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Grocery CEOs deny accusations that food price inflation is driven by profit-mongering
The leaders of Canada's major grocery chains insist that food price inflation is not caused by profit-mongering and that their margins on food-related profits have remained low.The CEOs and presidents...
Mar 08, 2023

Sask. Polytechnic joins list of institutions banning TikTok
Saskatchewan Polytechnic won't be going viral on TikTok any time soon.The post-secondary has prohibited the social media video-sharing app on school-owned devices, according to a statement. The policy...
Mar 08, 2023

Celebrating women in the newsroom in Sask.
March 8 marks International Women's Day, a day to recognize the achievements of women around the world.Staff at paNOW and its sister websites are taking the time to recognize the women who have dedica...
Mar 08, 2023

Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 4.5 per cent
The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate steady at 4.5 per cent Wednesday.The decision to maintain the rate followed eight consecutive rate hikes. At the start of the year, the bank announced its...
Mar 08, 2023

Sask., Alta. governments challenging ‘toxic’ label on single-use plastics
The Government of Saskatchewan has joined Alberta in challenging an environmental labelling decision from Ottawa.According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice, Ottawa's decision to label single-us...
Mar 07, 2023

Amid high inflation, MPs should push grocer CEOs to disclose margins on food: experts
OTTAWA - As members of Parliament gear up to grill the CEOs of Canada's largest grocery store chains, experts say elected officials should push for more transparency on why grocers are making so much ...
Mar 07, 2023

Saskatchewan improves to 2-2 with victory over Nunavut at Brier
Kelly Knapp's Saskatchewan rink handled business Monday at the Tim Hortons Brier.Knapp's rink defeated Nunavut's rink skipped by Jake Higgs 9-3 in eight ends in London, Ont.The win improves Knapp's ri...
Mar 07, 2023

Fuel thefts up 70 per cent in 2022 says RCMP
As gas prices shot up in 2022, so did the number of fuel thefts according to Saskatchewan RCMP.Police say that in 2022, they received 818 reports of fuel theft, an increase of 70 per cent compared to ...
Mar 06, 2023

Northwest communities have planned SaskTel outage starting at midnight
Phone and internet services in multiple communities in Northwest Saskatchewan will be unavailable for SaskTel customers, starting at midnight. The planned outage will continue until 6 a.m. March 7, sa...
Mar 06, 2023

How local wrestlers fared at weekend regionals
High school wrestlers from across the province were in Meadow Lake this weekend to compete in the Regional wrestling championships at Carpenter High School. Below is a list comprised of the winners, h...
Mar 05, 2023