Tag Archives: Business & Economy

The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce (SCC) has published a report on what a low-carbon economy could look like in the province.The report features 18 recommendations on how the provincial and federal ...

EDMONTON - Two of southern Alberta's largest First Nations have asked the federal government to step into an environmental review of a coal mine proposed for the Rocky Mountains. In a letter to federa...

EDMONTON - Alberta's finance minister says taxpayers won't be on the hook for much more beyond $1.3 billion already committed to the defunct Keystone XL pipeline. Travis Toews did not provide specific...

Housing sales continue to be extremely high in Saskatchewan.The monthly report from the Saskatchewan Realtors Association (SRA) showed sales were up once again in February, with a 110 per cent increas...

Co-op stores have claimed 26 spots in SaskBusiness Magazine's 2020 ranking of the Top 100 companies in Saskatchewan by revenue. Nine Co-ops across north central Saskatchewan are on the list including ...

One of North Battlefords' longest-serving business owners officially announced his retirement this week in the community. After 45 years at Bill and Don's Menswear, Ben Christensen took some time to c...

After almost 40 years of operating Anderson Pump House, Howard and Sharon Kirby have decided to sell. The water systems supply and service business, which has branches in North Battleford and Prince A...

The COVID-19 pandemic hasn't been kind to Federated Co-op.The company owned by roughly 190 co-ops in Western Canada is reporting a sharp decline in net profits, according to its annual report.Net prof...

An increase in liquor sales is getting the attention of addiction experts in Saskatchewan.The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Association (SLGA) reported a 7.9 per cent increase in wholesale operations...

Almost a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, restaurant owners in the Battlefords have resigned themselves to an altered daily operation in their respective establishments. The current measures of three ...