Business & Economy

FSIN not surprised by Scheer’s ‘check their privilege’ comment

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) calls a recent comment by Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer disturbing and offensive but not surprising.On Friday, Scheer spoke to media at the pa...

Feb 19, 2020 Bobby Cameron, chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations. (CKOM)

Unifor releases video on barricade north of Saskatoon

The union representing locked out Co-op Refinery workers has released a video on social media describing the motivation for it's latest labour dispute tactic - putting a fence around the Co-op cardloc...

Feb 15, 2020 Unifor members set up barricades around the entrances to the co-op cardlock, north of Saskatoon, just off highway 16 on Friday, February 14, 2020. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)

Cameras in taxi cabs discussed at recent town council meeting

La Ronge council was approached with the suggestion of mandating cameras and debit machines in taxi cabs at a regular meeting this week.Jason Blue with Blue Taxi's presented the idea to council as he ...

Feb 14, 2020 There are no plans to require cameras and debit machines in local cabs. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

CN shuts down eastern rail network, FSIN and Hoback weigh in

Canadian National Railway Co. says it must shut down its entire train network in Eastern Canada due to protesters blockades.The company says that means stopping all transcontinental trains across its ...

Feb 13, 2020 (Canadian National Railway Company/Facebook)

SaskPower, electrical workers agree to new labour contract

Unionized electrical workers at SaskPower have a new contract with the company that takes them through to the end of 2022 and gives them a seven per cent wage increase spread out over six years.The Cr...

Feb 13, 2020 (Evan Radford/CJME News)

Prairie Cannabis owner interested in opening La Ronge store

Prairie Cannabis Owner Jim Southam is interested in potentially opening a store in La Ronge as the provincial government allows for more permits later this year. He made a presentation at a regular co...

Feb 13, 2020 Prairie Cannabis owner Jim Southam is interested in opening a store in La Ronge. (Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)

Alberta unloads crude-by-rail contracts signed under former NDP government

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says his government has unloaded crude-by-rail contracts signed under the previous NDP government, but details aren't being disclosed yet. His predecessor, Rache...

Feb 11, 2020

Ottawa launches consultations on Indigenous ownership of Trans Mountain pipeline

CALGARY - Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the federal government is launching a new set of consultations with Indigenous groups that will determine if and how they might take part in ownership...

Feb 10, 2020

Kenney sets sights on Democratic hopefuls aiming to block Keystone XL pipeline

WASHINGTON - Jason Kenney opted to join Ontario counterpart Doug Ford in the Democratic doghouse Saturday as the Alberta premier vented his spleen about progressive presidenti...

Feb 10, 2020

Another train derailment

A train has derailed near Guernsey, the second time in less than two months that a train has derailed in the area.Phillipe Gaudet from Humboldt used a drone to capture footage of the train wreck that ...

Feb 06, 2020 (Paul Huls/Facebook)