Business & Economy

Local butchers see increased demand for their services

It seems people are becoming better acquainted with their local butchers.According to meat shops contacted by paNOW the main reasons include; people stocking up, news of supply chain disruptions and m...

May 05, 2020 (paNOW Staff/ Ron Quaroni)

Lloydminster remains shutdown, but nearby golf courses opening

A province-wide plan to re-open select businesses this month remains on pause in Lloydminster. Meanwhile golf courses outside city limits will begin to cautiously allow players.The province has delaye...

May 04, 2020 Golfers appear in a stock image. (Submitted/Rollings Greens Fairways)

Gas prices will fluctuate along with reopening economies: GasBuddy

If you think you've noticed a sharp rise in gas prices of late, you're right. The average price for a litre of gas in Red Deer on Monday was 79 cents per litre. That's 14.5 cents/litre higher than the...

May 04, 2020 Gas prices in Red Deer on May 4 averaged 79 cents per litre. (rdnewsNOW/Troy Gillard)

Optometry, other services open in Battlefords as Phase 1 begins

Residents in the Battlefords were finally able to get to appointments at secondary medical services Monday, in what is hopefully a first step towards a post shut down world.The first phase of the Reop...

May 04, 2020 Parkview Optometric Services is one of several medical offices that opened their doors today. (Josh Ryan/battlefordsNOW)

Council contends with COVID-19 cash crunch

Prince Albert is grappling with the financial cost of the pandemic, moving ahead with a variety of short and long-term borrowing options, and calling on the federal and provincial governments to provi...

May 04, 2020 File photo of City Hall. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)

Not all medical services ready for first phase of Re-Open plan

It is day one of the first phase of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but it's a mixed bag regarding which medical services have chosen to open their doors today.Broker's Activ...

May 04, 2020 A welcoming smile, you just can't see it. Office staff at Broker’s Active Care Klinic from left, Tanya Giesbrecht and Diana Broker with Dr. Blaine Broker, re-opened for business Monday. (Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)

Excessive CERB payments: what's an accident and what's fraud

It's been nearly one month since the federal government launched the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) program on April 6.The CERB, which provides Canadian residents facing unemployment due t...

May 01, 2020 (Government of Canada, CRA)

Melfort Fair cancelled for 2020 amid COVID-19 pandemic

First it was the Nipawin Fair, then it was the Humboldt Summer Sizzler. Now, the Melfort Fair."Given the fact that West Coast Amusements now is unable to make it out here, and the government health gu...

May 01, 2020 (Facebook/Melfort Ag Society)

Sask. residents encouraged to shop local

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced it is providing $1 million to support a province-wide marketing campaign to encourage Saskatchewan residents to support local businesses and their employee...

May 01, 2020 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

Cameco relief fund ‘a huge encouragement’ for Nipawin Daycare Cooperative

As the COVID-19 pandemic and Saskatchewan's State of Emergency caused businesses and schools to close doors, the Nipawin Daycare Cooperative locations remained open but much emptier.The Nipawin Daycar...

May 01, 2020 (Facebook/Nipawin Community Daycare)