Business & Economy

Multiple people isolating on site at McClean Lake

More contacts are now being isolated as a precaution after an employee at the McClean Lake uranium mill in northern Saskatchewan tested positive for COVID-19.So far, there remains just one positive ca...

Sep 23, 2020

COVID-19 case reported at McClean Lake uranium mill site

A case of COVID-19 has been identified on the McClean Lake uranium mill in northern Saskatchewan.Orano Canada confirmed Sunday one of their employees tested positive and is in isolation at the mill ca...

Sep 21, 2020

Kenney says cross-country Energy East pipeline remains a possibility

CALGARY - Alberta's premier says new federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole was just stating the obvious when he indicated the Energy East pipeline project was off the table in a conversation with t...

Sep 15, 2020

Canada's top lawyer hopes to inspire more indigenous youth

The first indigenous president of the Canadian Bar Association has a Saskatchewan connection. Brad Regehr was born and raised in Manitoba but is a member of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (Sandy Bay...

Sep 06, 2020

Push on for Alberta bottle depots to accept cannabis containers for refunds

EDMONTON - The group that oversees bottle depots in Alberta says people should be allowed to drop off cannabis containers and get a small refund just as they do for bottles and cans.The Alberta Bottle...

Sep 03, 2020

Black bear hunting season open with secondary licence, density increasing

The fall bear hunt began this week for Saskatchewan residents and hunters now have two opportunities to hunt for bear in the parkland and forest fringe. This year, a second black bear hunting licence ...

Aug 27, 2020

Canada's broadcasters seek more government help amid COVID pandemic

Canada's private broadcasters want more emergency assistance from the federal government and changes from the regulatory body - the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) -...

Aug 26, 2020

Salaries of Sask. Crown executives fell 1% in 2019-20 fiscal year: Report

The salaries of upper management at Saskatchewan's Crown corporations dipped during the 2019-20 fiscal year, but not nearly as much as the previous year.The Crown Investments Corporation's 2019-20 Pay...

Aug 21, 2020

Star Diamond can take Rio Tinto case to trial but 'faces uphill battle': judge

A Saskatchewan court has found Star Diamond does have grounds to take its legal fight with Project Falcon partner Rio Tinto to trial but could struggle to win it. Star Diamond said it believes it can ...

Aug 12, 2020

Better looking job numbers for Sask. and North

The Saskatchewan government is boasting the provincial unemployment rate of 8.8 per cent for July is the second lowest in the country and there are positive economic effects resulting from their Re-Op...

Aug 07, 2020