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OTTAWA - The aftermath of Canada's long fight with China over the imprisonment of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig has spawned a new challenge: whether to join allies such as the United States and Au...

Workers are getting an extra hard time for just doing their jobs, to the point where it's being called abuse.Both the Saskatchewan Government and General Employees Union (SGEU) and the Saskatchewan Fe...

More people are taking trips abroad despite being in the midst of the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.Terry Kaszas, a travel development specialist with CAA, said travel from Saskatchewan really ...

People who spend a lot of time on social media are without three of their main platforms Monday.Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are down in parts of the world, including Saskatchewan.The company post...

It's the first workday for the hospitality sector under Saskatchewan's new proof-of-vaccination requirements.As of Friday, a number of businesses must check customers for proof of vaccination or a neg...

Minimum wage earners in Saskatchewan received a raise on Friday.The province's minimum wage bumps up to $11.81 per hour, an increase of 36 cents.At $11.75 per hour, New Brunswick now has the lowest mi...

When the Saskatchewan government announced vaccine passports would be required at various establishments and businesses, the first thought that came to Tracy Read's mind was how she was going to carry...

With less than a week to go until the vaccine passport system goes into effect throughout Saskatchewan, the hospitality industry is still trying to figure out how it will work.Hospitality Saskatchewan...

The Government of Saskatchewan continued with a string of announcements regarding timber allocations this week.The latest allotment supports the proposed expansion of the Dunkley Lumber sawmill in Car...

Paper Excellence has secured the forest fibre needed for the 2023 restart of the Prince Albert pulp mill - a move that is expected to create 1,650 jobs.The province announced the timber allocations fo...