Business & Economy

Licensee of Melfort cannabis shop hope to open 'within a month'

Melfort's cannabis shop should be opening in the very near future according to the licensee.Corey Bacon said he hopes to open Saskabuds Cannabis "within a month."Previously, the first licensee for the...

Mar 02, 2020 Saskabuds Cannabis is located on Burrows Ave. W. in the old Dataport Computer Solutions building. (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)

Kenney says frustrating coronavirus stifling oil and gas economy

EDMONTON - Alberta's premier says it's frustrating to see his government doing everything it can to grow the economy only to watch global oil prices fall due to reduced demand tied to the no...

Mar 02, 2020

Coronach ‘open for business’ with transition money announced Friday

First with the oil downturn starting in 2014 and now with federal regulations moving the country away from coal, southeast Saskatchewan's economy is hurting.But on Friday, the provincial government an...

Mar 01, 2020 Coronach's mayor Trevor Schnell, Feb. 28, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)

Stock market drop a ‘blip’ compared to 2008: financial analyst

A Saskatoon financial analyst is shrugging off comparisons between this week's stock market drop and the 2008 financial crisis.Stock markets plummeted more than anytime since October 2008 through the ...

Feb 29, 2020 (CKOM News Staff)

StoneGate developer excited about new services coming to Melfort

The StoneGate commercial site in Melfort is set to become even more active in the coming months.The site developer, Avatex, is continuing to court businesses to the area on Highway 6.The StoneGate sit...

Feb 27, 2020 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)

Number of distracted driving tickets drops again

For the third straight month, the number of distracted driving offences recorded in Saskatchewan decreased.According to SGI, Saskatchewan police officers issued 509 tickets for distracted driving in J...

Feb 26, 2020 (CKOM News Staff)

Thomas Motors closes Nipawin operations

A business that has been around Nipawin for over 40 years is in its final days.Thomas Motors in Nipawin is closing its doors Friday, Feb. 28. Four full-time and one part-time staff members will lose t...

Feb 26, 2020 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

University campus in P.A. prepares expanded dental offering

After months of renovations, a key part of the University of Saskatchewan's new downtown campus in Prince Albert will soon be fitted out with dental equipment and a bigger offering for education and p...

Feb 25, 2020 (submitted photo/University of Saskatchewan website)

Sask. premier calls for carbon tax pause as Alberta court rules levy unconstitutional

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe brought renewed swagger as he addressed reporters Monday in Saskatoon following an Alberta Court of Appeal ruling declaring the federal carbon tax unconstitutional."Toda...

Feb 25, 2020 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)

Alberta Appeal Court sides with Alberta on federal carbon tax

EDMONTON - The Alberta Court of Appeal has ruled that the federal carbon tax is not constitutional.In a 4-1 decision, the court says the legislation that brought in the tax erodes provincial jurisdict...

Feb 25, 2020 The Canadian Press