Industry

New provincial funding to help boost Indigenous partnership in natural resource projects

The province is making a large investment to help grow Indigenous partnerships in the natural resource sector. On Monday, the Government of Saskatchewan announced a $400,000 investment in the First Na...

Apr 29, 2024

First Nations Power Authority signs MOU with SaskEnergy

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the First Nations Power Authority of Saskatchewan and SaskEnergy is inked. The MOU intends to explore new energy sources for Indigenous communities and incr...

Apr 29, 2024

Conference on exploring Canada's raw materials returns to P.A.

After a successful first year in Prince Albert, the Canadian Centre for Raw Materials is bringing more international interest to the city. The Second Annual Raw Materials Conference begins Monday in P...

Apr 29, 2024

Premiers want return to co-operation with federal government with new budget

OTTAWA - Canada's premiers are warning the federal government not to overreach into their jurisdictions when it comes to delivering the programs laid out in Ottawa's latest budget. In a letter respond...

Apr 19, 2024

Company behind Knife Lake project excited to continue its work

A major mining project in northeastern Saskatchewan will continue after being given the green light to continue exploring.Rockridge Resources, the company that operates the Knife Lake Copper Project a...

Apr 09, 2024

Prince Albert and North left out of job creation, says NDP

Provincial NDP jobs critic Aleana Young said that Prince Albert and northern Saskatchewan are not seeing results when it comes to job creation by the province. A recent Statistics Canada release on th...

Mar 14, 2024

EV charging now offered at three SIGA casinos

Electric vehicle owners rejoice! Level 3 (fast charging) and Level 2 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations are now offered for SIGA Casino guests at three locations: Northern Lights Casino in Prince...

Feb 15, 2024

Star Diamond takes over Rio Tinto shares in Fort à la Corne mine

With a recent announcement by Saskatoon-based Star Diamond that they have worked out a deal with Rio Tinto over control of the Fort la Corne mine northeast of Prince Albert, company CEO Ewan Mason sai...

Dec 01, 2023

Massive potash mine being built in Saskatchewan breaks new ground for women

In July of this year, mining giant BHP announced a company first.More than 14,000 kilometres away from its Melbourne, Australia headquarters, BHP said it had achieved its "gender balance" target for i...

Nov 19, 2023

Legislation introduced to cut carbon tax from SaskEnergy bills

Legislation introduced in Saskatchewan on Thursday will remove Ottawa's carbon tax from SaskEnergy bills starting Jan. 1.The provincial government said the move will save Saskatchewan families an aver...

Nov 16, 2023