Tag Archives: Business & Economy
La Ronge council in favour of increasing retail liquor store hours
The majority of La Ronge council members are in favour of increasing retail liquor store hours. A recommendation was made at a regular meeting on Tuesday to allow liquor retail stores to operate from ...
Apr 26, 2023
MOU could help grow northern route
On April 11 the three prairie provinces announced an MOU (memorandum of understanding) to advance economic corriders - including the Gateway Keewatin Corrider that links northwest Manitoba and northea...
Apr 25, 2023
Public-service strike: Union stepping up picketing efforts starting Monday
OTTAWA - Canada's biggest federal public service union is preparing to ramp up its ongoing strike by moving picket lines to strategic locations such as ports on Monday. Public Service Alliance of Cana...
Apr 23, 2023
Is there a need for more airline competition in Saskatchewan?
A potential pilot strike at WestJet could only create more challenges for Saskatchewan travellers already facing a lack of viable options.Last Tuesday, the union representing WestJet pilots voted over...
Apr 23, 2023
Remembering the music at the National Hotel
It is the countdown to the final weeks of a treasured landmark in Prince Albert, and now some in the local music scene are remembering what life was like in the National Hotel.The building is set to b...
Apr 21, 2023
Roughly 2,000 workers in northern Sask. could be affected by PSAC strike
Around 2,000 federal workers in northern Saskatchewan could be on the picket line as early as Wednesday.The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) issued a strike mandate last week and on Monday sai...
Apr 17, 2023
Federal workers to strike Wednesday if union, and government don't reach deal by Tuesday
The country's largest federal public service union says if a deal isn't reached with the federal government by 9 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, it will launch a strike this Wednesday.The Public Service Alliance...
Apr 17, 2023
Hockey Canada regains national funding from Ottawa
BRAMPTON, Ont. - The Canadian government has restored funding to Hockey Canada. Hockey Canada made the announcement Sunday - and Canadian sport minister Pascale St-Onge made it official - before the C...
Apr 16, 2023
Demand and popularity of heat pumps on the rise in Sask.
With energy costs on the rise and the federal carbon tax going up again, the demand for heat pumps last winter was big in Saskatchewan.That's according to the provincial base for Reliance Home Comfort...
Apr 15, 2023
Historical city landmark on tap to be demolished
It's a major landmark, a historical building and what was once one of the best gathering places in downtown Prince Albert.But now, its final days could be coming as an application to demolish the Nati...
Apr 12, 2023