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In just a few days, plastic checkout bags will be a thing of the past in Prince Albert.The city's ban on the plastic bags takes effect on Oct. 12, nearly two years after the bylaw was originally passe...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

The City of Meadow Lake has agreed to draft an amendment to a zoning bylaw that will open up an opportunity for a new cannabis retailer to operate in the community. An application received by the city...

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...

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...

Providing proof of vaccination has begun for specific businesses in the Battlefords.Rachel Lee, owner of the Beaver Grill Express, said most people coming in to the building have been ready for the ch...

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 ...