Business & Economy

Prince Albert and Northern Saskatchewan struggle with job losses in first half of 2023

The first half of 2023 has been tough on Prince Albert and Northern Saskatchewan when it comes to jobs. According to Statistics Canada's monthly report, the region has around 1,900 fewer people now th...

Jul 10, 2023

Cumberland House Cree Nation Expands Food and Medicine Forest

A food and medicine forest in Northeast Saskatchewan is seeding very good results.Cumberland House Cree Nation and Cumberland Wood Products have confirmed expansion of their Food and Medicine Forest P...

Jul 08, 2023

Feds funding new state-of-the-art biorefinery for forest sector in Carrot River

The federal government is allocating $10 million to set up a state-of-the-art biorefinery in Carrot River to help the forest sector become more efficient and reduce emissions.The funding is part of th...

Jul 07, 2023

Saskatchewan seeing record high employment numbers

More people are working in Saskatchewan than ever before.According to the Ministry of Immigration and Career Training, June employment numbers showed 604,700 people working in the province, the highes...

Jul 07, 2023

Hunting, fishing mean good business for Sask. tourism industry

In the wake of the ending of pandemic restrictions and reduced travel, Saskatchewan's tourism industry is back in business. Jonathan Potts with Tourism Saskatchewan said the numbers are good and a lot...

Jul 05, 2023

'Not enough': Food Banks respond to federal grocery rebate

The federal government's new grocery rebate is in the accounts of millions of Canadians as of Wednesday, but many feel it is nowhere near enough.The payment was promised in the spring budget to help C...

Jul 05, 2023

Analyst explains falling inflation rate in Canada

Canada's inflation rate dropped to 3.4 per cent in May - and that number is expected to drop again."There's economics at play and a little bit of politics at play," business analyst Paul Martin told G...

Jul 02, 2023

Biggar company fined following workplace incident in 2020

A company from Biggar has pleaded guilty and been fined following a workplace incident nearly three years ago.On June 19, AGI Envirotank pleaded guilty to violating the Occupational Health and Safety ...

Jun 29, 2023

SaskPower starts power pole inspections in the North

SaskPower started its annual inspection of wooden power poles and will be looking at thousands in the North over the next couple of months.The Crown corporation said it will inspect nearly 97,000 pole...

Jun 27, 2023

Largest grocers making more on food sales: competition watchdog

Canada's grocery sector needs more competition to help keep food prices down and encourage new entrants, the country's competition watchdog has found.In a highly anticipated study released Tuesday, th...

Jun 27, 2023