Tag Archives: Business & Economy

Fuel prices drop around Saskatchewan
You may have noticed around Saskatchewan that the price of gas has started to substantially drop. In the last week alone, the average price of gas in Prince Albert went from $1.65 per litre down to an...
Sep 09, 2024
Sask. canola farmers angered with proposed Chinese sanctions
Saskatchewan canola farmers aren't happy with the latest announcement by China to launch an anti-dumping investigation on Canadian canola.China's government announced the proposed sanctions on canola ...
Sep 04, 2024

Province invests in tuition-free early childhood educator training to address daycare demand
A child care provider from the Battlefords is hoping a government incentive to provide tuition-free early childhood educator (ECE) training will help alleviate a shortage of workers and daycare spaces...
Aug 29, 2024

Tourism Saskatchewan partners with online education to support students learning about industry
Tourism Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre (Sask DLC) have reached a new agreement to support Grade 10-12 students learning about the province's tourism industry through online...
Aug 28, 2024

Prince Albert man recognized as top 40 under 40 in Canada
A Prince Albert man was recently recognized by the Business Elite Awards, an international organization, as one of Canada's 40 Under 40 Entrepreneurs. Paul Langlois, born and raised in Prince Albert, ...
Aug 28, 2024

SaskTel unveils new concept store in Prince Albert’s Yard District
A new design focused on accessibility was unveiled in Prince Albert's Yard District Monday which will become a model for changes to SaskTel's retail stores over time. The Crown corporation jumped on t...
Aug 26, 2024
Industry awaits labour board decision in railway dispute
Railway workers, their union and their employers are all waiting today for a decision from the Canada Industrial Relations Board that will determine what's next for the labour dispute that ground trai...
Aug 24, 2024

Binding arbitration of rail dispute 'Best outcome' for the Battlefords
The lockout of over 9,000 railway workers only lasted a day before being forced to binding arbitration. For local farmers like Heath Gabruch, it's a relief. "It's good that they did decide to do that,...
Aug 24, 2024

The latest developments in the labour dispute at Canada's two biggest railways
The federal government is intervening in a countrywide work stoppage at Canada's two biggest railways, but railworkers are pushing back against Ottawa's move to get them back on the job. In the culmin...
Aug 23, 2024
Sask resource industry relieved to avert rail labor dispute
Canada's two largest railroads will roll their trains again after the government intervened to end a shutdown that arose from a labor dispute. After Canadian National and CPKC failed to reach new agre...
Aug 22, 2024