Tag Archives: Business & Economy

Labrador tea, cranberries among top plants harvested from muskegs
Peatlands, also commonly known as muskegs, are an important part of the eco-system in Northern Saskatchewan and many other parts of the world. They not only provide a crucial role in maintaining the c...
Sep 18, 2025

MLA Cockrill: Saskatchewan sees national best employment rate
August was a month of job growth for Saskatchewan. The province added 16,100 new jobs and the unemployment rate decreased to 4.7 per cent, while the national rate increased to 7.1 per cent. Saskatchew...
Sep 17, 2025

North Battleford eyes small tax hike as council weighs $7.3M in 2026 projects
City council has started early talks on its 2026 capital budget, where a one per cent tax increase is being proposed to help fund smaller projects.Finance director Margarita Pena said the increase wou...
Sep 16, 2025
FINTRAC imposes $1.175 million penalty on SIGA for admin violations
The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) denies the allegations and plans to appeal to the federal court.The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) announced on ...
Sep 13, 2025

"I'm hoping you used it well": Produce taken from Battlefords food bank garden project
The Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre (BDFRC) said its community garden is still doing what it was meant to do - feed people - even though much of this year's harvest slipped away before s...
Sep 11, 2025
Sask. copper mine one of five major projects announced by Carney
A Saskatchewan copper mine project is getting a final push from the federal government.While in Edmonton, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced five projects on the federal government's fast-track list...
Sep 11, 2025

City of Prince Albert still hopeful federal funding in works for event centre
The City of Prince Albert is still working on securing grant funding for an event centre in The Yard district and hopes that federal investment in infrastructure will help make the project a reality. ...
Sep 08, 2025
Saskatchewan sheds almost 2,000 full-time jobs in August
Saskatchewan shed almost 2,000 jobs last month, according to numbers released on Friday by Statistics Canada.The national economy lost 66,000 jobs in August and saw the unemployment rate climb to 7.1 ...
Sep 07, 2025
Air Canada flight attendants massively reject wage offer: Union
Air Canada flight attendants have rejected the employer's wage offer.Flight attendants at Air Canada wrapped up voting at 3 p.m. ET today on a tentative new contract, with 99.1 per cent voting down th...
Sep 06, 2025

Saskatchewan real estate market once again outperforming expectations
The trends on the Saskatchewan Realtors Association's market watch for August marked 26 consecutive months of above-average sales, while seven communities, including Prince Albert, Melfort, and Humbol...
Sep 06, 2025