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They are exactly as their name describes: Luxe. “I wanted to (experiment) with something more high end and high quality, so I think it was more like a gift,” said Mintenko, owner and founder of Luxe Artisan Chocolates and Dandy’s Artisan Ice Cream. Luxe chocolates are swirled gold on dark grey, or a turquoise stripe across dark blue, or pink and red spots on pale pink, or shimmering silver, or black specks on mint green. Each of the 18 first flavours has a unique design. “We wanted to treat it like it’s a piece of art,” said Mintenko. “Some are a plain colour, but some we really...

  REGINA -- Despite January being a normally tough month for retailers and the pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to mount, some local businesses are seeing increased sales as more customers aim to shop local. Regina’s Fat Plant Farm saw sales triple in 2021, compared to January 2020. “More people are spending more time at home, some people are working from home and we’ve had lots of people who want to incorporate plants into their office space,” Kait Waugh, the owner of Fat Plant Farm, said. Waugh attributes part of the sales increase to an emphasis on shopping local...