Unemployment Rate In Sask Hits Historic Low

by | Aug 8, 2014

The unemployment rate in Saskatchewan hit a historic low last month. The province says unemployment was 3.3 percent in July. This is the lowest rate on record since Statistics Canada started recording employment data back in 1976. The unemployment rate in the province...

John Arcand To Be Recognized For Musical Contributions

by | Aug 8, 2014

The 17th Annual John Arcand Fiddle Fest is in full swing this weekend just southwest of Saskatoon. The festival officially kicked off Thursday and offers four days of fiddle music, jigging, workshops and cultural camps. One of the highlights of this year’s festival is...

Police Net Two La Loche Men In Northern Alberta Drug Bust

by | Aug 7, 2014

Two La Loche men will appear in court next week as a result of a drug bust in northern Alberta. Wood Buffalo RCMP say Billy Janvier and Marlin Herman were arrested on Monday in Fort McMurray. Investigators say they received information the two men were in the...

Gold Mining Firm Posts Profit In Most Recent Quarter

by | Aug 7, 2014

A firm with gold mining interests in northern Saskatchewan is reporting a $3.3-million profit in the last quarter. In the same quarter last year, Claude Resources suffered a net loss of $9.9 million. The company credits its performance to an increase in gold sales...

Crain Granted Bail

by | Aug 7, 2014

A Muskoday First Nation man who is up on six separate charges in the death of an 11-year-old boy has been released on bail. Fifty-one-year-old Gordon Morris Crain appeared in Prince Albert provincial court on Wednesday afternoon and was released with conditions. Crain...

One Of Two Flin Flon ATV Crash Victims Dies From Injuries

by | Aug 6, 2014

A young man who suffered severe injuries in a collision involving a car and an all-terrain vehicle in northern Manitoba last weekend has died. The accident happened late Sunday night when the 19-year-old victim and a 17-year-old boy on the ATV collided with a car on a...