Business & Economy

Sacichawasihc agreement receives provincial spotlight with municipal award

Chief Wayne Semaganis said it is time to put the politics aside, deal with human issues and give people the help they really need.And he believes a recent provincial award will shine more light on the...

Nov 07, 2019 Seven area governments signed the Sacichawasihc Relationship Agreement in June 2018. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Firm proposing needle pick-up program to province to service communities like North Battleford

A firm based in Aberdeen, Sask., made a proposal to the province for a needle pick-up strategy to help major centres across Saskatchewan including North Battleford dealing with a high number of calls ...

Nov 01, 2019 A Saskatchewan firm is proposing a needle pick-up program to the province for major centres, including North Battleford. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

BATC eyes development, growth of Indigenous tourism in region

As interest in Indigenous tourism grows across Canada and around the globe, an agency in the Battlefords is looking to share the rich stories of the region.After securing funding from the federal gove...

Oct 31, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Redhead Equipment gives STARS $1M boost during grand opening celebration

STARS Air Ambulance came in for a special landing at Redhead Equipment outside North Battleford Wednesday when the company announced a $1 million donation to the organization during its grand opening....

Oct 30, 2019 STARS Air Ambulance was at Redhead Equipment in the North Battleford area Wednesday for a large donation announcement by the company. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Alberta tables climate plan for industry; retains key parts of old legislation

EDMONTON - Alberta has introduced a new climate plan for the province's big greenhouse gas emitters that it says will achieve similar emissions cuts as the former NDP government's plan and at less cos...

Oct 29, 2019 (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)

Rosetown Co-op Agro Centre ‘a total loss’ after Saturday fire

The west central Saskatchewan community of Rosetown is grappling with a major loss this weekend.Late Saturday night, the town's Co-op Agro Centre burnt to the ground.Mike Moon, the store's general man...

Oct 28, 2019 (Submitted photo)

Rosetown Co-op Agro Centre ‘a total loss’ after Saturday fire

The community of Rosetown is grappling with a major loss this weekend after a fire late Saturday night, burned the town's Co-op Agro Centre to the ground.General Manager Mike Moon said the office and ...

Oct 27, 2019 Rosetown's Co-op Agro Centre is ‘a total loss’ after a fire late Saturday. (supplied)

Liberals: TMX pipeline could fund $500 million a year in clean energy projects

OTTAWA - The Liberal government expects to get $500 million a year out of the expanded Trans Mountain pipeline and is promising to spend it all on cleaner sources of energy and projects that...

Oct 24, 2019

Oilsands carbon liability at centre of closely watched New York fraud lawsuit

Alberta's oilsands are at the centre of a closely watched court battle in New York today. The state's attorney general is accusing Exxon Mobil of misrepresenting the risks the operations face as gover...

Oct 23, 2019

Crowns, Unifor reach tentative agreement to end strike

Six Saskatchewan Crown corporations have reached a tentative agreement with Unifor to end a 17-day strike, the Crown Investments Corporation (CIC) announced Sunday afternoon.The Crown corporations - S...

Oct 20, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)