Cover-All Building Systems files for creditor protection - Saskatoon-based Cover-All Building Systems has been granted creditor protection by the Court of Queen’s Bench in Alberta. [News]

BUDGET ? BOOM OVER - The boom may be over, but what caused it to go bust? Vassy Kapelos reports [Global Stoon]

Saskatchewan NDP calling on provincial government to impose rent control - The provincial government should reconsider imposing some type of rent control as the price for housing ratchets up, the NDP Opposition said Monday. [Regina LeaderPost]

STATE OF THE PROVINCE - The Premier?s first State of the Province address gave some hints of what to expect in next week?s budget. Vassy Kapelos with the details. [Global Stoon]

WHOLESALE TRADE NUMBERS BEST IN CANADA -
Good news for the Saskatchewan economy on the wholesale trade front according to a report released by Statistics Canada today.
[SK News]

Tax savings for tradespersons - From January until the end of March 2010, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is issuing weekly tax tips with information geared towards specific groups that are most affected by new and existing credits, deductions, and benefits in the 2009 tax-filing season. [Canada]

MAKING LIFE EASIER FOR SASKATCHEWAN BUSINESS -
Information Services Corporation (ISC) is developing an online portal to provide a more convenient and cost-effective means to deliver government services to business.
[SK News]

HOUSING STARTS IN SASKATCHEWAN - CITIES ON THE RISE -
Statistics on urban housing starts for February 2010 were released today and show a remarkable improvement from last year.
[SK News]

Potash costing Saskatchewan government $203.9 million - The Saskatchewan Party government must refund millions of dollars to potash companies that overpaid royalties to public coffers, Finance Minister Rod Gantefoer says. [News]

Sales at FCL plunge $2B - A drop in the price of gasoline and cautionary consumer
spending led to a nearly $2-billion drop in sales for Federated
Co-operatives Ltd. (FCL) in 2009, its new CEO said Monday. [News]