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Downtown grocer proposal could be 'catalyst': councillor
The proposed development of Saskatoon's downtown city yards is being met with approval by at least one city councillor. Arbutus Properties is pitching to buy the 22-acre property in order to build an ...
Apr 06, 2018 Renderings for a potential city yards development from 25th Street facing north. (Arbutus Properties)
Slow down: Driver caught going 102 km/h on 8th Street
There is one driver in Saskatoon who couldn't wait to get his weekend started. Just before noon on Friday, police said a traffic officer spotted a vehicle going 102 km/h down 8th Street East. The vehi...
Apr 06, 2018
House fire started by children playing with lighter
A house fire that caused an estimated $200,000 in damage is believed to have been a result of kids playing with a lighter. Saskatoon firefighters were called to a home on 3339 Fairlight Drive around 2...
Apr 06, 2018 Saskatoon firefighters responding to a house fire at 3339 Fairlight Drive on April 6, 2018. (Saskatoon Fire Department)
Downtown grocery store key to pitch for city yards purchase
The developer that brought Saskatoon its second Costco is now hoping to bring a grocery store to the downtown core. Arbutus Properties is proposing to buy the old city yards near the police station of...
Apr 05, 2018 Renderings for a potential city yards development from 25th Street facing north. (Arbutus Properties)
City proposes minimum distances between pot shops, schools
Broadway could have different rules than the rest of the city when it comes to setting up a cannabis retail store. A city report ahead of Monday's planning, development and community services committe...
Apr 05, 2018
Dog attack sends three to hospital, dog killed
A dog attack in Saskatoon's north end sent three people to hospital on Thursday. Police were called to a home on the 100 block of Huron Place around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday with reports of a dog attacki...
Apr 05, 2018 Police shot and killed a dog on the 100 block of Huron Place after a dog attacked three people on April 5, 2018.
Saskatoon joins national pilot program ahead of Spring melt
Though it might not feel like it these days, the Spring melt will soon be upon us. To prepare for the fast melting season, city officials are warning homeowners of a flood protection pilot program tha...
Apr 05, 2018 Heavy rain left many streets in Saskatoon flooded on Aug. 8, 2017. (Cody James Stranger/Twitter)
Sexual assault suspect may be in Saskatoon area: RCMP
Saskatoon police are asking people to lookout for a sexual assault suspect out of Alberta. RCMP passed along a composite sketch of a man believed to have committed a sexual assault on Nov. 25, 2017 ag...
Apr 05, 2018 A composite sketch of a suspect wanted in a November 2017 sexual assault in Fort McMurray, Alta. Police say they have reason to believe this person may be in the Saskatoon area. (RCMP)
'He put me through hell:' Woman accused of Easter murder
The woman accused of an Easter Sunday murder in Saskatoon says she "won't accept" the charges against her. Sheritta Kahpeaysewat, 30, appeared in provincial court via video Thursday morning, three day...
Apr 05, 2018 Sheritta Kahpeaysewat was charged with second-degree murder in the death of Colin Sutherland on April 2, 2018. (Sheritta Kahpeaysewat/Google Plus)
Police say man shot in head with pellet gun
Saskatoon police are asking the public for information after a man was injured early Thursday morning. Officers were called out at 5 a.m. to the 1000 block of Idylwyld Drive North. A passerby told pol...
Apr 05, 2018
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