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Broadway Bridge set to re-open this weekend, a relief to businesses
Cars will once again be driving on the Broadway Bridge in Saskatoon, as the city confirms the bridge is expected to reopen this weekend. The bridge has been closed since May 12 for a rehabilitation pr...
Oct 31, 2025 Broadway Bridge is set to re-open this weekend. It's been closed since May 12 for a rehabilitation project. (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
Manitoba homelessness adviser to leave job after less than a year service
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government's senior adviser on homelessness is leaving her position after roughly 10 months on the job. Tessa Blaikie Whitecloud will, as of Dec. 1, be president and CEO of the...
Oct 30, 2025
Saskatoon's Broadway Bridge expected to reopen Saturday after six-month rehabilitation
Saskatoon's Broadway Bridge is expected to reopen to traffic on Saturday, according to the City of Saskatoon, barring any challenges related to weather or other unforeseen circumstances. The 93-year-o...
Oct 28, 2025 While businesses are glad the bridge will open ahead of the holiday season, a number noted that they didn't see a big drop in customer traffic during the past six months. (650 CKOM file photo)
Ontario proposes to rebate HST for some first-time homebuyers
TORONTO - Some first-time homebuyers in Ontario could soon save tens of thousands of dollars on the cost of a home under a proposal from the provincial government to rebate the HST, but opposition lea...
Oct 28, 2025
Ontario backs off idea to consult on changing security of tenure renting rules
TORONTO - Critics are calling for more protection for renters after Ontario backed off a proposal to consider changes to rules that prevent landlords from evicting tenants without a legal reason and a...
Oct 27, 2025
Ottawa hopes Canadian labour will support building agenda, Hajdu says
OTTAWA - The federal government wants to use "as much Canadian labour as possible" to achieve its infrastructure and homebuilding ambitions, Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu said Monday. Hajdu announced that...
Oct 27, 2025
Montreal's mayoral election is about affordability and the homeless -- and bike lanes
MONTREAL - In a recent debate on Radio-Canada, Soraya Martinez Ferrada, one of the leading candidates for mayor of Montreal, brought up comments made more than two years ago by a borough mayor compari...
Oct 27, 2025
Food costs are spiralling. These Canadians are turning to food banks for help.
TORONTO - Sticker shock hit hard when single mom Kristina Kennedy saw the sausages she usually buys were $1.50 more than expected. As the sole caregiver to four children, the 40-year-old says price hi...
Oct 27, 2025
Saskatoon improved about 200 km of road lanes during construction season
A busy construction season is winding down in Saskatoon, but one major project is still in its final stages. The city said the Broadway Bridge, which has been closed since April while it undergoes a m...
Oct 26, 2025 (650 CKOM file photo)
Premier Smith affirms Alberta's 2050 net zero goal in testy committee appearance
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith reiterated her province's commitment to becoming a carbon neutral economy by 2050 at a parliamentary committee on Thursday, where MPs are studying Canada's emis...
Oct 23, 2025
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