Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Sales, prices still rising in smaller Sask real estate markets
July numbers show the continuation of price increases in smaller Saskatchewan real estate markets with Humboldt, Meadow Lake, Melfort, North Battleford and Prince Albert all reporting year-over-year i...
Aug 08, 2024

Miracle Treat Day: A great reason to indulge
Dairy Queen locations across Saskatchewan are uniting to raise funds for the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation as Thursday marks the 22nd annual Dairy Queen Miracle Treat Day. With every Bli...
Aug 08, 2024

Stony Rapids woman wins $1.4 million lottery prize
Christina Clarke of Stony Rapids is Saskatchewan's newest millionaire. On Thursday, the Western Canada Lottery Corporation announced she was the winner of a Vault Breaker jackpot prize totalling $1,44...
Aug 08, 2024

Feds help Humboldt encourage more residential development
It's called the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) and its meant to provide funding directly to municipalities across the country to incentivize and support initiatives aimed at increasing the housing sup...
Aug 06, 2024
Canada finishes space launch negotiations with the United States
Canada is a step closer to the final frontier after completing negotiations with the United States on an agreement with major implications for domestic space launches.The agreement, which is yet to be...
Aug 02, 2024

Nuclear option the right one for Saskatchewan, new SaskPower executive says
SaskPower newest executive is bullish about the prospects for nuclear power in the province."I think nuclear is one of the best options when achieving an emissions-free grid," said Leonard Clewett, wh...
Jul 20, 2024

PBCN celebrates Indigenous culture and wellness room at Foran Mining near Hanson Lake
It's a space Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBSN) Chief Peter Beatty describes as a sanctuary for First Nations employees and an educational resource for others.The Indigenous Culture and Wellness Room...
Jul 19, 2024

Widespread technology outage disrupts flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world
A global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks and hospital systems offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption that affected companies and services around the worl...
Jul 19, 2024
Co-op websites back up and running after cyber attack
Co-op has made more progress in its cyber security incident.Federated Co-operatives Ltd. says their websites are back up and running as of Wednesday.In a social media post, the company thanked custome...
Jul 18, 2024

Inflation falls to 2.7% in June, driven by slower growth in gas prices: StatCan
Canada's annual inflation rate fell to 2.7 per cent in June, with Statistics Canada largely attributing the deceleration to slower year-over-year growth in gasoline prices.The agency reported Tuesday ...
Jul 16, 2024