Saskatchewan politicians have rapidly increased international travel since COVID-19 pandemic restrictions were loosened as Premier Scott Moe remains laser-focused on global markets. A Canadian Press analysis of publicly available data on out-of-province ministerial expenses shows a more than 33 per cent increase in spending on international trips for Moe and his ministers from 2018 to 2022. […]
After a long stretch of inactivity, Cameco has started up operations again at McArthur River Mine and the Key Lake mill facility. It recently turned out its first packaged shipment. The mine and mill currently employ approximately 730 people, more than half of which are of Indigenous heritage. Cameco is planning additional hiring for the […]
Workers at Cameco’s Cigar Lake uranium mine are returning to work after leaving because of a wildfire. The company says the decision to have workers return came after conversations with provincial officials and better conditions. About 230 workers were transported off site Thursday as a precaution while 80 people remained at the facility. […]
Cameco has made the decision to evacuate all non-essential personnel from the Cigar Lake uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan because of a wildfire burning in the vicinity. The uranium mining company says the situation is complicated by extremely warm, dry weather, resulting from the heat dome that has settled over western Canada in recent days. […]
