Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Demand and popularity of heat pumps on the rise in Sask.
With energy costs on the rise and the federal carbon tax going up again, the demand for heat pumps last winter was big in Saskatchewan.That's according to the provincial base for Reliance Home Comfort...
Apr 15, 2023
Judge sides with Crown in lawsuits over Nipawin dams
An attempt by Cumberland House Cree Nation, and another band in Manitoba, to end SaskPower's license to operate the Nipawin and EB Campbell dams has ended in failure. In a recently released ruling, a ...
Apr 14, 2023
Historical city landmark on tap to be demolished
It's a major landmark, a historical building and what was once one of the best gathering places in downtown Prince Albert.But now, its final days could be coming as an application to demolish the Nati...
Apr 12, 2023
Indigenous-led technology company launches training centre in Prince Albert
A first-of-its-kind training centre in Prince Albert, that is guaranteeing jobs for people across northern Saskatchewan, officially opened.PLATO, Canada's only Indigenous software testing and technolo...
Apr 12, 2023
Moe believes NRTA comments further damages relationship between feds and prairie provinces
Saskatchewan's Premier believes the federal government has done a lot of damage to its relationship with the prairie provinces.Scott Moe was in Prince Albert on Tuesday where he shared his frustration...
Apr 11, 2023
Moe fires back at federal minister over NRTA
Premier Scott Moe is firing back with some strong words at the federal justice minister after the minister made some comments last week about the Natural Resources Transfer Agreements (NRTA).Justice M...
Apr 10, 2023
Budget watchdog troubled by spin around latest report on carbon pricing
OTTAWA - Canada's Parliamentary budget officer said he is troubled by what he describes as the selective use of facts from his new financial analysis of carbon pricing. Yves Giroux said the report has...
Apr 09, 2023
B.C. flying app hopes to take off in northern Saskatchewan
Northern outfitters and charter flight services could soon have another avenue for their business thanks to a new app.That app is called Airble, a B.C.-based company providing passengers with options ...
Apr 08, 2023
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
