Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Sask. NDP demands answers as province approves additional $1 billion in spending
The Saskatchewan NDP is looking for answers about a billion-dollar increase in expenses for taxpayers.On Wednesday, the provincial government voted to provide an additional $813 million to SaskPower t...
Dec 04, 2025

Saskatchewan's government earmarking additional $1 billion in spending
Saskatchewan's government is poised to spend an extra $1 billion this year, a move that would sink the province's finances deeper into the red.A committee meeting Tuesday night heard an additional exp...
Dec 03, 2025

Battlefords food-security program gets $19K through FCC AgriSpirit Fund
A program aimed at improving food security and health outcomes across the Battlefords and nearby First Nations has received a major boost through Farm Credit Canada (FCC)'s AgriSpirit Fund.Battlefords...
Dec 03, 2025
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