: We must understand addiction in Saskatchewan to address it

6 days ago | thestarphoenix.com | Phil Tank

Readers share their opinions on the addiction crisis in Saskatchewan and the rise of Western separatist sentiment after the federal election. Published May 10, 2025 • Last updated 5 minutes ago • 3 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. A homeless person's belongings are piled in front of Prairie Harm Reduction in Saskatoon, Sask. in May of 2024.
Tank: Conservatives' silence on Saskatoon mom's ejection troubling

1 week ago | thestarphoenix.com | Phil Tank

A Saskatoon woman wearing a transgender rights T-shirt was removed from a Conservative rally featuring Pierre Poilievre during the election campaign. Get the latest from Phil Tank, Saskatoon StarPhoenix straight to your inbox Author of the article: Phil Tank • Saskatoon StarPhoenixPublished May 09, 2025 • Last updated 22 minutes ago • 3 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.
Opinion: Regina man made ultimate sacrifice to help liberate France

1 week ago | thestarphoenix.com | Phil Tank

Earle Freeman Warren, who enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force, is remembered as a hero for his bravery during the Second World War. Published May 09, 2025 • Last updated 11 minutes ago • 3 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Flying Officer Earle Freeman Warren lived in Regina, Saskatchewan, when he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War.
Letters: Sask. should strike hydro deal with Manitoba, not extend coal

1 week ago | thestarphoenix.com | Phil Tank

Readers share their opinions on how Saskatchewan should produce electricity and the rise of separatist sentiment in Alberta and this province. Published May 08, 2025 • Last updated 11 minutes ago • 3 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew speaks at a press conference concluding a first ministers meeting, in Ottawa on Jan.
Tank: Referendum rules stacked against separatists in Saskatchewan

1 week ago | thestarphoenix.com | Phil Tank

Scott Moe's Saskatchewan Party government courted separatists to stall the rise of right-wing populist entities, but now those elements are internal. Get the latest from Phil Tank, Saskatoon StarPhoenix straight to your inbox Author of the article: Phil Tank • Saskatoon StarPhoenixPublished May 07, 2025 • Last updated 27 minutes ago • 3 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.
Opinion: Repurposed seminary could help meet U of S Indigenous goals

1 week ago | thestarphoenix.com | Phil Tank

Both Indigenous proposals for the seminary buildings align with the core values and principles the University of Saskatchewan claims it is committed to. Published May 06, 2025 • Last updated 36 minutes ago • 3 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. The former Lutheran Theological Seminary at 114 Seminary Crescent on the University of Saskatchewan campus is scheduled for demolition. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask.
Opinion: Sask. should adopt waitlist law from Manitoba to save lives

1 week ago | thestarphoenix.com | Phil Tank

Saskatchewan should copy Manitoba's law to inform patients if they will not receive life-saving surgery in the timeline laid out by doctors. Published May 06, 2025 • Last updated 33 minutes ago • 3 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Debbie Fewster, who inspired a law in Manitoba to inform patients if they will not receive life-saving surgery in time, is seen in this file photo prior to her death while awaiting heart surgery.
Letters: Bloc seats aside, progressives won 55 per cent of vote in Canada

1 week ago | thestarphoenix.com | Phil Tank

Readers share their opinions on the results of the recent federal election in Canada and Saskatchewan's response to the addiction crisis. Published May 06, 2025 • Last updated 11 minutes ago • 3 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Liberal Leader Mark Carney makes a second stop in Saskatoon the day before Election Day at Gather Local Market during his federal election campaign. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask.
Tank: Conflict looms for Block, Carney on Saskatoon homebuilding fees

1 week ago | thestarphoenix.com | Phil Tank

Saskatoon city hall levies high housing development fees, while Mark Carney's new Liberal government sees slashing fees as key to homebuilding. Get the latest from Phil Tank, Saskatoon StarPhoenix straight to your inbox Author of the article: Phil Tank • Saskatoon StarPhoenixPublished May 05, 2025 • Last updated 23 minutes ago • 3 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.
Tank: Saskatoon backs right-wingers federally, left-wingers provincially

1 week ago | thestarphoenix.com | Phil Tank

Saskatoon elected three Conservative MPs Monday, just six months after choosing 13 NDP MLAs to represent them in the Saskatchewan legislature. Get the latest from Phil Tank, Saskatoon StarPhoenix straight to your inbox Author of the article: Phil Tank • Saskatoon StarPhoenixPublished May 03, 2025 • Last updated 5 minutes ago • 3 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.