Tag Archives: Business & Economy

Battlefords Chamber of Commerce planning online luncheon ceremony to induct new chair for 2021
The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce is getting ready to hold its 115th Annual Chair's Luncheon and Annual General Meeting next month.The event will be held Tuesday, Feb. 9, from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.Us...
Jan 29, 2021

Sask. investment adviser weighs in on stock market volatility as brokerages limit trading
There's a lot of education involved to try and understand the speculative trading that has taken the American economy by surprise this week, especially if stock markets aren't your thing.Riley Sittler...
Jan 29, 2021

‘World needs what Sask. has to offer’: Ag powers exports during pandemic
Saskatchewan's agriculture industry has proven it can help prop up the province and keep it competitive, even in the middle of a pandemic."In Canada, trade and exports to countries around the world is...
Jan 22, 2021

Lloyd Ex cancels Showcase
Showcase 2021 at the Lloydminster Agricultural Exhibition Association (Lloyd Ex) is postponed for the second straight year.The association's board of directors and staff announced the decision Wednesd...
Jan 21, 2021

Local sports bars happy to provide night out for fans
From NFL playoffs to the beginning of a new NHL season, professional sports are back and in full swing to kick off 2021.And while capacity limits on bars and restaurants across the province remain res...
Jan 20, 2021

Government of Saskatchewan, STEP announce first virtual SaskTrade Showcase
The Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership (STEP) announced it will be hosting its first live event as part of the new SaskTrade Showcase. The event provides Saskatchewan-based exporters with a vir...
Jan 20, 2021

Trudeau vows to keep up the fight to sway U.S. on merits of Keystone XL pipeline
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will continue to fight to convince president-elect Joe Biden's administration of the merits of the Keystone XL pipeline expansion. Trudeau says K...
Jan 19, 2021

Kenney, Moe condemn Biden's plan to scrap Keystone XL on Day 1 of presidency
OTTAWA - The premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan are condemning Joe Biden's plan to scrap the Keystone XL pipeline expansion on his first day as U.S. president. Biden's plan is outlined in transition...
Jan 18, 2021

Documents show Biden plans Day 1 order nixing Keystone XL
WASHINGTON - One of Joe Biden's first actions once he becomes U.S. president Wednesday will be to slam the door yet again on Canada's politically fraught Keystone XL pipeline expansion, transition doc...
Jan 17, 2021

SJHL to receive $1 million in provincial funding
"It's a great day for the SJHL, and a great day for the Battlefords North Stars."That's from North Stars President and Governor Shandon Reichert, after the provincial government announced $1 million i...
Jan 15, 2021