Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Winter warm-up an early gift to car wash operators
Environment Canada has forecasted temperatures to be above zero from Thursday to Monday. If that holds, snow will melt and streets will become a slushy mess. Keeping vehicles nice and clean will likel...
Nov 22, 2017
Sask. police chiefs would support pre-pay gas rules
By Taylor MacPherson, paNow The President of the Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police said a rule requiring drivers to pre-pay for gas would keep retailers safe while saving police forces valu...
Nov 15, 2017
Tax changes give Sask. 'competitive advantage': CFIB
Tax changes are coming in the new year for small businesses in Saskatchewan and the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) describes them as a step in the right direction. It was revealed ...
Oct 26, 2017 Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)Vice President prairie and agribusiness Marilyn Braun-Pollon at CFIB office Oct. 26, 2017. (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
Final liquidation sales at Sears Canada begin as retailer fails to find buyer
TORONTO - Sears Canada begins its liquidation sales today at its stores across the country as it prepares to shut its doors for good after 65 years. A Sears Canada spokesman says customers can expect ...
Oct 19, 2017 Sears Canada announced Oct. 10, 2017 that it has asked a judge to allow it to sell off all its stores after failing to find a buyer.
Feds scale back contentious tax proposal in bid to calm business owners
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau has scaled back one of the most contentious elements of the Trudeau government's tax-reform plan in yet another effort to calm infuriated small business owners. ...
Oct 18, 2017
Bombardier says Airbus deal puts it on strong legal ground to avoid CSeries duties
MONTREAL - Bombardier believes it is on strong legal ground to avoid import duties for its CSeries commercial jets by setting up a second assembly line at Airbus' plant in Alabama. The Montreal-based ...
Oct 17, 2017
Liberals trimming small-business tax rate to stanch political bleeding
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government says it will lower the small business tax rate to 10 per cent in January and to nine per cent in 2019, the start of a week-long effort to stanch the bleeding fr...
Oct 16, 2017
Sears Canada granted permission to liquidate remaining 130 stores
TORONTO - Sears Canada has received court approval to proceed with a full liquidation of its remaining stores, putting another 12,000 employees out of a job. Ontario Superior Court heard Friday that d...
Oct 13, 2017
Sears Canada seeks court approval to liquidate all stores, 12,000 to lose jobs
TORONTO - Sears Canada Inc. has decided to shut its doors and is seeking approval to liquidate its roughly 130 remaining stores - leaving another 12,000 employees across the country without a job. The...
Oct 11, 2017
Businesses in the Queen City invest to attract more business
Private businesses are coming together in Regina in the hopes of attracting new businesses and growing the city long-term. Ten companies, plus the city itself, are investing a total of $750,000 over t...
Oct 06, 2017 Members of Economic Development Regina pose with a group of business leaders on Oct. 6, 2017, who are investing $750,000 over three years to help grow the city. (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
8:30 - Today is Green Shirt Day, which falls one day after the eighth anniversary of the Humboldt Bus Crash. The anniver...