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Saskatchewan

What do the results of Saskatchewan’s recent by-elections mean?

Kelly Gallagher / August 11, 2023

Three by-elections were held in the province this week. Going into the vote the Saskatchewan Party was defending the three seats, two urban based and one rural.Once the votes were counted the NDP reclaimed the two city constituencies which had …

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Saskatchewan somber in days after deaths

Saskatchewan somber in days after deaths

Martin Charlton / September 9, 2022

Families and neighbours are grieving an immense loss of life to violence at James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon while they support those recovering from their injuries -- physically and mentally.That loss and hurt weighs on people across the …

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Listen up and learn

Martin Charlton / March 18, 2020

We’ve been here before so we’re going to find some things that are new.That’s the gist of a message from business advisor Rick McPartlin. It is pretty much a universal one these days. We saw a provincial government issue half of a budget – just …

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Economic forecast isn’t pretty

Martin Charlton / October 21, 2019

This is the time when the banks start to issue their forecasts for the provincial economy for the final quarter of the year. The first out of the gate is RBC Royal Bank - their narrative is not especially pretty for Saskatchewan.Saskatchewan, the …

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Residential permits buck trend

Martin Charlton / August 16, 2019

This might sound a little out of the ordinary, but Saskatchewan in June posted one of the higher increases in the value of residential permits issued across the country.We have generally been in negative territory on this particular indicator …

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Skewing the statistics

Martin Charlton / August 13, 2019

Hey sports fans, Saskatchewan has the highest density of sports clubs that charge admission fees of any province in Canada. That is, of course, on a per capita basis. We have 1.8 teams that charge admission per 100,000 people.In real numbers, …

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Sorting latest job numbers

Martin Charlton / August 12, 2019

The volatile swings in the monthly employment figures were evident in the numbers released for July. They came out late last week and showed a drop of almost 11,000 full-time positions in the month. There was a corresponding increase in part-time …

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Home ownership realistic in Sask

Martin Charlton / July 3, 2019

This is something our economic development agencies may want to use in their promotional activities.The latest quarterly report on housing affordability issued by RBC Royal Bank says home ownership in Vancouver, Toronto and Victoria is an …

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Shopping in the future

Martin Charlton / June 25, 2019

Retail spending in this province is relatively steady these days – up slightly one month and down about the same the next month. But what is changing is the way we do our shopping - it is going to change even more in the future.Of course, there …

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Consumer spending remains flat

Martin Charlton / June 24, 2019

If you’re an investor who wants to track which way an economy is headed, there are a few categories or segments that you’ll want to watch.A few of the key ones are business investment, exports, labour markets, housing and consumer spending. That …

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