Saskatchewan-Manitoba

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.

The city of Regina, which has the lowest office vacancy rate in Canada, is proposing generous tax breaks for office developers.

Saskatoon remains a bright spot in Western Canada's residential sector, with an 18 per cent increase in housing starts this year, along with an 11.

Receding flood waters have allowed drilling rigs to ramp up production in the southeast Saskatchewan oil patch, with about 50 rigs active near Estevan, Stoughton and Weyburn.

Regina still has the least amount of office space available for rent in Canada, according to a report from commercial realtor Avison Young, which says "strong economic and population growth" in Saskatchewan will help keep the capital city office sect

Housing prices in Regina rose 8 per cent in the third quarter of this year, compared with 2010, which is higher than the national average. Prices of some city bungalows soared 15.6 per cent, according to a survey by Royal LePage Real Estate Services.

A former empty greenfield site that now hosts large-scale projects and an annual fair on the western outskirts of Winnipeg is about to get another huge dose of development. Shindico Realty Inc.

The last vestige of the CanWest empire is being erased from the largest skyscraper in downtown Winnipeg.