Industry

Update: SaskTel outages in St. Benedict, Middle Lake resolved

UPDATE: The SaskTel outage in St. Benedict and Middle Lake has been resolved. SaskTel announced that all services were restored early Thursday morning. St. Benedict was without Internet, wireless, and...

Jan 21, 2026

Saskatchewan organizations to collaborate with UAE on nuclear development

Two Saskatchewan organizations have signed a memorandum of understanding agreeing to collaborate on the development of a nuclear program in the United Arab Emirates.On Friday, the provincial governmen...

Jan 17, 2026

Sask. Party touts job creation success, low unemployment in 2025

Despite a loss of 4,000 jobs to end 2025, the Government of Saskatchewan is looking at the big picture and seeing positive progress over the past year's employment numbers in the province.About 15,200...

Jan 10, 2026

Review shows Nipawin in need of commercial, industrial land

NIpawin Council has approved a Population and Land Review. Chief Administrative Officer Michele Sorensen said the review, undertaken by Land Planner Jeff Hrynkiw, was undertaken to better understand t...

Dec 11, 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

What Saskatchewanians are saving for this fall?

Whether they're dreaming of beaches, fixing up the house or hunting for the perfect Lego set, Saskatchewanians have a wide mix of fall savings goals - and winter getaways are topping the list, accordi...

Nov 18, 2025

Budget shows Canada becoming more business-friendly, says Foran Mining

Leadership from the company that owns and is developing the McIlvenna Bay copper/zinc mine near Creighton say the federal budget tabled yesterday is good for their industry and general investor confid...

Nov 05, 2025

Hydrogen mine plan includes 40 km stretch between Choiceland and Nipawin

A Canadian first could impact northern Saskatchewan, especially the area between Choiceland and Nipawin, according to Max Power, a junior mining company now based in Saskatoon. Chad Levesque oversees ...

Oct 29, 2025

Crews responding to fire at Meadow Lake Mechanical Pulp

A large pile of logs at the Meadow Lake Mechanical Pulp (MLMP) yard is on fire.Residents started posting videos and pictures of the incident on social media around noon on Monday. The pulp mill is loc...

Oct 27, 2025

Creighton copper mine on track for commercial production for mid-2026

Saskatchewan's first copper mine in nearly 30 years is on track for commercial production by mid-2026.Foran's McIlvenna Bay Mine in east-central Saskatchewan, located approximately 65 km southwest of ...

Oct 16, 2025