Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Indigenous-owned companies launch new provincial Information Technologies service
A new provincial Information Technologies (IT) solutions company, based out of Saskatoon was launched this week.Athabasca Basin Development and Peter Ballantyne Group of Companies, two Indigenous-owne...
Oct 06, 2021
Higher gas prices on the horizon for P.A.
Drivers beware, gas prices in Prince Albert and most of Saskatchewan are going up.Currently, many stations in the city are selling around 131.9 cents a litre but according to GasBuddy, it won't stay t...
Oct 06, 2021
More Saskatchewan residents starting to travel again
More people are taking trips abroad despite being in the midst of the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.Terry Kaszas, a travel development specialist with CAA, said travel from Saskatchewan really ...
Oct 06, 2021
'Intimidated me, threatened me': multiple P.A. restaurants have issues with customers over proof of vaccine policy
Restaurants in Prince Albert are dealing with some pushback from customers over Saskatchewan's proof of vaccination policy. Since the start October, people across the province must show they're double...
Oct 05, 2021
Business owner frustrated after part of entrance blocked off by province
A business owner north of Prince Albert is furious and worries he could be closed for good after the province blocked off one of the entrances to his restaurant and gas bar.Early Monday morning, the D...
Oct 04, 2021
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram hit by worldwide outage
People who spend a lot of time on social media are without three of their main platforms Monday.Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are down in parts of the world, including Saskatchewan.The company post...
Oct 04, 2021
Liquor and cannabis stores given little time to implement vaccine passports
Implementing the Saskatchewan government's proof-of-vaccination policy has been a stressful scramble for some businesses.The new policy came into effect Friday for some non-essential businesses. That ...
Oct 01, 2021
Biggest concern is abuse of employees, says Hospitality Saskatchewan as vaccine passport system begins
It's the first workday for the hospitality sector under Saskatchewan's new proof-of-vaccination requirements. As of Friday, a number of businesses must check customers for proof of vaccination or a ne...
Oct 01, 2021
Sask. no longer lowest minimum wage in Canada
Minimum wage earners in Saskatchewan received a raise on Friday.The province's minimum wage bumps up to $11.81 per hour, an increase of 36 cents.At $11.75 per hour, New Brunswick now has the lowest mi...
Oct 01, 2021
Vaccine passport system now in effect for Prince Albert
UPDATE: The City of Prince Albert has reported the proof of vaccination order does not apply to the museums, library or the Steaurt or Kinsmen Arenas as previously indicated.-The province's proof of v...
Oct 01, 2021
