Business & Economy

CAMECO to restart Cigar Lake production

Production at CAMECO's Cigar Lake uranium mine is to restart with the company saying it has implemented several safety measures including a COVID-19 testing facility on site.In a media release Friday,...

Apr 12, 2021

Humboldt’s Mark of Excellence Awards honours local businesses

The 22nd annual Humboldt and District Chamber of Commerce's Mark of Excellence Awards celebrated individuals, business, and organizations in the area last week. The awards ceremony was held virtually ...

Apr 07, 2021

Melfort's Mayor and MLA react to 2021 provincial budget

Local politicians are reacting to the latest provincial budget released on Tuesday, April 6.The budget will see more investment in areas like education, healthcare, and mental health. That's something...

Apr 07, 2021

Broadcast group renames itself and celebrates with $16 million boost for local business

After more than 20 years of operating under the name of Jim Pattison Broadcast Group, the company has announced it will be reorganizing under the new name of Pattison Media Ltd. effective May 1, 2021....

Apr 07, 2021

COVID helps push Saskatchewan deficit to $2.6 billion

COVID-19 has left Saskatchewan in a bigger hole than originally expected.Before delivering the 2021-22 budget at the Saskatchewan legislature on Tuesday, Finance Minister Donna Harpauer said it was di...

Apr 06, 2021

AstraZeneca vaccine doses ready for use as Canada approves U.S. manufacturing sites

OTTAWA - More than 1.5 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine are on their way to provinces now that Health Canada has authorized the U.S. sites where they were made. It remains to be seen ho...

Apr 01, 2021

‘It’s my DNA:’ Elwood Flynn gets ready to say goodbye after 68 years in menswear business

A Saskatoon icon is saying goodbye.Elwood Flynn, the owner of Elwood Flynn Ltd. in downtown Saskatoon, will be closing up shop at the end of May.Flynn, now 91 years old, joined Gormley on Wednesday mo...

Apr 01, 2021

'There's no slurpee machines': Former Melfort 7-Eleven location turning into pharmacy

You might have recently noticed some increased activity at the former 7-Eleven store in Melfort.The building on the corner of Main Street and Saskatchewan Drive has been dormant for a few years now an...

Mar 31, 2021

Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario urge Michigan to reconsider shutting down Line 5

WASHINGTON - Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario are forming a united front in the fight to reverse Michigan's shutdown of a key cross-border pipeline. Energy ministers from all three provinces are urgi...

Mar 30, 2021

Restaurant food delivery fees capped in emergency government order

Starting Sunday, new temporary emergency legislation means the delivery service fee to restaurants from third-party providers, like Skip The Dishes, will be capped at 18 per cent of the pre-tax order ...

Mar 27, 2021