The Riders posted a loss for the 2019-20 fiscal year. But that’s nothing compared to what might be in the coming year. “To be honest, this is the biggest financial crisis the Saskatchewan Roughriders have faced in 110 years,” says Riders President and CEO Craig Reynolds. “Never in our history have we had, essentially, a […]
Members of Unifor Local 594 have ratified a tentative agreement with Federated Co-Op to end the nearly seven-month lockout at the Co-Op refinery with 89 percent of those eligible to vote saying yes to the offer. A release from Federated Co-Op says the new contract is a seven-year deal that will ensure labour stability at […]
News from Statistics Canada that retail sales in Canada were down by 26.4 percent between March and April should not come as a surprise as the country shut down in the middle of March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While every province took a hit, Saskatchewan had the best performance with a decline of 14.8 […]
Saskatchewan’s Energy Minister says that she’s excited about the future of the province’s energy sector as it expands into lithium and helium. Minister Bronwyn Eyre says the new lithium development project coming to southern Saskatchewan, opens a whole new market for the province. “It’s full steam ahead, I think, in terms of lithium’s potential here […]
They are only open at 50 percent capacity and you won’t be able to play VLT’s or pool, but Saskatchewan bars and restaurants can re-open Monday as Phase 3 of the “Re-Open Saskatchewan” plan begins. Many have spent the last couple of weeks refiguring their floor space to make sure they are following the regulations […]
Saturday is a big day for the Centennial Market. The market, located in the old Sears outlet building on Broad Street, re-opens at 10 a.m after being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Market President Dave Bychkowsky says there is a lot of excitement amongst the vendors that call the market home. “It’s been difficult […]
WestJet Airlines Ltd. has quietly changed its refund policy to allow some customers whose flights were cancelled due to the pandemic to recoup their cash. The move appears to make WestJet the first major Canadian carrier to offer refunds rather than credit to passengers whose trips were called off due to the COVID-19 crisis. The […]
It was on December 5, 2019 that Federated Co-Op Limited locked out over 700 workers at the refinery in Regina, represented by UNIFOR Local 594, after 48 hour strike notice was given. On June 5, 2020, six months later, the two sides are still at odds in a labour dispute which has divided a city […]
As restaurants prepare to open their doors again on Monday with Phase 3 of the “Re-Open Saskatchewan” plan beginning, there is “cautious optimism” that people will return to sit down and have a meal. The industry does realize though there are some who despite the safety measures that are being put in place including reduced […]
Major League Baseball rejected the players’ offer for a 114-game regular season in the pandemic-delayed season with no additional salary cuts and told the union it did not plan to make a counterproposal, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. Players made their proposal Sunday, up from an 82-game regular season in […]
