Business & Economy

Liberals pledge revamp of forced-labour bill, possible enforcement rules surprise MP

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is revamping its approach to modern-day slavery, promising new legislation that caught off guard the Liberal MP who has been steering a bill on forced labour through Pa...

Apr 08, 2023

'Very beneficial for us': Northern MLA gives green light to new physician incentive program

The Saskatchewan Government has announced an increased incentive to its Rural Physician Incentive Program (RPIP) to help attract and retain more family physicians to rural and northern communities in ...

Apr 07, 2023

Federal tax workers vote in favour of striking in middle of tax filing season

OTTAWA - More than 35,000 federal workers who assess and approve tax returns will be in a legal strike position by April 14, just two weeks before the annual deadline for Canadians to file their taxes...

Apr 07, 2023

FFUN Group new owners of Scott Campbell Dodge dealership

The FFUN Group just announced they are buying Scott Campbell Dodge.The business will be operating under the new name of FFUN Dodge North Battleford, effective April 5FFUN has over 30 locations in Sask...

Apr 06, 2023

Oil & Gas companies purchase land around Lloydminster for $3.3M

Thousands of acres of land around Lloydminster have been sold to different oil and gas companies.The Government of Saskatchewan held a public offering on Tuesday for 147 different parcels of land acro...

Apr 06, 2023

Cockrill, Domotor give northwest perspective on province's budget

Battlefords Chamber of Commerce's "Chamber on Tap" this week featured Battlefords MLA Jeremy Cockrill, Minister of Highways and Minister responsible for Saskatchewan Water Security Agency, and Cut Kni...

Mar 31, 2023

All critical minerals and rare earth elements belong to First Nations: FSIN

A statement by the FSIN says that all rare earth elements and critical minerals in the province belong to First Nations. The statement is a response to what the organization says is a failure by the p...

Mar 27, 2023

Ottawa's slow rollout of internet to First Nations creating economic rift: audit

The federal government's slow rollout of high-speed internet to rural areas is putting First Nations at an economic disadvantage while billions of dollars earmarked to fix the issue remains untouched,...

Mar 27, 2023

Cameco wins battle with taxman, CRA to refund company millions

A Saskatchewan mining company is finally seeing their efforts to fight the taxman payoff.Cameco announced on Monday the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is refunding the uranium producer $300 million relat...

Mar 27, 2023

For one tech company, Indigenous values are central to hiring, projects and strategy

One word you don't expect to hear at the boardroom table is "love." But at Indigenous-owned tech company Animikii, you can find it everywhere - including in company decisions about hiring, remote work...

Mar 26, 2023