Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Arrests made following violent incidents at Prince Albert businesses
A pair of arrests were made over the weekend in Prince Albert, following two separate violent incidents involving store employees being assaulted. The first incident happened Friday afternoon. Police ...
Lisa Brady Jun 08, 2021
Saskatchewan sees sharpest increase in home improvement sales across Canada
The home and repair industry has been thriving this year across Canada, with more Canadians spending time at home during the pandemic.New research done by financial services and technology company, Sq...
Jun 07, 2021
P.A. property revaluation leads to big tax bills for some
Some Prince Albert property owners-residential and commercial-are not happy about big increases to their property taxes. However, the city is reminding residents the fluctuations are due to the revalu...
Jun 04, 2021
Longtime Saskatoon Afro-Caribbean store opens location in Prince Albert
For years, African populations in Prince Albert had to drive to Saskatoon in order to get some of their favourite foods to make traditional dishes from their homelands.The Bistak Afro-Caribbean Food S...
Jun 04, 2021
Sask. and P.A. unemployment rate improves
There's a slight improvement in the unemployment rate in Prince Albert, as well as the much larger Prince Albert and northern region.Stats Canada says 1,600 people were out of work in May, compared to...
Jun 04, 2021
Saskatchewan posts lowest unemployment rate in Canada
For the second straight month, Saskatchewan was the only province in Canada to record an increase in employment.In data released Friday, Statistics Canada said the number of people working in Saskatch...
Jun 04, 2021
Saskatchewan to increase minimum wage to $11.81 on Oct. 1
After all the salutes to frontline workers, the hearts on windows and the hailing of essential workers as heroes, Carla Beck says those words ring hollow without fair compensation.The NDP's labour cri...
Jun 04, 2021
Prince Albert's $50,000 positive storytelling campaign taking shape
Prince Albert city council is ready to put its new positive storytelling strategy out to tender. The proposed campaign, which council allocated up to $50,000 for during budget deliberations, is aimed ...
Jun 02, 2021
Local distillery off to spirited start
Saskatchewan's newest craft distillery, is turning a lot of heads in a short period of time.Phantom Light distillery launched their first product, Phantom Light Vodka, in early May and within less tha...
Jun 01, 2021
Some increases, some decreases in SGI’s proposed rate change
Starting in January, vehicle insurance rates in Saskatchewan could be going up ... and down.On Tuesday, SGI announced it had asked the Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel to examine a proposed zero per cen...
Jun 01, 2021
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