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Saskatchewan's job losses are outpacing growth of new positions, according to the latest employment numbers from Statistics Canada. The July labour force survey shows the province shed 2,700 full-time...

Taco Bell officially made its return to Saskatoon Thursday. The fast-food chain held a grand opening for its new location at 8th Street and Arlington Avenue. People began lining up in the early mornin...

Provincial sales tax (PST) will be applied to insurance premiums in Saskatchewan come August 1, and at least one financial expert believes it will backfire.   According to the finance minist...

The head of Saskatchewan-based AGT Food and Ingredients has been named EY World Entrepreneur of the Year in Monaco. Murad Al-Katib began the business in 2003 and it has grown into the world's largest ...

As a young boy in Luseland. Sask., Jim Pattison said he was always encouraged to give back. "We've been doing that for a long time," he told the Brent Loucks Show Thursday morning And give back h...

A Melville business has run into opposition as it tries to start a passenger bus service to fill in for the now-defunct Saskatchewan Transportation Company (STC). But that hope has been dashed as the ...

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 Tuesda...

Ben Johnson finally found a way to cash in on his brief time as an Olympic gold medallist. The 55-year-old former sprinter has appeared in an advertisement for an Australian betting company, making li...

A developer's plan to build an industrial park southeast of Saskatoon could solve the city's railway woes.   A group of investors has purchased 1,400 acres of land north of the Cargill plant in&n...

Saskatoon city council is set to consider a motion later this month to begin a study on options to help ease traffic delays caused by trains.   Mayor Charlie Clark told Brent Loucks Tuesday morni...