Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
Tag Archives: Economy
Sask. unemployment rate highest in almost 17 years
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...
May 07, 2016
PotashCorp reports 1st-quarter profit down, cuts guidance for the year
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. (TSX;POT) cut its earnings guidance for the year as it reported Thursday a sharp drop in its profit for its latest quarter. The company said it was hurt by weaker pri...
Apr 28, 2016
Deficit growing ahead of Saskatchewan's June 1 budget
The provincial budget isn't out for several more weeks, but already it doesn't look good. Premier Brad Wall confirms that the deficit is bigger than the $427 million forecast at third-quart...
Apr 22, 2016
Regina airport eyes on-site hotel, continues talks for more U.S. flights
Despite an economy that some consider grounded, the CEO of the Regina International Airport seems to be optimistic things will take off in the future. Speaking at the airport's annual general meeting,...
Apr 21, 2016
April sales of Saskatchewan land rights down to $3.1M
Sales of petroleum and natural gas drilling rights are the latest sign of the impact of low oil prices on the Saskatchewan oil patch. The April sales raised $3.1 million for the province, down from $5...
Apr 14, 2016 (980 CJME file photo)
Bump in oil prices, loonie could signal trend: business analyst
The price of oil is up and so is the value of the loonie, but could that be a sign of better things to come? On Monday the price of oil closed up by 63 cents at 40.37 cents US a barrel, while the Cana...
Apr 12, 2016
Estevan Chamber of Commerce: Trudeau should see Sask.'s hard-hit oil patch
Jackie Wall wishes Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could have visited her southeast city a couple of years ago before the impact of the huge oil industry slowdown. "He didn't see that every hotel was fi...
Mar 31, 2016
Brad Wall wants federal budget to give Sask. $570M back
As the federal government delivers its first budget next week, Brad Wall is hoping it will include $570 million for Saskatchewan. That is the amount of money taxpayers in the province provided in equa...
Mar 16, 2016
Unemployment rate grows as Sask. sees 7,800 job losses in February
It may be the lowest of all the provinces, but Saskatchewan's unemployment rate has grown. The province recorded about 7,800 job losses from January 2016 to February 2016. That has bumped the unemploy...
Mar 11, 2016
Vancouver mining company buys Saskatoon's Claude Resources in friendly deal
Silver Standard Resources (TSX:SSO) has a friendly deal to acquire Saskatoon-based Claude Resources, which operates a gold mine in northeastern Saskatchewan. The offer values Claude Resources (TSX:CRJ...
Mar 07, 2016
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
8:30 - Today is Green Shirt Day, which falls one day after the eighth anniversary of the Humboldt Bus Crash. The anniver...