Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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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 Keith Moen with the NSBA says many businesses are still feeling the pressures from the COVID-19 pandemic. (650 CKOM file photo)
GMG Jewelers recovering after violent noon-hour robbery Monday
Saskatoon patrol officers were in the right place at the right time to thwart a robbery in downtown Saskatoon Monday. Police received a call around 12:45 p.m. about GMG Jewelers, in the 100 block of 2...
Jan 16, 2024 (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
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 Workers at Viterra's head office in Regina are among those preparing for a possible strike. (980 CJME file photo)
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 The store's owner and one other employee will keep working at the store to liquidate stock. (Robertson Trading Ltd/Facebook)
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
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 (ID 147343463 © Nancy Anderson Dreamstime.com)
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)
Saskatoon's Hose and Hydrant pub to close Dec. 31
One of Broadway Avenue's iconic pubs is closing. The Hose and Hydrant announced on social media that the Saskatoon establishment will be closing its doors at the end of 2023. "You've got until Decembe...
Dec 05, 2023 The Hose and Hydrant will be closing its doors at the end of 2023. (Hose and Hydrant/Facebook)
Saskatoon's council could have 'dug a little deeper' for savings: Chamber CEO
Two business groups are commending Saskatoon's city council for halving a $70-million budget shortfall, but both say council left one big stone unturned which could have resulted in a better outcome f...
Dec 05, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Proposal to hike business taxes defeated during Saskatoon budget deliberations
There was a swift and strong reaction from several Saskatoon city councillors after a motion recommended increasing taxes for businesses. The motion, put forward by Coun. Mairin Loewen during the seco...
Nov 29, 2023 A motion that would have hiked taxes for Saskatoon businesses was defeated on the second day of council's budget deliberations. (650 CKOM file photo)
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