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Downtown entertainment complex should consider 'local' says Saskatoon mayor
Saskatoon Mayor Cynthia Block says she's heard the talk about considering a local solution for managing and operating the new arena and convention centre in the future Downtown Event and Entertainment...
Jan 29, 2026 Saskatoon Mayor Cynthia block says consideration should be given to a couple of possibilities for running a new DEED arena and convention centre. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
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)
Sarah Mills: A true operational audit is the only way to understand city budget deliberations
As councils in Saskatoon and Regina pour over budget documents, Sarah Mills says the true picture of what it takes to actually run a city needs to be considered before crucial decisions are made. The ...
Nov 27, 2025
LISTEN: Sask. finance minister says he's optimistic about future despite higher deficit
Saskatchewan's year-end deficit is expected to reach $427 million, despite the province budgeting for a $12 million surplus in the spring. Finance Minister Jim Reiter delivered a midterm update on the...
Nov 26, 2025 Saskatchewan Finance Minister Jim Reiter delivered a midterm update on the budget on Tuesday, which saw the province’s projected deficit rise from $349 million to $427 million. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatoon council approves increased police, library budgets as deliberations begin
Saskatoon City Council is working to reduce a projected property tax increase of 7.43 per cent for 2026 and a further hike of 5.92 per cent for 2027. Three days of budget deliberations began on Tuesda...
Nov 26, 2025 Saskatoon police chief Cam McBride speaking to Saskatoon City Council on Nov. 25, 2025. McBride said he knew the police budget represented a significant increase, but he noted that some savings were found along the way. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Murray Wood: Bad budget forecasting becoming a pattern in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan's revised deficit is now sitting at $427M after the provincial government budgeted for a surplus in the spring. Murray Wood says this is becoming a trend in the province. Murray Wood deli...
Nov 26, 2025
Saskatchewan government says budget on course to record $427M deficit at year's end
This year's Saskatchewan budget is sinking deeper into the red, mainly due to the cost of fighting the summer's wildfires. Finance Minister Jim Reiter, in a midterm update on the budget, says the proj...
Nov 25, 2025 Saskatchewan Minister of Finance Jim Reiter delivers the Saskatchewan Provincial Budget in Regina on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
Saskatoon budget deliberations begin with projected 7.43 per cent tax hike
Budget deliberations in Saskatoon begin on Tuesday with a projected 7.43 per cent property tax increase for 2026. That figure is down from 8.23 the per cent projected just a few weeks ago, and 9.9 per...
Nov 25, 2025 Saskatoon's projected property tax increase for 2026 has gone down from 9.9 per cent to 7.43 per cent, with administration preparing more than 100 options to lower taxes further. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
SUMA president welcomes federal infrastructure funding, but says more money needed
Federal funds to help municipalities build and replace infrastructure will be welcomed in communities across Saskatchewan, according to the head of the organization representing the province's urban g...
Nov 20, 2025 Randy Goulden, president of SUMA, says many municipalities are facing serious challenges when it comes to funding much-needed infrastructure projects. While money earmarked in the federal budget will help, she says more money will be needed to fully address the issues. (twixx/ Depositphotos.com)
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