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Saskatchewan residents to see power bills rise; SaskPower warns about phone scam
Saskatchewan residents will be paying more for power in the new year.The carbon tax is set to increase Jan. 1 from $20 a tonne to $30. SaskPower spokesperson Joel Cherry explained what the increase wi...
Dec 13, 2019 The Crown-owned power company says bills are set to climb and warning residents about a phone scam. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
Rosthern business helping save endangered animals and plants
The prairie landscape is one of the most altered landscapes in North America and its home to a variety of species that are on the verge on extinction. A Rosthern cidery owner has found a creative way ...
Dec 13, 2019 Prairie Sentinel Bottlewords Owner, Keith Jorgenson (left) and Jordan Ignatiuk with Nature Saskatchewan. (Submitted Photo/ Keith Jorgenson)
Taxi drivers feel unsafe as suspect still at large
As Prince Albert police continue their investigation into a string of recent taxi robberies, some cab drivers in the city say they feel unsafe. They are also unhappy they have not been shown an image ...
Dec 12, 2019 (File photo/Alison Sandstrom)
Major fur trade event set for Prince Albert
Furs from many of the hundreds of trappers across the North will head to market in Prince Albert on Saturday for the Northern Saskatchewan Trappers Association (NSTA) Fur Table. Organizers of the even...
Dec 12, 2019 An image of fur being assessed and valued for market. (NSTA Facebook)
Canada-US lumber trade dispute simmers on
The long-standing softwood lumber trade dispute between Canada and the US is far from over and local companies continue to face economic challenges, while the MP for Desneth -Missinippi-Churchill Rive...
Dec 11, 2019 ID 136328306 © | Dreamstime.com
Big money to be made in cleaner economy
There are serious financial returns to be made across Canada in investing in a low carbon economy, and business and organizational leaders want governments to hear that message. It's also a message th...
Dec 10, 2019 Local entrepreneur Byron Tenkink's Lily Plain Produce takes full advantage of solar energy. He figures it'll save him close to $2 million over 25 years. (submitted photo/Byron Tenkink)
Hoback sounds off on Throne Speech
Prince Albert's member of Parliament is making his opinions known about the federal speech from the throne.Randy Hoback, said the speech kicking off the next sitting of Parliament didn't talk about so...
Dec 06, 2019 Randy Hoback is making his opinions known about the federal Throne Speech. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
P.A. customer uses food delivery app 269 times in 2019
Some fascinating numbers and facts to sink your teeth into are being detailed in a report from a food-delivery service.Skip the Dishes has released their 2019 numbers for Prince Albert.The largest sin...
Dec 06, 2019 (ID 1311694 © Edward Westmacott | Dreamstime.com)
First big payout in new Sask. lottery
The opening payout in the new Touchdown for Kids Millionaire Lottery has gone to a woman in Swift Current. Christine Newton won $500,000.The lottery is a partnership between the Saskatchewan Roughride...
Dec 05, 2019 Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation along with the Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation are partners in the new lottery. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Traffic figures show P.A.bridge a bigger priority than Regina project: PCP
The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan (PCP) says the vehicle numbers for the new Regina bypass highlight the $2 billion project is just "a monument to the Sask Party," and a second bridge...
Dec 04, 2019 The Regina bypass project (reginabypass.ca)
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