Business & Economy

Restaurant industry hopes to rebound almost one year into the pandemic

Most restaurants are not making money lately either, according to the restaurant organization.Only 20 per cent of the industry in Saskatchewan has been making any sort of money or breaking even, with ...

Mar 01, 2021

Gas price spike sign of economic recovery, says analyst

While motorists may be grumbling over a recent jump in gas prices, a Canadian petroleum analyst is suggesting the increase may actually represent a sign of an economy on the rebound from months of sca...

Feb 26, 2021

SGI to issue rebates of around $285 per vehicle

The Saskatchewan Government has announced crown corporation, SGI, will offer a one-time rebate of about $285 per vehicle. The government said it was because of SGI's strong financial position. The opp...

Feb 26, 2021

Pandemic increased direct aid to fossil fuel producers, new study shows

OTTAWA - A new report suggests the economic impact of the pandemic led to a massive increase in federal aid to Canada's oil patch. But the annual inventory of fossil fuel subsidies published by the In...

Feb 25, 2021

Chamber of Commerce urging businesses to explore grants

The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce, along with it's regional chapters, is urging business owners to see if they qualify for the reopened Canada United grant. More than 2,000 businesses across the co...

Feb 24, 2021

No details: Alberta energy minister announces date for start of coal consultations

EDMONTON - Alberta says public consultations on coal mining will begin March 29 but there's no decision yet on how they will go ahead. "I have directed my department officials to bring forward a compr...

Feb 23, 2021

P.A. MP joins new special committee on relations with U.S.

Prince Albert MP Conservative Randy Hoback is one of the 12 members of a new Special Parliamentary Committee on Canada-U.S. Economic Relations. He hopes it will nurture a better relationship with the ...

Feb 20, 2021

Community leaders react to extension of SHA guidelines

Following the announcement this week that current COVID-19 health and safety guidelines would remain in effect until March 19, battlefordsNOW reached out to some of the local community leaders for the...

Feb 19, 2021

New gun law has Sask. gun owners feeling targeted

A new bill by the Trudeau government has gun owners feeling frustrated.On Tuesday, the Liberal government introduced a bill allowing owners of banned assault-style guns to give them up voluntarily for...

Feb 18, 2021

Unpaid oilpatch property taxes triple in two years, say rural municipalities

EDMONTON - Alberta's rural towns say property taxes that have gone unpaid by the province's struggling oilpatch have tripled in two years. A survey released by the Rural Municipalities of Alberta says...

Feb 18, 2021