Business & Economy

Real trees in large and early demand this year

We are one month from Christmas and Rick Van Duyvendyk with Dutch Growers in Saskatoon says his business has sold twice as many live Christmas trees as it did this time last year."I am a little concer...

Nov 27, 2020

Black Friday shopping in a pandemic: COVID-19 closes some stores, sales move online

Black Friday, the one-day shopping bonanza known for its big bargains and large crowds, has arrived. While rising COVID-19 cases and weeks of staggered deals have muted the usual fanfare of the shoppi...

Nov 27, 2020

Economists weigh impacts of added COVID-19 measures

People in Saskatchewan are waiting to see what new measures or restrictions will be coming after Manitoba and Alberta introduced new ways to control the spread of COVID-19 this past week.Manitoba favo...

Nov 25, 2020

Keystone XL not the same project John Kerry nixed in 2015, Canada's U.S. envoy says

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Canada's ambassador to the United States says the Keystone XL pipeline project has evolved since John Kerry nixed it in 2015. President-elect Joe Biden has named Kerry, former...

Nov 24, 2020

Fossil fuels to decline but remain big player in Canada's energy use by 2050: report

OTTAWA - The Canada Energy Regulator says reaching net-zero emissions over the next 30 years will to require a much more aggressive transition away from oil and gas.The annual Energy Futures report re...

Nov 24, 2020

Gordon Rawlinson Finance and Trading Room opens at Edwards School of Business

In a digital economy, business students need access to state-of-the-art technology.That's what the Edwards School of Business at the University of Saskatchewan can offer, thanks to a donation from an ...

Nov 13, 2020

Change of location for Oasis Village at Manitou Beach

Planning continues for a multi million-dollar facility at Manitou Beach including a new location at the popular Saskatchewan resort village.The retirement living and health centre project was original...

Nov 03, 2020

Possible COVID-19 exposures in Sask. communities

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is alerting Saskatchewan residents of possible recent COVID-19 exposures in businesses in the province including Prince Albert and Shellbrook. The following are...

Oct 23, 2020

'First guys out:' western Canadian air tanker fleet busy despite drop in wildfires

RED DEER, Alta. - A family-run company providing air-tanker support to control menacing wildfires in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Yukon is a little less busy these days, but it has nothing ...

Oct 19, 2020

New North calls for restoration of NORTEP in 2020 provincial election wish list

New North is calling for the reinstatement of the Northern Teacher Education Program (NORTEP) as part of its 2020 provincial election wish list."That was such a great program for northern people," New...

Oct 14, 2020