Sarah Mills: Regina will see economic benefits by keeping second Costco inside city
The City of Regina is prepared to spend nearly $7M to ensure the second Costco location remains within the city limits. ...
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Perdue opens new rink 3 years after devastating fire
Perdue is getting set to welcome back hockey. It was the spring of 2015 when the town's old wooden arch arena burned to the ground, forcing kids to play hockey elsewhere. On Tuesday, over three years ...
Jan 10, 2019 The first hockey game will be played Saturday in Perdue since their arena burned down in 2015. (Submitted by Perdue Arena Association)
Committee struck to further study Saskatoon Freeway
Planning for the Saskatoon Freeway will ramp up in 2019. The Ministry of Highways says a steering committee will be established in the new year to begin work on a functional study for the mega project...
Dec 15, 2018
Friendship Centre seeks donations for homeless men this holiday season
The Saskatoon Indian and Mtis Friendship Centre is making sure the city's vulnerable men are not forgotten this holiday season. The centre is asking for donations for care packages it's giving to its ...
Dec 11, 2018 The Saskatoon Indian and Métis Friendship Centre at 168 Wall Street. (Saskatoon Indian and Métis Friendship Centre/Facebook)
Saskatoon mom starts campaign for safe injection site
Rebecca Beattie says she was compelled to start a petition for a safe injection site after seeing a man try to shoot up at a Saskatoon restaurant this month. Beattie and her 4-year-old son were unwrap...
Dec 08, 2018 Rebecca Beattie launched a petition in Dec. 2018 to bring a safe injection site to Saskatoon after seeing someone try to shoot up at a restaurant. (Change.org)
Frost on power lines to blame for widespread outages
The frost stuck to the trees may be pretty to look at, but Sask Power crews can't wait to see it go. Between Friday evening and Monday morning, the power utility's outage centre had received 25,000 ca...
Dec 03, 2018 A sagging power line due to frost along Highway 39 near Regina. (Sask Power)
Saskatoon sports builder Bob Van Impe dies at 96
Saskatoon's sports community is mourning the loss of Bob Van Impe. The sports builder and volunteer passed away Friday at the age of 96. Van Impe served on many boards and committees and was on the re...
Nov 19, 2018 Saskatoon sports builder and volunteer Bob Van Impe has died at the age of 96. (Submitted photo)
Early cases of flu appear in Saskatoon
Saskatchewan health officials are are encouraging people not to wait to get their flu shots with the peak season over a month away. The Saskatchewan Health Authority says a "small" number cases of inf...
Nov 03, 2018
Agrium fined $490K over 2016 Vanscoy mine injury
Former potash company Agrium has been ordered to pay $490,000 after accepting responsibility for an accident at the Vanscoy mine that left a worker with serious injuries. The company pleaded guilty to...
Nov 01, 2018
Legal pot has done 'a lot of good' says Colorado mayor
As Canada readies for the legalization of recreational marijuana, the social experiment in Colorado has been a mostly positive experience according to one of the state's mayors. Bob LeGare sat on city...
Oct 16, 2018 Four years after recreational marijuana became legal, Aurora Mayor Bob Legare said its injected new life into the Denver suburb. (Visit Aurora/Twitter)
First skates hit the ice at new Merlis Belsher Place
Saskatoon's new arena is already being put to the test. While workers put the finishing touches on Merlis Belsher Place, the peewee double-A Titans were the first minor hockey team in the city to chri...
Oct 02, 2018
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