'Better times lie ahead' for Saskatoon but unemployment to remain high: Conference Board

Saskatoon’s economy is expected to turn the corner this year and continue growing next year, but the inevitable lag means the city’s unemployment rate is projected to keep rising and remain above the two-decade average through 2018, according to a new report from the Conference Board of Canada. 
After two years of economic contraction — the result of tanking oil, potash and uranium prices ripping through the commodity-driven municipal economy — Saskatoon’s GDP