Business & Economy

SaskTel gives back to local charities and non-profits via TelCare program

SaskTel announced on Thursday that in 2022, they donated nearly $200,000 to nearly 50 different charitable and non-profit organizations across the province as a part of their TelCare program. In a rel...

Jan 12, 2023

Cannabis-infused figs in Quebec may be delicious, but black market still thriving

MONTREAL - Cauliflower, garden beet, reishi mushroom - these are some of the odd flavours of edibles for sale at Quebec's provincially owned cannabis stores. Quebec prohibits edibles - cannabis-infuse...

Jan 12, 2023

Indigenous-owned Internet provider brings high-speed service to Sask. First Nations

It's something many people living in Saskatchewan cities take for granted: high-speed Internet service.But while high-speed browsing is easy to access in large cities, many northwestern Saskatchewan F...

Jan 10, 2023

City approves Midwest Food Resources extended lease

Midwest Food Resources was granted a new 10-year lease from the City of North Battleford during Monday's council meeting for its three community garden plots on Gagne Ave. Executive director Vesna Fa ...

Jan 10, 2023

Chamber of Commerce gets ready for chair's luncheon

The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce is getting geared up to host the 117th Annual Chair's Luncheon. The event will take place at the Beaver Grill Express restaurant at InnovationPlex in North Battlefo...

Jan 09, 2023

Paper Excellence donates $50,000 to Canadian Red Cross

Emergency management operations in B.C. and Saskatchewan will have more support thanks to a donation from Paper Excellence to the Canadian Red Cross. The $50,000 donation follows a $20,000 donation ma...

Jan 09, 2023

P.A. & northern Sask. see job loss in 2022, good year for job growth for rest of province

Despite the province seeing its best job growth over the past 10 years in 2022, Prince Albert and northern Saskatchewan had a tough 12 months.According to Statistics Canada, the region around 600 fewe...

Jan 06, 2023

A very successful first couple months for province’s only regulated gaming site

Business has been booming since the province's first-ever online regulated gambling site launched.PlayNow.com officially launched on Nov. 3 by the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA).Back in J...

Jan 04, 2023

Some Saskatchewan Sunwing passengers make it home, others make their own way back

REGINA - Some Sunwing travellers from Saskatchewan say the airline is leaving them at airports in other provinces, while another says her flight from Mexico that made it to Regina had dozens of empty ...

Jan 03, 2023

A glance back and a look ahead to 2023 for Cameco

It has been a challenging, yet fascinating year for one of the biggest mining companies in Saskatchewan.Cameco, one of the largest global providers of uranium, was busy in 2022 and its CEO believes th...

Dec 30, 2022