Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Canada added 54,000 jobs in November, unemployment rate drops to 6.5%: StatCan
The labour market surprised economists again in November with a third straight month of job gains.Statistics Canada said Friday that the economy added 54,000 new positions last month compared with eco...
Dec 06, 2025

Sask NDP says new SaskPower funding will push more families into the red
The Saskatchewan NDP believes the SaskParty's approval of additional spending for SaskPower will sink families deeper into the cost-of-living crisis. Erika Ritchie, the Shadow Minister for Municipal A...
Dec 05, 2025

Work-permit delays threaten to shut down Lloydminster restaurant, owner says
A Lloydminster restaurant owner said her business may have to close within weeks because immigration paperwork delays have left her two chefs unable to renew their work permits."Without them, I am not...
Dec 04, 2025
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
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

UFA applies to build in RM of Prince Albert
An Alberta-based farmer co-operative has applied to build a cardlock and bulk fuel station in the RM of Prince Albert. United Farmers of Alberta has a development permit before the RM for a multi-phas...
Nov 27, 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

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

Melfort Food Bank expands services to help clientele
The Melfort Food Bank continues to be busy as they help provide food for residents that are finding it difficult to make ends meet. Secretary Ellen Zuck said over the past three or four years, the num...
Nov 24, 2025