Saskatchewan-Manitoba

June cottage sales were double the pace of a year earlier with multiple bids seen at some popular lakefront destinations

The price of gold has increased 30 per cent so far this year, but farmland has traditionally proven the best investment over the long term because of a steady income stream

No oil drilling rigs have been working in Saskatchewan since mid-March. Only one rig was working in July and it was drilling for helium

Flin Flon’s 92-year old mine is closing, but Hudbay confirms plans to restart the New Britannia gold mill at Snow Lake

Properties will be valued and taxed as if it’s 2018, not reflecting the lower prices on some real estate due to the pandemic, tax expert says

Three-year court battle ends in decision that city’s ‘impact fees’ were an invalid tax on residential development

Regina’s home prices are less than a third that of Vancouver but prices in the Saskatchewan capital will increase faster this year, forecast says

But ban on commercial evictions remains in place for those landlords who don’t tap into government aid package

“We know this has been a tough time for many businesses and it should not be made worse through an eviction if a business does not have the ability to pay rent on time.”

Saskatchewan is considering the deployment of small nuclear reactors to provide mobile, non-carbon power anywhere in the province. But it’s a tough sell.