Tag Archives: Business & Economy
Proposed vaping law change leaves bitter taste in mouth of local shop owner
The co-owner of a Prince Albert business that specializes in vaping products says a change to federal laws, that could include the possible ban on flavours, would destroy his business. Blaine Tetz wit...
Apr 05, 2021
Prince Albert region to benefit from over $2 million in infrastructure funding
A number of infrastructure projects in the Prince Albert region can now go ahead, as a result of a recent federal-provincial funding announcement.Over $53 million in joint funding has been earmarked f...
Apr 02, 2021
AstraZeneca vaccine doses ready for use as Canada approves U.S. manufacturing sites
OTTAWA - More than 1.5 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine are on their way to provinces now that Health Canada has authorized the U.S. sites where they were made. It remains to be seen ho...
Apr 01, 2021
‘It’s my DNA:’ Elwood Flynn gets ready to say goodbye after 68 years in menswear business
A Saskatoon icon is saying goodbye.Elwood Flynn, the owner of Elwood Flynn Ltd. in downtown Saskatoon, will be closing up shop at the end of May.Flynn, now 91 years old, joined Gormley on Wednesday mo...
Apr 01, 2021
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario urge Michigan to reconsider shutting down Line 5
WASHINGTON - Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario are forming a united front in the fight to reverse Michigan's shutdown of a key cross-border pipeline. Energy ministers from all three provinces are urgi...
Mar 30, 2021
Restaurant food delivery fees capped in emergency government order
Starting Sunday, new temporary emergency legislation means the delivery service fee to restaurants from third-party providers, like Skip The Dishes, will be capped at 18 per cent of the pre-tax order ...
Mar 27, 2021
Carbon tax poised to hurt farmers, says Sask. elected leaders
A farmer and reeve in the Shellbrook area, west of Prince Albert, is fearing an impact on both the municipal operations as well as his own, following a ruling from the Supreme Court Thursday that find...
Lisa Brady Mar 25, 2021
Carbon tax poised to hurt farmers, says Sask. elected leaders
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – A farmer and reeve in the Shellbrook area, west of Prince Albert, is fearing an impact on both the municipal operations as well as his own, following a ruling from the Sup...
Ian Gustafson Mar 25, 2021
Sturgeon Lake clothing designer sets sights on Prince Albert location
A clothing designer from Sturgeon Lake First Nation says he is absolutely surprised by the response he's had over the past two months. Justin Naytowhow, 35, launched the Kiyam label back in January an...
Teena Monteleone Mar 23, 2021
One year on, poll suggests Canadians still deeply wary about allowing U.S. visitors
WASHINGTON - A new poll suggests Canadians remain deeply wary about the prospect of allowing visitors from the United States. The online Lger poll was conducted last week for the Association for Canad...
Mar 23, 2021
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