The federal Liberal government brings down its first budget in two years on Monday. In November, a fall economic statement said the deficit would be at $381.6 billion by the end of this month, but many believe that number will be much higher when Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivers the budget The fall economic statement […]
Jobs minister Jeremy Harrison and NDP jobs critic Aleana Young have had some heated exchanges during Question Period in this session of the Saskatchewan Legislature and Monday was no different. Young continued to hammer away on Harrison and the fact he seemingly has no plan to get Saskatchewan people back to work and that he […]
The NDP is calling on the Saskatchewan Party government to revamp its COVID-19 vaccine rollout strategy. Opposition leader Ryan Meili says reduced health restrictions have been a serious mistake by the Moe government. Premier Scott Moe says he has taken a balanced and measured response with vaccines being rolled out as quickly as possible. He […]
A roundtable designed at meeting the technology industry’s training and hiring needs for the province and how Saskatchewan Polytechnic can strategically align itself to do that was recently held. The roundtable, which featured leaders from several different sectors including agriculture, mining, and manufacturing along with Innovation Saskatchewan and SaskTech, was designed to discuss the technology […]
The city of Regina continues to help businesses hit hard by COVID-19 by offering financial support so they can reshape their operations and services. Phase 2 of the Regina Economic Grant Recovery program is underway after Phase 1 saw $688,000 in funding handed out to 185 businesses of all sizes. “Many businesses are finding a […]
It is too early to see what type of impact a Joe Biden administration will have on Saskatchewan exporters. That from Chris Dekker, the CEO of the Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership. He says Biden’s agenda appears to be clear. “His focus will be domestic certainly during the early months of his term and that […]
Some ominous words are coming from the province’s chief medical health officer when it comes to the economy. Dr. Saqib Shahab says it is a last resort, but with the amount of COVID-19 cases still being considerably higher than he would like it to be, it may be time to get even tougher with restrictions. […]
A new report has the province’s mining sector grinning. The “Mining Journal Intelligence World Risk Report” places Saskatchewan as one of the top jurisdictions in an “opportunity index”. The index is a combination of perceived mineral potential and investment risk. With respect to overall investment, Saskatchewan was one of only two jurisdictions that achieved the […]
Statistics Canada says the economy suffered its first jobs decline since April, 2020, with a loss of 63,000 jobs in December. The result ended a streak of monthly job gains that began in May, as restrictions put in place to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic began to ease. The unemployment rate was 8.6 […]
Crescent Point Energy Corp. says it is cutting its capital spending budget for 2021 because of the ongoing volatility in oil prices. The Calgary-based company says it plans to spend between $475 million and $525 million next year, trimming $25 million from a preliminary budget it released with its third-quarter results report in late October. […]
