Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Provincial green purveyors pleased with plastic ban, urge domino effect
Globally, one garbage truckload of plastic waste enters the ocean every minute.That comes from the federal government, which points to this, alongside plastic overflowing in landfills, as reaching a b...
Jun 10, 2019 Cutlery, straws and Styrofoam plates and cups could be banned in Canada by 2021. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Unemployment dips nationally, regionally as fewer people look for work: StatsCan
After a surprise surge in April employment, with the nation posting the strongest job growth since 1976, things held steady in May.But a sharp decline in those looking for work pushed the unemployment...
Jun 07, 2019 (file photo/JPBG)
Senate committee says oil tanker ban off B.C. targets Alberta, divides country
OTTAWA - A Senate committee says the Trudeau government's bill to ban oil tanker traffic off British Columbia's northern coast will divide the country, inflame separatist sentiment...
Jun 05, 2019
Sask. cannabis company bought out to make infused beer, wines
With the purchase of a local cannabis producer, a beer and wine company could bring Saskatchewan to the forefront of cannabis-infused beverages.The Hill Street Beverage Company out of Ontario has sign...
Jun 02, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM)
Sask. NDP pledging STC revival two years after shutdown
The Saskatchewan NDP is renewing calls to revive a provincial bus service exactly two years after the Saskatchewan Transportation Company (STC) was shut down.NDP Leader Ryan Meili met with reporters o...
Jun 01, 2019 NDP Leader Ryan Meili. (file photo/CKOM)
Liberals push forward with ratification of new NAFTA in House of Commons
OTTAWA - The federal government has moved forward in Parliament with the ratification of the new North American free-trade agreement as the legislative clock ticks towards a summer adjournment and fal...
May 27, 2019
Fishing season opens door for northern economy
Saskatchewan gets a bad rap for being flat, but our province makes up for that stigma with great natural resources, including fishing.Anglers in the Lakeland had May 15, marked on their calendar as th...
May 15, 2019 Anglers in the Lakeland may now break out the rod and reel. (Ronald Quaroni/paNOW Staff)
Onex to buy WestJet for $5 billion
CALGARY - Onex Corp. has signed a friendly deal to buy WestJet Airlines Ltd. in a transaction it valued at $5 billion, including assumed debt.Under the agreement announced Monday, Onex will pay $31 pe...
May 13, 2019 The Canadian Press
Farm group hopes no more time wasted in court over carbon tax
The National Farmers Group (NFU) is applauding last week's ruling by the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal, that the federal carbon tax does not violate any constitutional laws.The NFU was among the group'...
May 07, 2019 (Facebook/National Farmer's Union)
Municipalities want share of cannabis tax but government says no
Saskatchewan's municipalities are asking for a share of taxes from cannabis sales, however, the government is saying no, in part suggesting a federal minister has misled towns and cities into thinking...
May 01, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)