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Saskatoon's deficit shrinks to $14 million in face of pandemic
The City of Saskatoon's COVID-19 related deficit will be smaller than first thought, but it'll still be a big hole to dig out of. City councillors were shown a new financial forecast at a meeting on M...
Jun 30, 2020
3-year-old child thrown from vehicle after Highway 11 rollover
Four people are in hospital, including an infant and a three-year-old child, after a rollover on Highway 11 just south of Saskatoon. The Saskatoon Fire Department said in a release the crash happened ...
Jun 30, 2020 A Pontiac sedan hit a light pole and rolled over on Highway 11 near Grasswood Road on June 29, 2020. (Saskatoon Fire)
Saskatoon fireworks sales are flying high
Fireworks sales are shooting up. More people are buying fireworks compared to previous years, according to the stores we talked to. Wouw Chen, manager of the Pelican Market, is trying to keep up with ...
Jun 29, 2020 Fireworks at the Optimist Canada Day Celebration at Diefenbaker Park in Saskatoon on July 1, 2016. (JT Marshall/650 CKOM)
Clare's Law now in effect: How to make an application for information
Clare's Law - the Interpersonal Violence Disclosure Protocol Act - came into effect in Saskatchewan Monday. The Saskatoon police, in a release, says the service will accept applications from members o...
Jun 29, 2020
City warns of scam targeting utility customers
The City of Saskatoon has issued a warning to utility customers about a scam involving phone calls appearing to come from the utility company of individual residents. In a release, the city says the c...
Jun 29, 2020
Ward 3 Councillor Ann Iwanchuk will not seek re-election
At least one Saskatoon city councillor won't be seeking re-election this fall. Ward 3 Councillor Ann Iwanchuk announced during Monday's regular council meeting that she considered all of her options a...
Jun 29, 2020 (Ann Iwanchuk/Facebook)
Sask. Polytechnic lays off 93, plans to suspend or defer upcoming programs amid pandemic
Things are going to be a lot different at Saskatchewan Polytechnic come the fall. According to the institution, some programs will be suspended or deferred, this upcoming fall semester. Additionally, ...
Jun 29, 2020 Saskatchewan Polytechnic's Kelsey Campus at 1130 Idylwyld Drive North in Saskatoon. (infoaboutcompanies.ca)
Busy few days for Saskatoon firefighters
A grease fire at the McDonald's on 51st Street caused $10,000 damage early Sunday morning. Firefighters were called to the restaurant at about 12:13 a.m. after staff there had attempted to extinguish ...
Jun 29, 2020 (Saskatoon Fire Dept./Submitted photo)
MEC still planning to open its Midtown Plaza location
Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) is still coming to Saskatoon, but it will be a lot later than initially expected. In November 2018, MEC announced that it would be coming to the Midtown Plaza for a targ...
Jun 29, 2020 (650 CKOM file photo)
Rapid increase in mosquitoes attributed to 'good weather' for the pests: City of Saskatoon entomologist
Buzz off. That's how a lot of Saskatonians are feeling as mosquito numbers continue to climb. Jeff Boone, the City of Saskatoon's entomologist explains the reasoning behind the uptick in the nuisance ...
Jun 29, 2020
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