Business & Economy

AstraZeneca vaccine doses ready for use as Canada approves U.S. manufacturing sites

OTTAWA - More than 1.5 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine are on their way to provinces now that Health Canada has authorized the U.S. sites where they were made. It remains to be seen ho...

Apr 01, 2021

‘It’s my DNA:’ Elwood Flynn gets ready to say goodbye after 68 years in menswear business

A Saskatoon icon is saying goodbye.Elwood Flynn, the owner of Elwood Flynn Ltd. in downtown Saskatoon, will be closing up shop at the end of May.Flynn, now 91 years old, joined Gormley on Wednesday mo...

Apr 01, 2021

Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario urge Michigan to reconsider shutting down Line 5

WASHINGTON - Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario are forming a united front in the fight to reverse Michigan's shutdown of a key cross-border pipeline. Energy ministers from all three provinces are urgi...

Mar 30, 2021

Restaurant food delivery fees capped in emergency government order

Starting Sunday, new temporary emergency legislation means the delivery service fee to restaurants from third-party providers, like Skip The Dishes, will be capped at 18 per cent of the pre-tax order ...

Mar 27, 2021

Sturgeon Lake clothing designer sets sights on Prince Albert location

A clothing designer from Sturgeon Lake First Nation says he is absolutely surprised by the response he’s had over the past two months. Justin Naytowhow, 35, launched the Kiyam label back in Janu...

Teena Monteleone Mar 23, 2021

One year on, poll suggests Canadians still deeply wary about allowing U.S. visitors

WASHINGTON - A new poll suggests Canadians remain deeply wary about the prospect of allowing visitors from the United States. The online Lger poll was conducted last week for the Association for Canad...

Mar 23, 2021

Outdoors/sporting goods retailors respond to pandemic challenges

Spring is here and as the weather continues to warm, many retailors of outdoor sporting, camping and fishing equipment are hoping for a strong turnout this season, as they continue to face a number of...

Mar 22, 2021

Sask. Chamber of Commerce publishes report on future of energy in the province

The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce (SCC) has published a report on what a low-carbon economy could look like in the province.The report features 18 recommendations on how the provincial and federal ...

Mar 17, 2021

First Nations say Alberta review of coal project inadequate, seek federal involvement

EDMONTON - Two of southern Alberta's largest First Nations have asked the federal government to step into an environmental review of a coal mine proposed for the Rocky Mountains. In a letter to federa...

Mar 09, 2021

Alberta's Toews says final bill on defunct Keystone XL not 'materially' above $1.3B

EDMONTON - Alberta's finance minister says taxpayers won't be on the hook for much more beyond $1.3 billion already committed to the defunct Keystone XL pipeline. Travis Toews did not provide specific...

Mar 09, 2021