Business / local economy

Saskatchewan home to 156,850 small businesses

The province says Saskatchewan has 156,850 small businesses, the second-most per capita in Canada, and that they employ about 30 per cent of the workforce and pay more than $8.3 billion in wages.

By Saskatchewan Herald ·

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Health

Saskatoon opens 80 new acute care beds

Saskatoon hospitals have opened 80 new acute care beds, with $73 million in provincial funding this fiscal year. The province says the beds will ease pressure on emergency departments and cut admissio

Incident / police

Saskatoon police charge Dundurn woman with fraud

A 31-year-old Dundurn woman is charged with fraud after Saskatoon police allege more than $30,000 was diverted from a local business to her personal account. The charge has not been proven in court.

The Saskatchewan Herald — Saskatchewan's independent newsroom.