The second round of auctions for available retail liquor store permits in Saskatchewan begins January 21 with bids closing on January 31.

Communities included in the second round of auctions are the Rural Municipality (RM) of Blucher, Carlyle, RM of Corman Park, Esterhazy, Gull Lake, RM of Kindersley, Langham, RM of Longlaketon, Regina Beach, RM of Shellbrook, Unity and White City.

Each auction will have an opening bid of $1,0...

The government is continuing its efforts to cut red tape, making Saskatchewan more attractive for small- and medium-sized businesses.

As one of the first red-tape reduction initiatives of the new year, Saskatchewan is raising threshold amounts for businesses that file returns for the Provincial Sales Tax (PST), Liquor Consumption Tax (LCT), and Beverage Container Program.  In addition, due dates for electronic filers are bein...

The Government of Saskatchewan will be proclaiming The Insurance Act on January 1, 2020.

The new Act modernizes legislation, allowing Saskatchewan’s marketplace to deal with new and emerging issues in the rapidly changing insurance industry.

The new Saskatchewan insurance legislation:

• incorporates new licensing and supervision requirements;

• introduces separate licensing categories for managing general agents and t...

Many farmers were able to continue with harvest operations last week as 90 per cent of the crop is now in the bin. This is up from 83 per cent last week but remains behind the five-year (2014-18) average of 96 per cent for this time of year.

Harvest progress was made in most regions last week. The west-central and northeastern regions are the most advanced with 96 per cent of the crop now combined. The southwest and northwes...