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Cannabis retailer holds job fair in Saskatoon
One of the country's biggest marijuana companies is coming to Saskatchewan. A subsidiary of Canopy, Ontario-based Tweed has been shopping for employees this week to operate shops that will be opening ...
Sep 14, 2018 Canopy Growth Corp. held a job fair for its Tweed cannabis stores on Sept. 13 at Saskatoon's Delta Bessborough Hotel. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
Three Canadian cities among top 10 most liveable globally in EIU ranking
TORONTO - Calgary, Vancouver, and Toronto have ranked among the top ten most liveable cities in the world in the latest ranking by the Economist Intelligence Unit. Vienna took the top spot in the annu...
Aug 14, 2018
Canadian ticket-selling site bought by American company
A ticket and event company that got its start in Saskatoon has been bought by a U.S. firm. Picatic, an online platform for event ticketing and registration was bought by San Francisco-based Eventbrite...
Aug 09, 2018 Picatic, an online ticket retailer originally founded in Saskatoon, has been bought by San Francisco-based Eventbrite. (Picatic)
Nutrien lays off employees at Vanscoy mine
Nutrien has announced a round of layoffs at its Vanscoy potash mine. In a release issued Wednesday morning, the company said it was eliminating 30 staff and 50 hourly positions from the site, located ...
Aug 01, 2018
Humboldt Broncos grain bagger sweeps up Ag in Motion
Hundreds of pieces of machinery could be found throughout the over 320 sprawling acres of the Ag in Motion farm show grounds this week, but one grain bagger stood out from the rest Thursday. It wasn't...
Jul 20, 2018 Flaman Group of Companies and Pro Grain Equipment partnered to sell a grain bagger at the 2018 Ag in Motion farm show, with all proceeds to benefit an injurred Humboldt Bronco. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Closing time: Sutherland Bar to close after 100-plus years
One of Saskatoon's most beloved watering holes will soon be closing its doors. After more than 100 years of serving cold beer to its patrons, The Sutherland Bar on Central Avenue will toast its last d...
Jul 19, 2018 The Sutherland Bar is slated to close its doors in October after over 100 years in business. (Sutherland Bar/Facebook)
Ag in Motion attracts international firms to Sask.
Business drawn to Ag in Motion near Langham this week could mean long-term economic benefits for Saskatoon. The Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority (SREDA) is continuing a program to rec...
Jul 17, 2018 The annual Ag in Motion outdoor farming show is held near Langham, west of Saskatoon. (Ag in Motion/Twitter)
Variable rate mortgages increase while house prices decline
People with variable-rate mortgages are seeing their monthly payments go up thanks to another hike to the Bank of Canada's benchmark interest rate. Regina Mortgage Broker Carrie Cardinal said the 0.25...
Jul 12, 2018
Sask. crops mostly on target despite wild week of storms
A stormy week in Saskatchewan has severely damaged some crops, but most fields are still in "average to excellent" condition according to the latest provincial crop report. The report for the week of ...
Jul 12, 2018
Greyhound riders react as company prepares to exit Sask.
As news of Greyhound Canada's departure from Canadian markets spread Monday, those who depend on the service were shocked to hear that travelling by bus may soon be a thing of the past. Greyhound Cana...
Jul 10, 2018 A Greyhound Canada driver gets ready to depart from Saskatoon for Edmonton on July 9, 2018. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
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