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First 2024 Canada carbon rebates will be deposited today for some Canadians

First 2024 Canada carbon rebates will be deposited today for some Canadians

Apr 15, 2024 | 6:23am
The first instalment of the 2024 Canada carbon rebate will be delivered to some Canadians today as long as they filed their taxes by the middle of March. Canadians living in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and all four Atlantic provinces will receive the first of four instalments today if they filed their 2023 taxes by […]
CFIB says 200,000 small businesses took new loans to meet CEBA repayment deadline

CFIB says 200,000 small businesses took new loans to meet CEBA repayment deadline

Mar 27, 2024 | 8:09am
Roughly 200,000 small businesses took on new debt to access the forgivable portion of their pandemic relief loans from the federal government, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business said Tuesday. Many businesses took private bank loans with high interest rates to pay back enough of their Canada Emergency Business Account loans to qualify for partial […]
Sales up, Inventory Down in snapshot of house sales in Saskatchewan

Sales up, Inventory Down in snapshot of house sales in Saskatchewan

Mar 6, 2024 | 11:50am
999 homes were sold in Saskatchewan in February, according to numbers released by the Saskatchewan Realtors Association. Reduced inventory has been part of what is fuelling a 10 thousand dollar increase the average sale price. Overall sales were up 24 percent compared to the 10 year average, while inventory declined by 17 percent. “Despite inventory […]

BoC raises key interest rate to 5%, expects slower return to inflation target

Jul 12, 2023 | 8:49am

The Bank of Canada raised interest rates again on Wednesday and released new projections that suggest it will take longer to get inflation back to two per cent. The central bank hiked its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, bringing it to five per cent. Forecasters were widely anticipating the central […]

Property Tax Deadline in Regina is Friday

Jun 27, 2023 | 10:21am

The tax person is waiting. Friday is the deadline to get your municipal property taxes into the city.  If you are late, you will get a financial penalty. There are several ways to pay your property tax, including through your bank.  You could do that in person, or web banking. You can pay at city […]

Bank of Canada raises key interest rate amid stubbornly high inflation

Jun 7, 2023 | 8:36am

The Bank of Canada announced a quarter-percentage point rate hike Wednesday, the first interest rate increase since January, as high inflation persists. The central bank announced a pause earlier in January. Its key interest rate now sits at 4.75 per cent, the highest it’s been since 2001. “Based on the accumulation of evidence, governing council […]

Bank of Canada Holds Interest Rates

Mar 8, 2023 | 10:31am

The Bank of Canada is holding interest rates steady for the first time in a year. The central bank says based on the assessment of recent economic data, the key rate will remain at 4.5 per cent. However, it is keeping the door open to further rate hikes if the economy or inflation run hotter than expected. Recent data shows inflation slowed […]

The Bank of Canada has raised rates again. Here’s a timeline of how we got here

Oct 26, 2022 | 8:44am

The Bank of Canada hiked its key interest rate yet again on Wednesday morning, bringing it to 3.75 per cent and continuing one of the fastest monetary policy tightening cycles in its history amid warning signs of a potential recession. Here’s how we got here: Oct. 24, 2018: The Bank of Canada’s key interest rate […]