Saskatchewan-Manitoba

emolished early in the new year, construction will begin on a multi-use facility featuring five storeys of retail and office space, topped by a 14-storey hotel with 154 rooms.

Saskatchewan will lead the nation in economic growth in 2012, according to the Bank of Montreal (BMO). “Real GDP will likely expand 3 per cent this year, helped by a rebound in agriculture output, before cooling slightly to a league-leading 2.

Call it the potash factor, or a boomerang effect of former Saskatchewan residents heading back home. Whatever the reason, a Vancouver-based consulting firm is telling the City of Saskatoon that it should be gearing up for a population spike.

With the ribbon-cutting of the biggest construction project in Winnipeg's history now in his rear-view mirror, Barry Rempel isn't going to sit around and watch the paint dry.

Four new retailers have set up shop in perhaps the most secure area in Manitoba - the air-side of Winnipeg's new terminal building. Upper Crust sandwich shop, Asian eatery Red Wok, PGA Tour golf store and a pair of T.G.I.

A litre of milk, a loaf of bread, a stick of butter and a bottle of tequila. For the first time in Manitoba history, the items on this shopping list will be able to be purchased at a grocery store starting next spring.

The City of Winnipeg has hit a redevelopment hole-in-one.

Perhaps the most popular retro logo in National Hockey League (NHL) history is being retired - for now.

Zander said she's also hopeful an upgrade will be forthcoming to Carberry's recreation centre, which she added is "workable but old.

Last year the city posted a record $47.9 million in building permits, but this has been overshadowed with a $70.3 billion surge in permits through the first 10 months of this year.