Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan going ahead with natural gas power station
Will use both gas and a steam turbine to produce electricity.
Saskatchewan an intervener in First Nations TMX project appeal
Supporting the federal government, arguing that the expansion project was properly approved.
Saskatchewan NDP leader promises buy local preference
Meili commits to a Saskatchewan-first procurement policy for infrastructure at party convention.
Cash for coal workers part of Saskatchewan’s fall agenda
Government expects about 1,300 workers will be affected by the shutdown of coal plants by 2030.
Saskatchewan Crowns reach tentative deals with Unifor
Tentative deals ends a 17-day strike which saw employees from SaskPower, SaskEnergy and SaskTel on picket lines.
Some in Saskatchewan have beef with A&W Beyond Meat ad featuring Roughrider fans
CFL team says it had nothing to do with the ad, but A&W had permission to film outside Mosaic Stadium in July.
Three Nutrien potash mines face short fall shutdown
Up to eight-week inventory shutdowns at Allan, Lanigan and Vanscoy starting in November.
Prairie provinces have no plans to put carbon tax stickers on pumps
Ontario has set Aug. 30 as a deadline for stations to have the stickers posted or face fines of up to $10,000 a day.
Mosaic lays off 350 workers as it idles Colonsay mine in Saskatchewan
52 workers to stay on to keep the operation on standby in case market conditions improve.
Ottawa opposing Saskatchewan’s move to have top court delay carbon tax case
Saskatchewan recently applied to have the top court push back its December hearing in order to better co-ordinate its challenge with ones from other provinces.
Ontario’s top court to rule on constitutionality of federal carbon tax
Doug Ford said if carbon tax opponents lose in the courts, they will win at the ballot box in October, as Andrew Scheer has promised to scrap the tax.
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario criticize passage of federal environment bills
Bill C-48 and Bill C-69 passed in Senate, but still face opposition.
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Small business to get help on energy efficiency upgrades from carbon tax money
$1.4 billion over the next four years to help them cut their carbon-tax bills, but the CFIB says that’s not enough.
Saskatchewan lifts restrictions on interprovincial personal booze
Alberta, Nova Scotia and Manitoba have also eliminated restrictions on how much personal booze people can bring into those provinces.
Environmentalists welcome Sask. carbon ruling that affirms federal climate
The issue is likely to wind up before the Supreme Court.
