Tag Archives: Business & Economy

You might pay more for turkey, but there isn’t a shortage
If you haven't picked up your turkey for Christmas supper yet, don't worry. There will be enough to go around. It may just cost a little more.Much like COVID-19 brought on panic buying of good likes L...
Dec 14, 2021

Report predicts record jump in food prices in 2022
Canadians will have to stretch their food budgets further in 2022.Canada's Food Price Report 2022 forecasts an overall food price increase of five to seven per cent for the coming year, the highest-pr...
Dec 09, 2021

New travel rules bringing more uncertainty to Regina, Saskatoon airports
International travel got a little more complicated this week.With the Omicron COVID-19 variant continuing its spread across the globe, the Canadian government has updated travel rules as its latest st...
Dec 07, 2021

Veteri celebrates 20 years in business with retirement coming in 2022
MacGiver's Pine Auto Care owner Gary Veteri is celebrating 20 years of business in La Ronge.On Friday, he hosted a small come and go event at his shop with cake, pizza and other desserts to mark the s...
Dec 06, 2021

Several north and north central communities included in phase four of SaskTel infiNET initiative
Several north and north-central communities will soon be receiving access to SaskTel infiNET services.This comes after SaskTel recently announced its fourth phase of its $100 million Rural Fibre Initi...
Dec 06, 2021

Drought has big impact on Saskatchewan’s mid-year financial forecast
Some of Saskatchewan's finances have dried up thanks to the drought that hit the province in 2021.In its mid-year financial report released Monday, the Government of Saskatchewan forecast a deficit of...
Nov 29, 2021

Home-based businesses in tri-communities move online to boost holiday sales
A Facebook group that only comes online during the Christmas holiday season has become a familiar place for local home-based business owners looking to sell their products.During pre-pandemic years, i...
Nov 22, 2021

Hotel, restaurant industries still seeing major employment crisis
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the hotel and restaurant industries have never been the same.The majority of workers have either moved on to different careers or, for the most part, moved on t...
Nov 22, 2021

‘All we can do is hope for the best’: B.C. floods another blow for Sask. farmers
Whether it's oil, agricultural products or potash, transportation is the key to the success of Saskatchewan's economy.This week, the main link to key Pacific Ocean export markets was shut down by the ...
Nov 22, 2021

Be careful when hiring snow removal companies: BBB
The winter storm that blasted through most of Saskatchewan has come and gone and now the cleanup begins.Some areas of the province received as much as 30 centimetres of snow this week on top of high w...
Nov 18, 2021