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Saskatchewan jobs surge: Province hits lowest unemployment in Canada

byMeridian Source Staff

April 12, 2026

Sask. Legislature report highlights progress

byDan Gray

July 6, 2025

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Saskatchewan jobs surge: Province hits lowest unemployment in Canada
Saskatchewan’s labour market added 15,000 full-time jobs over the last year. New data from Statistics Canada shows the province now holds the lowest unemployment rate in the country. Read more: Column: Salvation Army beginnings Figures released Friday for March 2026 place Saskatchewan’s unemployment rate at five per cent. This sits well below the national average…
Saskatchewan opens 2026-27 grant applications for veterans service clubs
Saskatchewan veterans’ organizations can now apply for provincial funding to upgrade their facilities and support local programming. Read more: Cenovus Energy invests $2M in Lakeland College The provincial government announced Wednesday that the application period for the 2026-27 Saskatchewan Veterans Service Club Support Program is officially open. Organizations such as Royal Canadian Legion branches and…
UPDATE: Kitscoty RCMP locate missing woman
Kitscoty RCMP has located Tanya Anne McCoy and report she is safe. Mounties thank the public and media for their assistance. Read more: Provincial bronze colours Vermilion Tigers’ season
Column: Salvation Army beginnings
Here’s something about beginnings that may or may not interest you. Right now, if you were to Google holidays in April, you’d be met with not just Easter, but a lot of various holidays. Read more: RCMP launches annual contest to name new foals It’s something that I didn’t realize until I was working a…
Provincial bronze colours Vermilion Tigers’ season
It was a celebratory Sunday for the Vermilion Tigers as they pulled the bronze medals out of their Easter basket at the Hockey Alberta junior B provincial championship in Lloydminster. Read more: Skating club dazzles crowd at year-end carnival in Lloydminster After a 5-2 victory over the Sherwood Park Knights in the third-place game, Vermilion became…