Tag Archives: Business & Economy

The City of Meadow Lake has approved an application from Canadian Greens to allow another cannabis retail store on Ninth Street West.The motion to approve a discretionary use application for a store a...

Most Saskatchewan residents don't seem thrilled with the province's most recent budget."I think we're being taxed enough as it is," Steve commented on the provincial sales tax (PST) now being added to...

Organic farms in the province, including ones in the Battlefords and Meadow Lake area, continue to see interest with more people choosing to purchase local organic produce. Agriculture and Agri-Food C...

Oil and potash demand has increased in recent months and that could help the Saskatchewan government as it presents the 2022-23 budget Wednesday afternoon.At mid-year, the deficit was forecast to be $...

While everyone has been dreaming about warmer weather and taking a summer vacation, it may not be in the cards for several families.The rise of gas prices and weekly grocery bills are staggering for s...

Saskatchewan residents are donating by the millions to help Ukraine, unfortunately, a few scammers are trying to take advantage of that goodwill.According to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, three diff...

The Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) joined Paper Excellence on Monday in calling on CN to provide more rail cars for Meadow Lake Mechanical Pulp Inc.Last month, Paper Excellence, the pulp mill's par...

North West College will open programming in North Battleford and Meadow Lake to international students this year.Starting in the fall, the college will host 20 international students in business and c...

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate target for the first time since slashing its benchmark rate to its rock-bottom level at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.The central bank inc...

The war between Russia and Ukraine isn't even a week old and already it's affecting world commodity markets.Uranium is one of those markets, and Cameco spokesperson Jeff Hryhoriw said the price of spo...