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Here are the key takeaways from Statistics Canada’s latest labour force update: Canada lost 200,100 jobs in January due to the impact of Omicron on the economy, with most of…

The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce conducted an online survey on supply chain issues through the InputSask business insight platform in late January. The findings reflect the opinions of 115 business leaders. Although representatives from many industries completed the survey, the... The post Supply Chain Issues Survey Results appeared first on Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce .

Combining an interest in mineral exploration with an understanding of what resources will be required in the future led Zach Maurer down a different type of test hole. He discovered that the saltwater brines that surround Saskatchewan’s oil fields have the potential to contain lithium – a chemical element that is a key ingredient in emerging battery technology. These results led him to...

Other Worlds, or Our World+ Admit it – when you think of VR or virtual reality, you imagine some guy in a lab coat with a bucket over his head gaping open mouthed in wonder at things only he can see. It’s 2022. Provided you can remember to keep that gaping mouth closed, VR has […] The post Analysis: How VR And AR Are Shaping The Future appeared first on William Joseph Communications .

Saskatoon’s economy has now recovered to 85.6% of pre-COVID levels, according to the latest quarterly update of SREDA’s economic recovery tracker. Last quarter’s rating was 79.3%. This update shows that […]

Saskatchewan—the sleeping giant of the Canadian forest industry—has woken up big time, with over $1 billion in new capital investment sparked by a forest reallocation.Saskatchewan has always been a sleeping giant in terms of its contribution to the Canadian forest industry, despite its massive and mature—though seriously under-utilized—forest resource. But it seems that the...