Business & Economy

Naloxone provided to P.A. bars and restaurants

A new initiative wants to give an overdose-reversing drug to as many Prince Albert bars and restaurants as possible.The Saskatchewan Health Authority and the local branch of AIDS Saskatoon are encoura...

Nov 01, 2019 Tartan Table owner Niall Kerr (center) holds a Naloxone kit. He is flanked by Fred Simpson (left) of AIDS Saskatoon and Access Place outreach nurse Brittany Nicolas (right). (submitted photo/Saskatchewan Health Authority)

NDP election call for second bridge in P.A.

The opposition New Democrats will be beating the drum even louder for a second bridge in Prince Albert as we head into an election next November.Since her narrow win in 2016, Prince Albert Northcote M...

Nov 01, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

BATC eyes development, growth of Indigenous tourism in region

As interest in Indigenous tourism grows across Canada and around the globe, an agency in the Battlefords is looking to share the rich stories of the region.After securing funding from the federal gove...

Oct 31, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Redhead Equipment gives STARS $1M boost during grand opening celebration

STARS Air Ambulance came in for a special landing at Redhead Equipment outside North Battleford Wednesday when the company announced a $1 million donation to the organization during its grand opening....

Oct 30, 2019 STARS Air Ambulance was at Redhead Equipment in the North Battleford area Wednesday for a large donation announcement by the company. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

MBRC elects executive as organization members discuss future

The Melfort Business Revitalization Corporation continues to press forward in their effort to promote and connect local businesses.Tyler Fahlman of Fountain Tire was elected as the new chairperson of ...

Oct 30, 2019 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

Alberta tables climate plan for industry; retains key parts of old legislation

EDMONTON - Alberta has introduced a new climate plan for the province's big greenhouse gas emitters that it says will achieve similar emissions cuts as the former NDP government's plan and at less cos...

Oct 29, 2019 (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)

New signage points to brighter future for downtown Prince Albert

It's a sign of the times, and a good one for downtown Prince Albert.New street signs, to reflect the precinct's unique feel, have started to go up at various intersections along Central Ave., with mor...

Oct 28, 2019 Renewal and change. Gone are some traffic lights in the P.A.downtown but there are some new markings at key intersections along Central Ave. (Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)

Rosetown Co-op Agro Centre ‘a total loss’ after Saturday fire

The west central Saskatchewan community of Rosetown is grappling with a major loss this weekend.Late Saturday night, the town's Co-op Agro Centre burnt to the ground.Mike Moon, the store's general man...

Oct 28, 2019 (Submitted photo)

Rosetown Co-op Agro Centre ‘a total loss’ after Saturday fire

The community of Rosetown is grappling with a major loss this weekend after a fire late Saturday night, burned the town's Co-op Agro Centre to the ground.General Manager Mike Moon said the office and ...

Oct 27, 2019 Rosetown's Co-op Agro Centre is ‘a total loss’ after a fire late Saturday. (supplied)

Liberals: TMX pipeline could fund $500 million a year in clean energy projects

OTTAWA - The Liberal government expects to get $500 million a year out of the expanded Trans Mountain pipeline and is promising to spend it all on cleaner sources of energy and projects that...

Oct 24, 2019