Tag Archives: Business & Economy

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the annual pace of inflation held steady in November as the consumer price index rose 4.7 per cent compared with a year ago.The result matched the year-over-year increa...

If you haven't picked up your turkey for Christmas supper yet, don't worry. There will be enough to go around. It may just cost a little more.Much like COVID-19 brought on panic buying of good likes L...

A development company plans to build an inland marina and RV site on a large stretch of land near Jackfish Lake in the Rural Municipality of Meota.Council approved an application from Kadon Industries...

Canadians will have to stretch their food budgets further in 2022.Canada's Food Price Report 2022 forecasts an overall food price increase of five to seven per cent for the coming year, the highest-pr...

A group of local businesses are coming together to organize a shopping promotion to benefit the BGC Battlefords (formerly known as Boys & Girls Clubs of The Battlefords). Called "Give Big, Shop Sm...

International travel got a little more complicated this week.With the Omicron COVID-19 variant continuing its spread across the globe, the Canadian government has updated travel rules as its latest st...

Prince Albert and Melfort regions are topping the list for housing growth across Saskatchewan.According to the Saskatchewan REALTORS Association, the two - along with South East Saskatchewan - are the...

Several north and north-central communities will soon be receiving access to SaskTel infiNET services.This comes after SaskTel recently announced its fourth phase of its $100 million Rural Fibre Initi...

Members of the business community received a vote of confidence from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.At the recent meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Accreditation Council of Canada, the Battlefords ...

Battlefords RCMP laid charges in relation to the investigation of a string of robberies that occurred at businesses in North Battleford this year.Eugene Bear, 36, faces eight counts of break and enter...