Business & Economy

Home renovations, puzzles dominated Christmas shopping in the Battlefords

Business in the Battlefords has changed dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic and that continued during the Christmas season.Many homeowners spent money on supplies for repairs and renovations to ...

Dec 31, 2020

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

Postponed 2020 Lloydminster Summer Games cancelled

Anyone holding out hope for seeing the delayed 2020 Saskatchewan Summer Games this summer will have to wait until 2024.In a joint announcement, the Saskatchewan Games Council, City of Lloydminster and...

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

Table Mountain postpones opening due to COVID restrictions

For the first year since 1972, there will be no skiing over the Christmas holidays at Table Mountain. It has been a challenging year for the local ski locale, as provincial government restrictions - a...

Dec 18, 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

Battlefords Chamber announce board nominations

The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce nominations committee has announced those up for a seat on the board of directors for the 2021-23 term. Six candidates allowed their names to stand for a seat, mean...

Dec 16, 2020

SaskPower strikes deal with two Indigenous solar power projects

A new First Nations-led solar power generation project will be setting up shop near Regina in the near future.The First Nations Power Authority (FNPA), a non-profit organization that helps connect ind...

Dec 14, 2020

Pandemic prompts Cameco to suspend operations at Cigar Lake

Cameco is temporarily suspending production at its Cigar Lake uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan over the coming weeks.That's due to the increasing risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and in part...

Dec 14, 2020