Author Archives: Craig Silliphant

A Saskatoon man has landed his first speaking role in a movie. Chris Okkerse appears in the Pure Flix film "Love is on the Air." He plays a chef in the restaurant the movie takes place in. It's a role...

Williams Ogunnubi may have been sleeping when Andre De Grasse's 200-metre gold medal sprint was happening Wednesday, but it didn't take long to wake up and find energy once he saw the update scroll ac...

Many were left in the dark Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning, due to multiple power outages. The first occurred at 4 p.m. when a sub-transmission line was lost due to a damaged spar on a power ...

A popular Saskatoon bar has been linked to "increased COVID-19 activity," according to the health authority. Patrons of Pink Night Club in Saskatoon are being warned that on the night of July 24, you ...

Clients of both Prairie Harm Reduction (PHR) and the Newo Yotina Friendship Centre will now be able to make sure their drugs don't have fentanyl or benzodiazepine - more commonly known as benzo. This ...

All Bryson Meili wants to do, is be like the other kids. The 11-year-old watches his friends, his family and all the other children play without fear of being left out. But Meili isn't like all the ot...

Getting the residents of Saskatoon together again has been a long-awaited goal. Now, people can celebrate together post-pandemic at the corner of 11th Street E and Broadway Ave at the annual Fringe Fe...

July 11 was a big day for many, but particularly momentous for the hospitality sector. After months and months of lockdowns, semi-lockdowns and restrictions, July 11 gave the sector the freedom to ope...

Festival season is back in Saskatoon. Thursday marks the kick-off of the Fringe Festival in the city. It hasn't been held since 2019 after COVID wiped out the festival in 2020. The festival runs for 1...

Saskatoon is expanding its affordable homes within the city, thanks to funding from the federal government. Thirty-six new affordable homes will be available for both individuals and families. The hou...