Industry

Crews responding to fire at Meadow Lake Mechanical Pulp

A large pile of logs at the Meadow Lake Mechanical Pulp (MLMP) yard is on fire.Residents started posting videos and pictures of the incident on social media around noon on Monday. The pulp mill is loc...

Oct 27, 2025

Surprise September job gains dampen odds for Bank of Canada rate cut

The Canadian labour market showed an unexpected hiring surge in September, but economists are mixed on whether the strength is enough to deter the Bank of Canada from cutting its policy rate again lat...

Oct 10, 2025

Catch up with MLA Jeremy Harrison: SaskPower upgrades, the province's role in world nuclear leadership, and family pride

Meadow Lake MLA Jeremy Harrison said residents can expect new SaskPower projects soon to improve reliability in the northwest, while the province also takes on a more prominent role in the global nucl...

Sep 26, 2025

North West College opens $250K simulation lab in Meadow Lake to boost rural health training

Crystal Refugio says North West College's (NWC) new healthcare simulation lab feels just like stepping onto a hospital floor."I think it's super cool. It definitely mimics what we work at in real life...

Sep 25, 2025

'We should not be begging for money': Meadow Lake shelter faces uncertainty despite reopening

A Meadow Lake shelter for people experiencing homelessness will reopen Sept. 1, but organizers say they don't know how long it can stay open without firm funding commitments from local governments and...

Aug 29, 2025

2025 on pace to be one of Saskatchewan's biggest years for auto sales

Across the province, it has been a record year for vehicle sales according to the Saskatchewan Automobile Dealer's Association. Despite tariffs having a significant effect on sourcing auto parts and o...

Aug 28, 2025

North Battleford's 'Jeep' George honoured as scouting legacy

It was the nickname that came first.During the Second World War, Albert George could often be found behind the wheel of a battered military Jeep, hauling aircraft parts across town to keep planes in t...

Aug 16, 2025

Environment assessment approved for proposed uranium mine

The provincial government has given approval to Denison Mines Corporation to proceed with the development of the Wheeler River Uranium Project.The environmental assessment approval represents one of t...

Aug 12, 2025

Saskatchewan welcomes Ottawa's $1.2B lumber aid as industry braces for tariffs

Forestry leaders in Saskatchewan and across the country say new federal support for the softwood lumber sector is a welcomed relief, but uncertainty around U.S. tariffs continues to cast a long shadow...

Aug 06, 2025

Saskatchewan exports still mostly tariff-free under CUSMA: Moe

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe reiterated on Friday that 95 per cent of Saskatchewan's exports to the United States will remain tariff-free due to CUSMA compliance.New U.S. tariffs on some Canadian go...

Aug 01, 2025