Tag Archives: Economy

Standard and Poor's (S&P) lowered Saskatchewan's credit rating to AA+ from AAA on Friday. S&P's credit rating change reflects the impact of persistently low resource prices, in particular oil ...

The Regina Catholic School division managed to avoid a $650,000 deficit, passing a balanced budget at its board meeting Monday night. However, board chair Frank Flegel says while administration manage...

It's the hometown of golfer Graham Delaet, the Red Wings junior hockey team and one of the only KFC buffets in the country, Weyburn is ranked as the best place to live in Saskatchewan. MoneySense Maga...

Despite the downturn in oil and the loonie, things are looking up for businesses in Regina, according to a new survey.   The survey was taken by Praxis Consulting for the City of Regina. It talke...

The Saskatchewan government is increasing spending in education but also fighting to get out of a deficit by starting to talk about "transformational change". As the provincial budget was released on ...

Some fees and charges are increasing in Saskatchewan. The government announced that the provincially-run air ambulance service will increase by 10 per cent over each of the next three years for reside...

Hot and dry weather prior to this week allowed Saskatchewan farmers to make great progress on seeding. The latest weekly crop report shows 35 per cent of the provincial crop is now in the ground. "Tha...

Cameco reassured nervous investors Wednesday morning after deep cuts in Saskatchewan last month. "We had anticipated things would get better sooner," said Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel in the annual general m...

The Fort McMurray wildfire has hit right at the foot of Canada's oilsands.   CJME business analyst Paul Martin believes the wildfires will have an impact on oil production in the area.   "It...

More and more people are hunting for a job in Saskatchewan, and the unemployment rate hasn't been this high in almost 17 years. According to Statistics Canada, the unemployment rate in Canada stayed s...