Saskatchewan National Business News

Here's a list of October inflation rates for selected Canadian cities

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 3.1 per cent in October, Statistics Canada says.

Nov 21, 2023 8:36 AM Read more >

Here's a list October inflation rates for Canadian provinces

OTTAWA — Canada's national annual inflation rate was 3.1 per cent in October, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and Labrador: 2.4 per cent (4.1) — Prince Edward Island: 1.

Nov 21, 2023 8:35 AM Read more >

Capital Power spending US$1.1 billion in pair of deals for U.S. power plants

EDMONTON — Capital Power Corp. says it has signed a pair of deals with CSG Investments, Inc., a subsidiary of Beal Financial Corp., to buy two natural gas power plants in the United States for a total of US$1.1 billion.

Nov 21, 2023 7:29 AM Read more >

George Weston reports Q3 profit down from year ago on one-time charges

TORONTO — George Weston Ltd. reported its third-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago as it was hit by one-time charges driven by its stake in Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust.

Nov 21, 2023 7:16 AM Read more >

Canadian airlines rank last for on-time arrivals in North America

MONTREAL — The country's two biggest airlines ranked last for on-time performance among large North American carriers last month, a new report has found.

Nov 20, 2023 7:01 PM Read more >

Black Friday, Cyber Monday shoppers to focus on quality, timing this year: experts

TORONTO — For Harley Finkelstein, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are akin to the Super Bowl. Staff at his e-commerce software company Shopify Inc.

Nov 20, 2023 6:15 PM Read more >

Company that created ChatGPT is thrown into turmoil after Microsoft hires its ousted CEO

LONDON — The company that created ChatGPT was thrown into turmoil Monday after Microsoft hired its ousted CEO and many employees threatened to follow him in a conflict that centered in part on how to build artificial intelligence that's smarter than

Nov 20, 2023 5:03 PM Read more >

Concerns emerge over NextStar's plans to hire foreign workers for battery plant

NextStar Energy Inc.'s plans to bring foreign workers to help build a heavily subsidized battery plant in Windsor, Ont. has drawn concerns about why the jobs aren't going to Canadians.

Nov 20, 2023 4:28 PM Read more >

Bad Boy Furniture gets Ontario court approval to start liquidation sale

An Ontario court has granted Bad Boy Furniture Warehouse Ltd. permission to begin liquidating its stores as it works to restructure the business. A court order given by Judge Herman Wilton-Siegel on Nov. 17 allowed the Pickering, Ont.

Nov 20, 2023 4:13 PM Read more >

A timeline of retailer Bad Boy's rise and fall

Famed Greater Toronto Area retailer Bad Boy Furniture Warehouse Ltd.

Nov 20, 2023 4:08 PM Read more >