Murray Wood: A party 100 years in the making
Murray Wood and a couple of hundred others attended a birthday party on the weekend for a woman who turned 100, and cele...
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Mayors and STC chief applaud new homeless and treatment plans
The mayors of Saskatoon and Regina welcome the news of new emergency shelter spaces, more supportive housing, additional safety and outreach responses, and increasing the number of addictions and ment...
Oct 10, 2023 The mayors of Saskatoon and Regina say they welcome more addictions and mental health treatment spaces.(File photo)
Council to vote on hiring safety officers for city buses in November
A new Saskatoon transit worker support system received the green light from the city's transportation committee. During Tuesday's meeting, councillors unanimously voted to recommend six new, uniformed...
Oct 05, 2023 "We're seeing everything from verbal abuse towards our operators, getting spit on, physically assaulted, punched, kicked," said Darcy Pederson, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 615 President
Bus shelter near Market Mall features artistic tribute to MMIWG
A colourful bus shelter now stands at the corner of Adelaide Street and Preston Avenue South in Saskatoon, featuring the artwork of Indigenous artist Vanessa Hyggen. The Lac La Ronge artist created th...
Oct 04, 2023 The new bus shelter near Market Mall is one of five displaying Indigenous artwork across the city. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Excessively noisy vehicles could soon be "exhausted" in Saskatoon
If a new report gets city council approval, it could give Saskatoon Police more power to not only ticket drivers or owners of noisy vehicles and motorcycles, but also to order the vehicles to be sound...
Oct 03, 2023 A noise test being conducted on a vehicle in Regina. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Health care recruitment not about "poaching" workers: Moe
The new Saskatchewan Healthcare Recruitment Agency (SHRA) is not trying to "poach" workers from other provinces. That's according to Premier Scott Moe, who made the remark at an event in Saskatoon on ...
Oct 02, 2023 (Saskatchewan Health Authority/Submitted)
Circle Drive Bridge re-opens Tuesday after months of repairs
After eight months of continuous construction, all lanes on Saskatoon's Circle Drive Bridge will re-open to traffic late Tuesday afternoon. Drivers can expect a commute free of barriers and lane detou...
Oct 02, 2023 The city of Saskatoon expects the $10.5 million dollars in maintenance will add decades of use to the 40-year-old bridge. Photo courtesy City of Saskatoon.
Moe defends recalling legislature to keep school name, pronoun policy in place
Premier Scott Moe says the push to pass his party's pronoun policy as legislation in Saskatchewan is all about clarity. The policy requires parental consent if kids under the age of 16 want to change ...
Sep 29, 2023 Premier Scott Moe says his government's new education policies are set to become law in October. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Home builders call on province to eliminate PST from residential construction
Days after the federal government announced that GST would be removed from new rental construction projects, there are calls for a similar move from the Saskatchewan government. Nicole Burgess, CEO of...
Sep 19, 2023 Nicole Burgess, CEO of the Saskatoon & Region Home Builders’ Association, is calling on the Saskatchewan government to eliminate PST from all new residential construction. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon Chamber calls injunction against cab company Riide 'concerning'
The Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce says there's growing concern about a court injunction against a local cab company that could have severe economic consequences. According to a statement from ...
Sep 15, 2023 Cabs line up waiting for fares at Saskatoon's John G. Diefenbaker International Airport. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Police say frustrating football game checkstop was requested by U of S security
A controversial impaired driving checkstop set up last Friday - as 10,054 U of S Huskies and U of R Rams fans were leaving the home opener - was requested by U of S campus security. That's according t...
Sep 15, 2023 Police in Saskatoon say a controversial checkstop that caused massive delays for football fans didn't follow standard procedure. (650 CKOM file photo)
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