Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list inclu...
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Estevan banking on 'polygeneration facility' for job creation
The City of Estevan has partnered with the Ocean Man First Nation and Buffalo Potash Corp., to see if they can build what they're calling a "polygeneration facility" they hope will create hundreds of ...
Oct 30, 2020
Economy added 246,000 jobs in August, unemployment rate 10.2%
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the economy added 246,000 in August as the pace of job gains slowed compared with July, when 419,000 jobs were added. The figure marked the fourth consecutive month of ...
Sep 04, 2020 Compared with July 2024, employment in Saskatchewan was up by 16,000, or 2.6 per cent. (Canadian Press files)
Bank of Canada survey says business hiring plans remain muted due to pandemic
OTTAWA - Companies that have laid off workers are telling the Bank of Canada they plan to refill some positions over the next year, but many hiring plans remain muted over COVID-19-related uncertainty...
Jul 06, 2020
Workers at risk of losing jobs to AI can be retrained for health care, RBC says
OTTAWA - A new report says some of the more than one million Canadian workers who could lose their jobs to machines could fill growing gaps in the nation's health-care system with the right training n...
Nov 14, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives
Saskatchewan's employment numbers grew in June
There were more people working in Saskatchewan in June than ever before, according to Statistics Canada. A report released Friday shows that the province set an all-time record for employment last mon...
Jul 05, 2019
Survey says Regina employment figures should improve in Q3
A new survey suggests the job market in Regina is poised to heat up. The ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey found that 23 per cent of employers who responded plan to hire in the third quarter of ...
Jun 11, 2019
Clean energy one of Canada’s fastest-growing industries
OTTAWA - Canada's clean-energy sector is growing faster than the economy as a whole and is rivalling some of the more well-known industries for jobs, a new report shows. Clean Energy Canada, a think-t...
May 23, 2019
Saskatchewan posts ninth consecutive month of job growth
The Government of Saskatchewan is touting the province's ninth straight month of year-over-year job growth. Since April 2018, Saskatchewan saw 14,200 jobs created - most of them in the private sector,...
May 12, 2019
Regina hiring numbers to be hands-off in early 2019: survey
Hiring patterns in Regina should resemble a conservative approach once the new year hits to mark the final quarter of fiscal year 2017-18, according to U.S.-based hiring firm ManpowerGroup. The firm s...
Dec 11, 2018
Politicians promise help for GM workers; stress that saving plant hopeless
Provincial and federal leaders alike conceded the futility Monday of trying to persuade General Motors to keep its Oshawa, Ont., automotive plant running beyond 2019, and instead focused on finding wa...
Nov 26, 2018 Provincial and federal leaders alike conceded the futility Monday of trying to persuade General Motors to keep its Oshawa, Ont., automotive plant running beyond 2019, and instead focused on finding ways to ease the pain of more than 2,500 workers who stand to lose their jobs. (Canadian Press)
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Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed the nation on Wednesday, hinting about challenges and sacrifices ahead. Sarah Mills...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, Oct. 24
Evan talks with Canadian Press Washington Correspondent Kelly Malone about reaction to Premier Doug Ford's ad attacking ...