Industry

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

Project Falcon initial results in, diamond breakage indicated

The initial findings are in from the first of 10 huge trenches cut into the Fort la Corne diamond exploration site east of Prince Albert.While over 2,500 diamonds weighing a total of 120 carats were r...

Aug 07, 2020

Sask. housing market recovering after COVID-19 sales decline

The Saskatchewan real estate market is showing strong signs of recovery after the arrival of COVID-19 sent gloomy sales forecasts to the industry.June data released from the Saskatchewan Realtors Asso...

Jul 09, 2020

Reports: Toronto, Edmonton close to being named NHL hub cities

Toronto and Edmonton are on the verge of being picked as hub cities for the NHL's resumption of play, according to multiple reports. TSN, Sportsnet, the Toronto Star and Postmedia all reported We...

Jul 01, 2020

Clare’s Law to take effect without RCMP participation: Province

Clare's Law is set to come into force in Saskatchewan, but one police service has indicated it won't participate in the protocol.On Monday, the provincial government issued a media release about the I...

Jun 22, 2020

Property market sees active spring despite pandemic

Residents have largely been limited to their homes in Saskatchewan during the COVID-19 pandemic, but in the months since the initial lockdown, there's an increasing number of people looking to buy and...

Jun 03, 2020

Parks Canada ready to welcome visitors next month

Prince Albert National Park will be ready for visitors June 1.The park will have limited services as the visitor centre and other facilities which require people to be in close contact will remain clo...

May 27, 2020

Saskatchewan looking to appoint its own chief firearms officer

Saskatchewan has started the process of finding its own chief firearms officer (CFO).In a media release Wednesday, the provincial government announced it was beginning a search for a new CFO, who hist...

May 27, 2020

Saskatoon area pop-up drive-in gets go ahead from Saskatchewan Health Authority

When non-essential stores were ordered to close more than two months ago because of COVID-19, Saskatoon Audio Visual Technical Production Manager Chris Lawrie was temporarily out of work.Then he remem...

May 13, 2020

‘We don’t support it:’ Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation reacts to federal gun ban

The Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation (SWF) isn't pleased with the federal decision Friday to ban certain firearms.The ban covers 1,500 models and variants of what the federal government considers 'ass...

May 06, 2020 (Saskatchewan Firearms Safety Training/Facebook)