Business & Economy

Local appliance retailers seeing high demand due to pandemic

While many businesses have been struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic, appliance stores everywhere are seeing numbers soar. But that high demand is creating a problem for manufacturers and longer wa...

Dec 21, 2020

NHL, players reach tentative deal for 56-game season

The National Hockey League and players reached a tentative deal Friday to hold a 56-game season in 2021, pending the approval of each side's executive board and Canadian health officials.The season wo...

Dec 19, 2020

FSIN requests consultation with provincial government over casino closures

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is asking to be consulted by the provincial government regarding casino closures due to health concerns. Casinos are scheduled to close tomorrow and rema...

Dec 18, 2020

SaskPower strikes deal with two Indigenous solar power projects

A new First Nations-led solar power generation project will be setting up shop near Regina in the near future.The First Nations Power Authority (FNPA), a non-profit organization that helps connect ind...

Dec 14, 2020

Pandemic prompts Cameco to suspend operations at Cigar Lake

Cameco is temporarily suspending production at its Cigar Lake uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan over the coming weeks.That's due to the increasing risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and in part...

Dec 14, 2020

Environmental groups keep fighting KXL despite Biden's promise to block pipeline

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Critics of Canada's most controversial cross-border pipeline projects aren't taking their demise for granted under president-elect Joe Biden. A new report from the U.S.-based Rainfo...

Dec 08, 2020

Province announces Strong Recovery Adaptation Rebate

The Government of Saskatchewan has introduced a new rebate to help businesses changing their business models to adapt to the pandemic.According to a media release, it's called the Strong Recovery Adap...

Dec 07, 2020

Province expanding access to potash industry tax credits

The provincial government is hoping upgrades to some tax incentives will encourage potash companies to try new things.The Government of Saskatchewan has announced changes to the tax regulations govern...

Dec 07, 2020

MP Gary Vidal unsure of Liberal COVID relief proposal

MP Gary Vidal believes the federal government's approach to handling COVID-19 will do more harm than good to the future of Canada's economy. On Monday, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced "th...

Dec 04, 2020

Winter sports experience sales boom in Saskatchewan

Kevin Robinson never imagined cross-country skiing would become a popular sport in Saskatchewan.The owner of Eb's Source for Adventure has seen his company thrive like never before thanks to a global ...

Dec 04, 2020