Business & Economy

Documents show Biden plans Day 1 order nixing Keystone XL

WASHINGTON - One of Joe Biden's first actions once he becomes U.S. president Wednesday will be to slam the door yet again on Canada's politically fraught Keystone XL pipeline expansion, transition doc...

Jan 17, 2021

Saskatchewan leads Canada in export growth

The Government of Saskatchewan announced the province's exports have increased despite challenges presented by COVID-19.Throughout 2020, Canada's exports suffered a 13 per cent decline while Saskatche...

Jan 12, 2021

Feds change sick-leave benefit, applicants required to say if they travelled

OTTAWA - Anyone applying for three federal benefits will now need to say whether they are in quarantine because they travelled outside the country. The Canada Revenue Agency announced the new requirem...

Jan 11, 2021

New West Wind Aviation CEO incoming as company stabilizes

With vaccines beginning to become available to Saskatchewan residents, West Wind Aviation CEO Stephen Smith is hopeful air traffic should be back to normal by October. "At that point, we expect to see...

Jan 08, 2021

WestJet puts 1,000 workers on leave, citing government's 'Incoherent' policy

The CEO of WestJet Airlines Ltd. is laying the blame squarely on "incoherent" policy from Ottawa as his carrier cuts staff and flights in response to new COVID-19 testing requirements for passengers r...

Jan 08, 2021

Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce develops training and employment network

The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce has developed the Training and Employment Network (TEN) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.A dozen chambers in the province are participating in the program that...

Dec 22, 2020

Local appliance retailers seeing high demand due to pandemic

While many businesses have been struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic, appliance stores everywhere are seeing numbers soar. But that high demand is creating a problem for manufacturers and longer wa...

Dec 21, 2020

NHL, players reach tentative deal for 56-game season

The National Hockey League and players reached a tentative deal Friday to hold a 56-game season in 2021, pending the approval of each side's executive board and Canadian health officials.The season wo...

Dec 19, 2020

FSIN requests consultation with provincial government over casino closures

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is asking to be consulted by the provincial government regarding casino closures due to health concerns. Casinos are scheduled to close tomorrow and rema...

Dec 18, 2020

Many tri-community businesses already operating under 50 per cent capacity

New public health measures starting tomorrow and rolling out until Christmas Day won't have a large effect on some tri-community businesses.larongeNOW reached out to several business owners who report...

Dec 16, 2020