Murray Wood: Sask. farmers pay the price for Ottawa's gopher ban
Gophers are chewing through crops and profits, and farmers blame Ottawa's strychnine ban. They say the damage is out of ...
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Coal layoffs another blow to Estevan's bruised economy
With the announcement of more layoffs in one of Estevan's biggest industries, the city's already-contracting economy is taking another hit. Earlier this week, Westmoreland Mining announced it would be...
Feb 22, 2020 Westmoreland coal mine near Estevan. Photo courtesy Discover Estevan
Quebec, Cree leaders sign deal as other Indigenous groups protest across Canada
MONTREAL - As Indigenous-led, anti-pipeline protests have shut down rail service across much of the country, Quebec and Cree leaders announced Monday the first steps of a wide-ranging 30-year pla...
Feb 17, 2020
Canada expected to support heavy fuel ban in Arctic despite costs to northerners
The federal government is expected to support international measures that would reduce the environmental impact of Arctic shipping but would cost northern families hundreds of dollars a year. On Monda...
Feb 16, 2020
Budget watchdog slashes economic growth projections, partly blames coronavirus
OTTAWA - Canada's economy slowed "sharply" in the final quarter of 2019, the parliamentary budget office said Thursday in its February economic and fiscal report. And the new coronavirus outbreak...
Feb 13, 2020
Mining exploration incentive leading to more drilling in Sask.
Mining companies are getting a boost from the province to help explore northern Saskatchewan for valuable minerals including copper, cobalt, gold and zinc. The Targeted Mineral Exploration Incentive (...
May 07, 2019 Copper taken from the Forum Energy Metals Corp. Janice Lake project. (forumenergymetals.com)
Grassland advocates say potash mine would damage habitat
A conservation group is urging CanPacific to move a proposed solution potash mine northeast of Sedley to a less ecologically sensitive spot. The development is called Project Albany, a 3.25-million-to...
Apr 15, 2019
Cameco shut down starts this week
The final shift at Cameco's Key Lake and McArthur River uranium operations is wrapping up, which will leave a total of 845 people out of work for an expected 10-month lay-off. Workers on one shift pac...
Feb 01, 2018 The shut down at Cameco's Key Lake and McArthur uranium operations begins the week of Feb. 1, 2018. (submitted/Cameco)
BHP Billiton gives promising update on Jansen mine
Mining giant BHP Billiton has floated a potential production date for its Jansen potash mine near Saskatoon. Company CEO Andrew McKenzie spoke at a conference in Barcelona, Spain on Tuesday. In his re...
May 16, 2017
PotashCorp earnings rise in Q1 report
Tough decisions at PotashCorp appeared to be paying off as the company released its first-quarter earnings report for 2017. The company reported earnings of 18 cents a share, double the nine cents a s...
Apr 27, 2017
Cameco swings to $62-million loss on write-downs as uranium market drags
SASKATOON - Uranium producer Cameco (TSX;CCO) reported a net loss of $62 million for 2016 after the depressed market for its main product had it taking $362 million in impairment charges. The Saskatoo...
Feb 10, 2017
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