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Annual food bill for Canadian family in 2018 expected to rise by $348: study
MONTREAL - Canadians are eating out more and can expect to pay extra to do so in 2018, suggests a forward-looking report into food prices. Food inflation overall is expected to rise between one and th...
Dec 13, 2017
Travellers treated to early Christmas at Regina Airport
With just under a month to go before Christmas, dozens of passengers waiting to board their flight to Cancun at Regina International Airport got to unwrap an early present, or presents. It was part of...
Nov 28, 2017 Frank and Doreen Van de Weyer from Halbrite, Sask. were among the travellers at the Regina International Airport to be surprised by WestJet's 12 Flights of Christmas promotion. (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
Giant Tiger worker suspended for following Indigenous customer
A Giant Tiger employee has been suspended and the retailer has apologized after a video spread online shows an Indigenous customer being followed around a north Regina location on Thursday. In the vid...
Nov 27, 2017
Black Friday sales draw out Sask. deal-hunters
Deal-hunters were out bright and early for Black Friday in Saskatoon and Regina. Some people said about 100 people were waiting in line at a north Regina Walmart on Rochdale before it opened, waiting ...
Nov 24, 2017 About 50 shoppers line up outside Clarence Avenue Wal-Mart in Saskatoon for Black Friday Nov. 24, 2017. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
Sobeys to cut 800 office jobs as part of reorganization of grocery business
TORONTO - The Sobeys grocery business will be cutting about 800 office jobs across Canada as part of efforts to create one efficient national organization out of five regional operations, the company ...
Nov 24, 2017
Sask. police chiefs would support pre-pay gas rules
By Taylor MacPherson, paNow The President of the Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police said a rule requiring drivers to pre-pay for gas would keep retailers safe while saving police forces valu...
Nov 15, 2017
Gas prices jump up as high as $1.07 per litre in Regina
Gas prices are creeping up once again with stations in Regina showing prices averaging around $1.04 per litre Thursday. According to GasBuddy.com, on the high end, the price at the pump for most Petro...
Oct 26, 2017
Final liquidation sales at Sears Canada begin as retailer fails to find buyer
TORONTO - Sears Canada begins its liquidation sales today at its stores across the country as it prepares to shut its doors for good after 65 years. A Sears Canada spokesman says customers can expect ...
Oct 19, 2017 Sears Canada announced Oct. 10, 2017 that it has asked a judge to allow it to sell off all its stores after failing to find a buyer.
Average gas prices break dollar mark in Regina, Saskatoon
Gas prices are creeping up above a dollar per litre in both Regina and Saskatoon. On Thursday morning, about half the gas stations in Regina had bumped the price up to $1.01 per litre. It was a simila...
Oct 12, 2017 Drivers filling up at Regina Cabs discount gas station Oct. 12, 2017. (Jessika Guse/980 CJME)
Ed Sheeran seats a hot ticket for scalpers: province
Scammers and scalpers are banking on making a quick buck off Ed Sheeran fans. Saskatchewan's Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority has flagged the musician's upcoming Saskatoon show as a possible l...
Mar 16, 2017
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