New federal support for Canada’s pandemic-battered airline industry will be contingent on carriers providing refunds to passengers whose flights were cancelled, the government announced on Sunday. Transport Minister Marc Garneau laid out the requirement as he announced that Ottawa is ready to respond to the sector’s desperate pleas for federal assistance by launching talks later […]
Nutrien Ltd. is reporting a third-quarter net loss of US$587 million thanks mainly to a US$823-million writedown in the value of its phosphate fertilizer operations. The Saskatoon-based company, which reports its results in U.S. dollars, says its loss equates to $1.03 per diluted share, compared with earnings of $141 million or 24 cents per share […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is reporting 67 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday with 53 recoveries. It puts the active case count to 666 with the number going up every day since October 9. The new cases are located in the North West (7), North Central (7), North East (11), Saskatoon (25), Regina (15), and […]
Cenovus Energy Inc. will buy Husky Energy Inc. in an all-stock transaction valued at $23.6 billion, the Calgary-based companies said Sunday in a joint announcement. The merged Cenovus Energy Inc. will remain headquartered in Alberta. The deal would combine the companies into a new integrated oil and gas business with increased and more stable cash […]
A couple who just recently moved to Grenfell find themselves in the middle of a major controversy that has developed in the town. Valerie and Edward Meyer moved to the south-eastern Saskatchewan town earlier this year. Their property is right beside the former Ellis Hall property, which is now slated to become a “dead body […]
Saskatchewan’s minimum wage workers got an increase in pay Wednesday, but that increase is only 13 cents. Despite the increase, the $11.45 wage is still Canada’s lowest which is something the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour says is an embarassment. President Lori Johb says a 13 cent increase is an insult to workers especially as we […]
Wednesday is the first full day of campaigning for the October 26th provincial election. NDP leader Ryan Meili is using this first full day to talk about bringing tax fairness to Saskatchewan. Speaking in Saskatoon, Meili says if elected, he will introduce a wealth tax of 1 percent on those who have a net worth […]
The Nekaneet First Nation in Saskatchewan is joining four First Nations in Alberta in signing a historic Memorandum of Understanding with TC Energy. It will facilitate one of the largest indigenous equity investments of its kind in North America. The goal is an equity interest in the Keystone XL Pipeline Project and other potential related […]
After opening earlier this month, Lumsden’s Happy Hollow corn maze has shut down operations for the year. The business made the announcement on their Facebook account. The Happy Hollow Family prides itself on providing a fun experience for our visitors. After another consultation with… Posted by Happy Hollow on Thursday, September 24, 2020 All online tickets […]
Nutrien has been fined $150,000 after a worker was seriously injured at the company’s Rocanville mine in August 2018. A news release from the province says the employee was working on a solid bowl centrifuge when the accident happened. The company pleaded guilty in Moosomin earlier this month to contravening a clause of the regulation […]
