Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Co-op, Unifor reaches tentative agreement after 196 day lockout
It appears the lengthy, bitter dispute between Unifor 594 and the Co-op Refinery has come to an end.The Co-op Refinery Complex announced that a tentative deal has been reached with Unifor 594 in a new...
Jun 18, 2020
‘Do your part’: Sask. Chamber CEO to employees choosing CERB over returning to work
The CEO of the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce says too many people in the province are choosing to stay home and live off the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), rather than return to work.Ste...
Jun 18, 2020
JA Digital Campus Launches in Saskatchewan
Students across Saskatchewan will have access to financial literacy courses through a digital campus.Now until June 30, and starting again in September, Junior Achievement (JA) in Saskatchewan and Inn...
Jun 17, 2020
Charity steer raises over $11K for STARS
A big change made to this year's charity steer auction did not affect the end result.Over $11,000 was raised by the Prince Albert Show and Sale committee for STARS Air Ambulance.Due to the COVID-19 pa...
Jun 17, 2020
Charity steer raises over $11K for STARS
A big change made to this year’s charity steer auction did not affect the end result. Over $11,000 was raised by the Prince Albert Show and Sale committee for STARS Air Ambulance. Due to the COV...
Jun 17, 2020
SARCAN in Melfort re-opened on Tuesday
Has quarantine created a larger than normal collection of bottles and cans around your house? Luckily, as of Tuesday the Melfort SARCAN Depot is officially open to the public, with a number of restric...
Jun 16, 2020
Forty-four per cent of closed businesses in Saskatchewan might never open
Saskatchewan is above the national average of 32 per cent when it comes to business owners being uncertain about whether they will be able to reopen or not.According to the Saskatoon Chamber of Commer...
Jun 16, 2020
Cornerstone, Horizon and Plainsview Credit Union merger vote this week
Members of three regional credit unions are voting this week on whether to merge into one financial institution.Cornerstone, Horizon, and Plainsview Credit Unions began to pursue a partnership last De...
Jun 16, 2020
Migrant workers hold virtual rally seeking full immigration status
TORONTO - A group supporting migrant workers held a virtual rally Sunday that called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to immediately extend full immigration status for all non-permanent residents. The...
Jun 14, 2020
Liberals look at buying distressed buildings to save stock of affordable housing
soOTTAWA - A new analysis of the country's stock of affordable housing suggests the Liberals' decade-long strategy to provide more of it is starting in a deeper hole than previously thought, and may b...
Jun 14, 2020