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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Saskatoon Mayor Cynthia Block talks major construction projects in 2026
There will be a plethora of new and continuing projects for Saskatoon that could change the way the city looks and runs in 2026. Lara Fominoff, 650 CKOM's senior reporter, sat down with Mayor Cynthia ...
Jan 05, 2026 Saskatoon will see some big changes in 2026, according Mayor Cynthia Block, including major construction on College Drive. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
A year of 'highs and lows': Saskatoon Mayor Cynthia Block looks back on 2025
Saskatoon's mayor says 2025 was a year of "highs and lows." Mayor Cynthia Block sat down with 650 CKOM's Lara Fominoff at her office in Saskatoon City Hall to look back at the year and discuss some of...
Dec 30, 2025 Saskatoon Mayor Cynthia Block sat down with 650 CKOM to look back on 2025. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon Fire Department working with community organizations to help homeless escape cold
During an extreme cold snap on Friday morning, a person wearing a black winter jacket poked his head out of a green tent on the frozen ground along Avenue N South. The tent, surrounded by a sleeping b...
Dec 13, 2025 A lone tent in a field along Avenue N South with an occupant inside. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon reverses course and says 'giddyup' to temporary horse-drawn sleigh permit
Sleigh bells will ring in Saskatoon's winter wonderland after all. Less than two weeks after a presentation by Jackie Pilon to the city's Transportation Committee, an agreement is being worked out to ...
Dec 12, 2025 Former NHLer Rich Pilon will be granted a temporary business license to operate his horse-drawn carriage business on a temporary basis in Saskatoon if city council gives its "stamp" of approval. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Council committee to offer feedback on proposed Saskatoon neighbourhood name
Saskatoon's civic naming committee will get a chance to weigh in on the city's next proposed neighbourhood name later today. "Hawthorn" has been chosen by Saskatoon Land above "Moose Woods Trail" and ...
Dec 11, 2025 A star marks the area where Saskatoon's newest neighbourhood will be built. Saskatoon Land is proposing the name "Hawthorn." (City of Saskatoon/submitted)
Saskatoon administration reports $1.4 million third-quarter surplus after big tax hike
Just one week after Saskatoon city council approved the second-highest property tax increase in a decade at 6.7 per cent for 2026, the city's finance department says the city is sitting on an overall ...
Dec 05, 2025 The City of Saskatoon said it's preliminary year-end report is showing a strong utility surplus for 2025. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
City of Saskatoon says 'neigh' to former NHLer's sleigh ride business - for now
It was two years ago, on Dec. 5, 2023, that former NHL player Rich Pilon applied to the city of Saskatoon, hoping to get a business license for his horse-drawn carriage operation. Pilon has previously...
Dec 04, 2025 Rich Pilon has previously operated at special events in Saskatoon, in a variety of small towns in northern Saskatchewan including Ile-a-la-Crosse, and at Batoche days, according to his wife Jackie. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon council votes to increase property taxes 6.7 per cent next year
After nearly four full days of marathon budget deliberations, Saskatoon city councilors voted 9-2 to pass the 2026 and 2027 budget, with property taxes at 6.7 per cent for 2026, and 5.81 per cent for ...
Nov 28, 2025 Mayor Cynthia Block speaks with reporters after nearly four days of budget deliberations concluded on Nov. 28, 2025. Final property taxes in 2026 will be 6.7 per cent, while in 2027 they will be 5.81 per cent. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon budget deliberations day three: What you need to know
Another day of big decisions for Saskatoon City Council got underway on Thursday, with councillors facing a list of 62 budget scenarios to work through as they search for savings. The city's transit a...
Nov 27, 2025 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon budget deliberations day two: What you need to know
Budget deliberations opened on day two in Saskatoon with presentations from representatives at Remai Modern, SaskTel Centre and TCU Place. At Remai Modern, there will be no request for new employees i...
Nov 26, 2025 Ward 3 Coun. Robert Pearce had high praise for the city managers' efforts to try and reduce expenses to bring down property taxes. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
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