Tag Archives: Business & Economy

SGI logo being used in scam emails
SGI is warning residents of Saskatchewan to be wary of emails using the SGI logo that are not authentic. The emails do not follow a copy and pasted script necessarily, and have changing subject lines ...
Nov 22, 2024

Members of Saskatchewan Cattleman's Association return from tour in Japan and South Korea
With Japan and South Korea being two of the four largest importers of Canadian beef products, they are some of the most important relationships to maintain in world trade. A group comprised of represe...
Nov 22, 2024
Liberals to offer GST break on toys, restaurants, but need help to pass it
The federal Liberals are seeking to temporarily take the federal sales tax off a slew of items just in time for Christmas.A senior government official who was not authorized to speak publicly about th...
Nov 21, 2024

Canada Post strike leaves P.A. physiotherapist without essential eyewear, unable to work
Ranju Pillai is a physiotherapist in Prince Albert, but she hasn't been able to do her job since the Canada Post strike began last week. Pillai has an eye disorder called keratoconus which results in ...
Nov 19, 2024
Canada, Indonesia agree to trade pact, Trudeau touts nuclear energy for Indo-Pacific
Ottawa has concluded negotiations for a trade deal with Indonesia and is proposing nuclear-energy collaboration with Southeast Asian leaders.The moves are a show of faith for multilateralism as the re...
Nov 16, 2024

Melfort updates residents on contingency plans during Canada Post strike
The City of Melfort is advising residents about potential effects from a Canada Post strike. About 55,000 Canada Post employees went on strike Friday, after the two sides failed to come to an agreemen...
Nov 15, 2024

Rent inflation to slow in the next few years, Desjardins predicts
The rate at which Canadian rental prices are increasing should slow in the coming years as the government's plan to cut back immigration numbers takes hold, a new report from Desjardins says."Our outl...
Nov 14, 2024
Sask. government implementing plans for potential Canada Post service disruption
The province says contingency plans are in place to minimize the impacts of a potential postal service disruption that could begin as early as Friday.SGI, SaskTel, SaskPower and SaskEnergy are encoura...
Nov 13, 2024

Sask. government preparing for possible Canada Post strike
The Government of Saskatchewan started getting its ducks in a row on Tuesday after the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) gave 72-hour strike notice to Canada Post.The union said workers would be...
Nov 12, 2024

Newly-merged credit union will be known as Prosperity Credit Union
We now know the name of the financial institution that will be created with the merger of Diamond North, Cypress, and Prairie Centre Credit Unions. Prosperity Credit Union will come into effect Jan. 1...
Nov 08, 2024