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Contractor selected for St. Paul's Hospital entrance expansion
Graham Construction has been chosen to construct the front entrance expansion project at Saskatoon's St. Paul's Hospital. According to SaskBuilds, Graham was chosen after competing against PCL Constru...
Oct 26, 2023 SaskBuilds said the project is expected to improve safety, accessibility and “patient flow” at the hospital. (650 CKOM file photo)
Green cart contractor defaults, program continues as city looks for solution
The City of Saskatoon has run out of patience with Green Prairie Environmental. On Wednesday, the city announced it is looking at new options for the city's curbside organics program after Green Prair...
Oct 26, 2023 (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Home Builders' Association pleased about return of construction PST rebate
While the details still need to be worked out, the Saskatoon & Region Home Builders' Association was pleased to hear the provincial government wants to reinstate its PST rebate for new home constr...
Oct 25, 2023 Nicole Burgess, CEO of the Saskatoon & Region Home Builders' Association, says she's pleased to hear the provincial government's plans around construction PST. (650 CKOM file photo)
Council denies Saskatoon church's request to remove heritage-designated organ
Saskatoon's city council has denied a request by a local church to amend a bylaw allowing it to remove a 100-year-old Casavant organ designated as a heritage item inside the building. In 2017, the byl...
Oct 25, 2023 St. Vincent of Lerins Orthodox Church, formerly Third Avenue United Church. (Lara Fominoff 650/CKOM)
Saskatoon woman charged with manslaughter in fourth homicide of 2023
An investigation into a suspicious death has led to a manslaughter charge against a 33-year-old Saskatoon woman. According to police, officers were called to a home on Confederation Place on May 27, w...
Oct 25, 2023 Saskatoon police say a woman is charged with manslaughter after the May 27 death of David Dustyhorn. (650 CKOM file photo)
Mounties raise alarm about officer assaults after ATV ramming incident
A Lloydminster man is facing serious charges after allegedly ramming an RCMP cruiser with an ATV. In the wake of the incident, the Mounties are raising the alarm about what the RCMP says are a growing...
Oct 25, 2023 Rhonda Blackmore, commanding officer of the Sask. RCMP, says assaults on officers are up significantly in recent years. (Saskatchewan RCMP/Twitter)
Sask. throne speech unveils Moe government's agenda for 2023-24
While Premier Scott Moe maintained the Speech from the Throne delivered Wednesday held significant supports for some, he also said the reason there wasn't more in the document laying out his governmen...
Oct 25, 2023 Lt.-Gov. Russ Mirasty delivers the speech from the throne to open the fourth session of the 29th Saskatchewan legislature in Regina on Oct. 25, 2023. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu)
'A sigh of relief:' Regina broker pleased with Bank of Canada rate decision
The Bank of Canada holding its interest rate steady at five per cent comes as good news for one Regina mortgage broker. "It's a sigh of relief that we aren't seeing another rate increase," said Carrie...
Oct 25, 2023 The Bank of Canada holding its interest rate steady is good news, according to one Regina mortgage broker. (980 CJME file photo)
Bank of Canada holds interest rate at five per cent
Canada's central bank is holding its key interest rate at five per cent. The Bank of Canada made the announcement Wednesday, saying the global economy is slowing, and growth is expected to moderate ev...
Oct 25, 2023 The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate at five per cent Wednesday, but left open the door for future increases. (650 CKOM file photo)
Man accused of setting three fires in back alleys arrested in Saskatoon
A 30-year-old Saskatoon man has been charged with arson in connection with three fires in back alleys. According to police, the first of the three fires was reported in an alley on 23rd Street East on...
Oct 25, 2023 A Saskatoon man is charged with three counts of arson after fires in back alleys in September and October. (Will Mandzuk/650 CKOM)
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