Business & Economy

Sask. man wins over $775K playing VLT machine

There was a lot of cheering and celebrating this week at Kostas Lounge in La Ronge, following news one of the customers received a massive payout from one of the VLT machines.The big win happened late...

Jan 24, 2020 (Facebook/ Kostas Lounge)

Alberta landowners urge farmers to cut power to wells with unpaid debts

A group of Alberta landowners is asking farmers and ranchers to fight back against unpaid debts and unreclaimed oil and gas wells by closing valves and cutting power to energy company sites. "The...

Jan 24, 2020

Provincial optimism rises despite difficult financial situation

Saskatchewan residents are slightly more optimistic about their financial futures, despite their ongoing challenges, even as slightly more people struggle to make ends meet.The latest MNP Consumer Ind...

Jan 21, 2020 (File Photo/ paNOW Staff)

Unifor completely blocks off refinery in dispute escalation

Nearly a dozen Co-op-branded semis lined up on Fleet Street illustrated the Unifor point Monday morning, when the national president stood in front of a crowd of picketers to announce they were blocki...

Jan 20, 2020 (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)

Alberta government promising to fix rules on aging energy wells

EDMONTON - A group tasked with cleaning up thousands of abandoned energy sites in Alberta says the province's rules for ensuring polluters reclaim their wells before selling them off are ina...

Jan 17, 2020

Provincial business group to survey Indigenous engagement

The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce is looking to find out more about how businesses in the province are doing in terms of engaging with Indigenous businesses and communities.The provincial organizat...

Jan 15, 2020 The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce is teaming up with local groups including in P.A. to encourage businesses to take a survey about Indigenous engagement. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Supreme Court to hear B.C. case attempting to halt Trans Mountain expansion

OTTAWA - Canada's high court will hear arguments Thursday on whether British Columbia can stop Alberta from shipping heavy oil through the Trans Mountain pipeline without a permit. B.C.'s NDP governme...

Jan 15, 2020

Group cleaning up old oil wells says Alberta government rules inadequate

EDMONTON - A group tasked with cleaning up thousands of abandoned energy facilities in Alberta says the province's rules for ensuring polluters reclaim their wells before selling them off are&nbs...

Jan 15, 2020

Region static but big job gains on national level

There are some positive numbers on the national job creation front although the rate for the large area in our region known as Prince Albert and the North remains unchanged.Last month, Canada gained 3...

Jan 10, 2020 There was an improvement on the national front but in our wider region things remained unchanged. (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Meadow Lake real estate market experiences significant change

The Saskatchewan Realtors Association is leading the nation in a single provincial real estate board for real estate professionals and consumers. Wally Lorenz, the office manager of RE/MAX of the Batt...

Jan 08, 2020 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)