Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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'A tough industry': Flair CEO puts expansion plans on hold amid debt, delivery delays
Flair CEO Stephen Jones says he's effectively suspending the budget airline's expansion plans for at least a year as it contends with plane delivery delays and hefty debts. "This will be a more muted ...
Jan 29, 2024
Some Sask. businesses still struggling to repay CEBA loans
According to the federal government, a quarter of the businesses that received a Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loan didn't pay it back when the deadline hit on Jan. 18. Businesses throughou...
Jan 24, 2024
Unions serve Viterra with 72-hour strike notice
More than 400 workers at Viterra Canada are ready to strike. GSU locals 1 and 2, which represent the country operations and maintenance workers and employees at Regina head office respectively, served...
Jan 02, 2024
Memories abound as La Ronge business enters its final weeks
As the new year starts, a new chapter will start to unfold for a La Ronge-area business. Many of the employees at Robertson Trading worked their final shifts on Friday. After that, it'll just be owner...
Jan 02, 2024
Sask. government cutting costs of bureaucracy
The Government of Saskatchewan is celebrating another year of cutting back on bureaucracy. The province is touting savings of more than $688 million in fees and taxes over nearly 10 years for Saskatch...
Dec 27, 2023 The Parents' Bill of Rights was passed in the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly on Oct. 20, 2023. (980 CJME file photo)
Linamar Corp. makes deal to buy Bourgault Industries
By Alice McFarlane Bourgault Industries, of St. Brieux, Sask., will soon be under new ownership. Linamar Corporation announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Bourgault for $640 million. Bourga...
Dec 21, 2023
Cameco CEO touts trip to Dubai as success
Just like the Government of Saskatchewan, Cameco is also happy after a trip to an overseas climate conference. "It was a success. It turned out better than anticipated," Tim Gitzel, Cameco's president...
Dec 13, 2023 Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel speaks after awarding $1.8 million in community funding to various local organizations. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Lack of snow means slower start to season for ski hills, businesses
It's pretty rare that most of Saskatchewan has little to no snow on the ground on Nov. 23. But that's what the province is faced with right now, as Old Man Winter holds off a bit longer. The lack of s...
Nov 23, 2023
BHP commits $6.4 billion to Jansen potash mine
BHP is cutting another big cheque to further develop the Jansen potash project east of Saskatoon. The mining giant announced a $6.4-billion investment on Tuesday for the second stage of the project, w...
Oct 31, 2023
Saskatoon business leader Karl Miller remembered after fatal crash
The local business community is mourning a loss after an influential developer and his family were killed in a crash with a semi on Highway 41 near Aberdeen on Sunday night. The victims of the crash w...
Oct 17, 2023
OPINION
Sarah Mills: The season of the zipper merge has returned
It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
On Monday's show, Evan hears concerns about the FSIN's transparency after its general assembly last week, discusses how ...