Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Sask. cannabis company bought out to make infused beer, wines
With the purchase of a local cannabis producer, a beer and wine company could bring Saskatchewan to the forefront of cannabis-infused beverages.The Hill Street Beverage Company out of Ontario has sign...
Jun 02, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM)
Sask. NDP pledging STC revival two years after shutdown
The Saskatchewan NDP is renewing calls to revive a provincial bus service exactly two years after the Saskatchewan Transportation Company (STC) was shut down.NDP Leader Ryan Meili met with reporters o...
Jun 01, 2019 NDP Leader Ryan Meili. (file photo/CKOM)
Liberals push forward with ratification of new NAFTA in House of Commons
OTTAWA - The federal government has moved forward in Parliament with the ratification of the new North American free-trade agreement as the legislative clock ticks towards a summer adjournment and fal...
May 27, 2019
Same business, new building for Waskesiu grocer
The Waskesiu Trading Company has been a staple in the resort village north of Prince Albert for almost three decades.On Saturday, the local grocer celebrated the opening of a new lakefront building."W...
May 18, 2019 Waskesiu Trading Company cut the ribbon on a new building May 18. (submitted photo)
Business brisk at La Ronge pot shop on opening day
Kiaro opened today in La Ronge to a line up of customers looking to purchase cannabis."People are interested, they want to get informed, they want to engage and we created an environment here that's r...
May 17, 2019 Kiaro is the new cannabis retail store in La Ronge. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Fishing season opens door for northern economy
Saskatchewan gets a bad rap for being flat, but our province makes up for that stigma with great natural resources, including fishing.Anglers in the Lakeland had May 15, marked on their calendar as th...
May 15, 2019 Anglers in the Lakeland may now break out the rod and reel. (Ronald Quaroni/paNOW Staff)
'Thanks a million': Retirement on the horizon for Kevin and Cora Leung
An era is coming to an end at Country North Shell in La Ronge as owners Kevin and Cora Leung have sold their business to Lake Country Co-op.The hand over is expected to occur at the end of this month ...
May 14, 2019 Cora and Kevin Leung will close their business May 28. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Onex to buy WestJet for $5 billion
CALGARY - Onex Corp. has signed a friendly deal to buy WestJet Airlines Ltd. in a transaction it valued at $5 billion, including assumed debt.Under the agreement announced Monday, Onex will pay $31 pe...
May 13, 2019 The Canadian Press
Company celebrating more than four decades in business
In the last 40 years, A. Kustiak Trucking and Construction made an impact on the tri-communities and northern Saskatchewan. That's according to business-owner Nathan Kustiak, who began operating the c...
May 10, 2019 Nathan Kustiak is the operator of A. Kustiak Trucking and Construction. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Farm group hopes no more time wasted in court over carbon tax
The National Farmers Group (NFU) is applauding last week's ruling by the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal, that the federal carbon tax does not violate any constitutional laws.The NFU was among the group'...
May 07, 2019 (Facebook/National Farmer's Union)