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One person sent to hospital after house fire in Mount Royal nieghbourhood
An early morning fire at a home in Saskatoon's Mount Royal neighbourhood Tuesday morning has sent one person to hospital. The Saskatoon Fire Department said the fire broke out just after 11 a.m. on th...
Feb 18, 2025 The Saskatoon Fire Department says one person was sent to hospital after a fire broke out in the Mount Royal neighbourhood on Tuesday morning. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon citizen hopes to create Citizens On Patrol group to help police
Days after information from Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) revealed officers weren't able to respond to a man who died in the cold on New Year's morning, there's an effort underway to create a new cit...
Feb 16, 2025 Brad Best hopes to create a new Saskatoon Citizens On Patrol group to act as another set of eyes and ears for police. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM )
Occupant of Saskatoon home found dead after bungalow fire
The occupant of a home in the Pleasant Hill neighbourhood of Saskatoon was found dead after a house fire early Sunday morning. Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) said in a news release that crews were ca...
Feb 16, 2025 The occupant of a home in Pleasant Hill was found dead after a house fire on Feb. 16, 2025. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Cold blast won't freeze Saskatoon's WinterShines festival fun
As the extreme cold weather continues in Saskatoon, a popular winter event is gearing up to open its doors. Nutrien WinterShines starts on Feb. 15 at 12 p.m. at Market Square on 19th St W and will run...
Feb 15, 2025 A dragon ice sculpture is just one of many at the WinterShines festival in Saskatoon in 2025. (Will Mandzuk)
Saskatoon community rinks hit with theft and vandalism
In a discouraging trend that's leaving community rink co-ordinators worried, at least four outdoor rinks have been hit with a string of thefts and vandalism this winter. In November 2024, the Eastview...
Feb 11, 2025 In January 2025, the Hampton Village community rink had a storage shed damaged and their snow sweeper stolen, along with two jerry cans full of gas. (Hampton Village Community Association website)
The Mustard Seed takes over the former downtown Saskatoon Lighthouse
Downtown Saskatoon has a new face on a familiar land mark - the former Lighthouse building on Second Avenue South. Since Dec. 1, 2024, Alberta-based non-profit organization The Mustard Seed has taken ...
Feb 10, 2025 The Mustard Seed took over running and operating the downtown building on Dec. 1, 2024. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Métis housing corporation to develop low-income units on civic centre site
Development plans for an affordable housing project in Saskatoon's Wildwood neighbourhood are now in motion. On Thursday, Camponi Housing Corporation announced it has been selected by the city to deve...
Jan 30, 2025 120 affordable housing units are expected to be built on the Lakewood Civic Centre site in 2027. (Camponi Housing Corporation/submitted)
Saskatoon's 2025 assessment shows residential property values increase by 13 per cent average
In Saskatoon, residential property value has gone up by a 13 per cent average, while the average commercial property has decreased by two per cent, according to the city's 2025 property assessment. Br...
Jan 29, 2025 Bryce Trew, Sasaktoon's city assessor,said newer areas in Saskatoon will see the highest increase in property value. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Visitor spending in Saskatoon returns to pre-pandemic levels
Saskatoon's tourism industry raked in $781 million in visitor spending last year, returning to pre-pandemic levels. Last week, Tourism Regina released data showing that visitor spending increased by 2...
Jan 29, 2025 Saskatoon’s tourism industry raked in $781 million in visitor spending in 2024. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon's University Bridge to stay closed until at least Wednesday
The City of Saskatoon is keeping University Bridge closed until an inspection on Wednesday after a bypass was set up to stop raw sewage spilling into the South Saskatchewan River after a sewer line wa...
Jan 20, 2025 The university remains closed as of Tuesday morning. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
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