Economics

• Canada, Winnipeg seal $122M deal for 3,166 homes in 3 years, 15,000 in decade

  Through the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) the money will be used to speed up housing construction in Winnipeg.

  Economy

  Dec 20, 2023
  
• Exchange District’s 20-year plan promises vibrant growth, sustainability ahead

  The strategy lays out different projects and envisions positive outcomes for Winnipeg. It serves as a road map for advancing the Exchange District.

  Economy

  Nov 15, 2023
  
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• Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew joins call for broader carbon tax relief in Halifax meetings

  Premier Wab Kinew added his voice saying "We do think that there should be a similar consideration given to the people of Manitoba to get us through this period of economic pain." 

  Economy

  Nov 6, 2023
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• Property tax assessments linked to businesses closing in Saskatoon’s Riversdale area

  The Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce said business in Riversdale were hit especially hard when property tax assessments rolled out last year.

  Canada

  Aug 26, 2023
• Prairies Can receives $600K in funding for program support

  Praries Can is set to receive 600K in funding from the federal government to support immigrant, minority, and Indigenous businesses.

  Cannabis

  Aug 26, 2023
• Hosting the Grey Cup in 2025 could mean booming business for Winnipeg

  The province said hosting the event will bring an estimated $90 million in economic activity to Manitoba.

  Economy

  Mar 5, 2023
• As mills shutter, B.C. mayor says more support needed for boom-and-bust communities

  The mayor of Houston, B.C., says more long-term support is needed for resource communities who face boom-and-bust cycles like the recent Canfor mill shutdowns.

  Economy

  Jan 27, 2023
• Rogers-Shaw takeover will hit low-income Canadians the hardest, tribunal hears

  An economics professor says the winners of Rogers Communications Inc.'s $26-billion proposed takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. would hit low-income Canadians the hardest.

  Canada

  Nov 18, 2022
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• Living wage higher than minimum wage: Alberta Living Wage Network

  The living wage in Calgary is now $22.40 an hour, a 20.43 per cent increase from $18.60 in 2021.

  Economy

  Nov 14, 2022
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• Three U.S. economists awarded Nobel Prize for work on financial crises

  Former Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke along with Douglas Diamond and Philip Dybvig won the 2022 Nobel Economics Prize "for research on banks and financial crises."

  World

  Oct 10, 2022