Business & Economy

Canada’s economy rebounds in third quarter with 2.6% growth

The Canadian economy topped expectations with a sharp rebound in the third quarter as a stronger trade balance helped fuel the recovery from a tariff-driven contraction.Statistics Canada said Friday t...

Nov 28, 2025

Carney, Smith sign pipeline deal, open door to changing B.C. tanker ban

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have signed a memorandum of understanding that commits them to working toward building an oil pipeline to the West Coast - and opens the d...

Nov 27, 2025

Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation celebrates acquisition of three new businesses

Monday afternoon, the members of the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation all congregated at the old Olive Tree Restaurant and Blacktop Diner on Highway 12 to celebrate a new beginning for the building, and new be...

Nov 25, 2025

Indigenous company wants to see port to port corridor with Prince Albert as a hub

Prince Albert city council unanimously supported a pitch from a Saskatoon-based corporation that hopes to spearhead a northern trade corridor that would run from the Pacific ocean to the Hudson Bay. I...

Nov 24, 2025

Canada, India trade deal negotiations good news for Saskatchewan

JOHANNESBURG - Prime Minister Mark Carney and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are reviving attempts at a comprehensive trade deal, which both countries started negotiating in 2010."The two leaders...

Nov 24, 2025

Saskatchewan launches small and medium-sized business tax credit

The Government of Saskatchewan is introducing a new pilot program meant to help local businesses grow.On Friday, the province launched the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Investment Tax Credit.It al...

Nov 22, 2025

'It's a tight budget': North Battleford's 2026 property tax hike proposed at nearly 3.2 per cent

North Battleford residents are being asked to shoulder a series of tax and utility increases next year as the city confronts rising capital costs and aging infrastructure that administration says can ...

Nov 13, 2025

Beardy's and Okemasis Cree Nation building grocery store

Beardy's and Okemasis Cree Nation is embarking on a new venture with the construction of its own grocery store.Chief Edwin Ananas and council made the announcement Thursday morning at the site of the ...

Nov 13, 2025

SaskTel to provide mental wellness app to wireless customers

It's an initiative that's the first of its kind for SaskTel - offering access to mindfulness and stress-reduction resources to help customers improve their overall wellbeing. The crown corporation par...

Nov 12, 2025

Young Battlefords entrepreneurs recognized in provincial bursary program

Two young business owners from the Battlefords are among 57 recipients recognized through Saskatchewan's new Young Entrepreneur Bursary Program, which aims to support the province's next generation of...

Nov 12, 2025