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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Incidents of arson and domestic violence linked to pandemic, says Saskatoon police chief
Violent crimes -- like aggravated assaults -- have significantly increased in Saskatoon this year. Those also include domestic violence and criminal harassment cases which, according to Saskatoon Poli...
Dec 08, 2020
Free Saturday parking extended until March 31 in Saskatoon
It won't be just the month of December in which shoppers and others can take advantage of free parking. At Thursday's budget meeting, Saskatoon city council voted unanimously to approve free Saturday ...
Dec 04, 2020 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
2.83 per cent property tax increase approved by Saskatoon city council for 2021
After two days of deliberations, numerous motions, inquiries, debates and revisions, Saskatoon city council has passed the 2021 capital and operating budgets. Mayor Charlie Clark called the deliberati...
Dec 04, 2020
Saskatoon city council hears reports, funding requests on Day 1 of 2021 budget deliberations
The first of two days of intense budget deliberations for Saskatoon city councillors saw them receive reports from boards and corporations, requests for money in 2021, and an overall picture of where ...
Dec 03, 2020
COVID-19 surge taking a toll on Saskatoon services, infrastructure
Saskatoon city councillors got some sobering COVID-related information at Monday's council meeting. Emergency Management Operations (EMO) director Pamela Goulden-McLeod explained that for every 100 pe...
Dec 01, 2020
Saskatoon residential snow removal to begin Wednesday
Snow-clearing efforts from the Nov. 7-9 snow/ice storm and blizzard along with subsequent snowfalls in Saskatoon are hitting the next stage, and it's going to cost millions of dollars to clean up. The...
Dec 01, 2020
Saskatoon city council gives green light to safety barrier project for transit drivers
A phase-in project that will see 24 buses outfitted with permanent operator safety barriers has been unanimously approved by Saskatoon city council. Right now, transit operators have a type of vinyl c...
Dec 01, 2020
Chief medical health officer encourages reporting people violating public health orders
New public health orders for indoor public events, team sports and masking went into effect Friday and Saskatchewan Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab says it's vital they're followed. Shaha...
Nov 28, 2020
COVID could account for half of acute care beds if trajectory remains unchecked: SHA
If Saskatchewan continues on its current trajectory of COVID-19, the province will face significant issues in hospitals over the next four to six months. "We would see COVID acute care demand essentia...
Nov 27, 2020
FSIN 2nd Vice Chief David Pratt urges attention to public health orders after COVID-19 diagnosis
For months now, Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations 2nd Vice Chief David Pratt has been wearing a mask, washing his hands, and keeping his "bubble" small. It's something he's also been urging e...
Nov 27, 2020 Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Vice-Chief David Pratt. (650 CKOM/File photo)
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