Business & Economy

Provincial Auditor says SIGA financial statements are reliable

An examination of the annual financial statements of the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) shows that the documents are reliable, reported the provincial auditor on Tuesday. The group runs m...

Dec 10, 2025

Bank of Canada leaves key interest rate unchanged at 2.25%

The Bank of Canada has left its key interest rate unchanged at its final rate decision of the year.The policy rate remains at 2.25 per cent after the Bank of Canada lowered it by a quarter point in Oc...

Dec 10, 2025

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

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