Tag Archives: Business & Economy
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
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
SaskPower rebate takes effect
Saskatchewan residents started getting a break on their power bills Tuesday.As promised by the Saskatchewan Party during the election campaign, all SaskPower customers will be getting a 10 per cent re...
Dec 01, 2020
Minimal effects for Melfort movie theatre with latest COVID-19 restrictions
The owner of Melfort Dynasty Twin Cinemas was relieved by the latest round of public health measures.Ahead of the announcement by the Saskatchewan Government on Wednesday, Corrine Pereyma told northea...
Nov 27, 2020
Calls for shut down, some optimistic feelings from northeast restaurants
Restaurants in Saskatchewan have had multi-month sample sizes of limited dine-in service and no dine-in service amidst the coronavirus pandemic.Following their re-opening in early June, restaurants ar...
Nov 27, 2020
Mid-year financial report forecasts lower deficit
Saskatchewan's financial picture is brighter than expected at the mid-year point.The 2020-21 mid-year report, which was released Friday, predicts the province's deficit will be more than $380 million ...
Nov 27, 2020
Real trees in large and early demand this year
We are one month from Christmas and Rick Van Duyvendyk with Dutch Growers in Saskatoon says his business has sold twice as many live Christmas trees as it did this time last year."I am a little concer...
Nov 27, 2020
Black Friday shopping in a pandemic: COVID-19 closes some stores, sales move online
Black Friday, the one-day shopping bonanza known for its big bargains and large crowds, has arrived. While rising COVID-19 cases and weeks of staggered deals have muted the usual fanfare of the shoppi...
Nov 27, 2020
Economists weigh impacts of added COVID-19 measures
People in Saskatchewan are waiting to see what new measures or restrictions will be coming after Manitoba and Alberta introduced new ways to control the spread of COVID-19 this past week.Manitoba favo...
Nov 25, 2020
Keystone XL not the same project John Kerry nixed in 2015, Canada's U.S. envoy says
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Canada's ambassador to the United States says the Keystone XL pipeline project has evolved since John Kerry nixed it in 2015. President-elect Joe Biden has named Kerry, former...
Nov 24, 2020