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Lack of affordable housing a big driver of overdose crisis: Saskatoon mayor
Saskatoon Mayor Cynthia Block on Tuesday identified the lack of affordable housing as one of the biggest reasons for the current overdose crisis in the city. Block made her remarks at a press conferen...
Mar 25, 2025 A recent report estimates that Saskatchewan needs 60,000-80,000 new housing units by 2030 to keep up with provincial growth. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
60 years since construction began on Sid Buckwold Bridge: A timeline
For more than half a century, the Sid Buckwold Bridge has served as a vital artery through the heart of Saskatoon, connecting communities and shaping the city's growth. But beyond the steady hum of tr...
Mar 25, 2025 Construction on the Senator Sid Buckwold Bridge began 60 years ago, in 1965. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon property assessment appeal deadline is on Friday
Property owners in Saskatoon have until Friday to appeal their 2025 assessments, the City of Saskatoon said on Monday. In Saskatoon, residential property value has gone up by a 13-per-cent average, wh...
Mar 24, 2025 Property owners in Saskatoon have until March 28 to appeal their 2025 assessments. (650 CKOM files)
Saskatoon lawyer suspended, accused of taking fees for Indian Day Schools
The Law Society of Saskatchewan has suspended Saskatoon lawyer Dwayne Stonechild's licence. According to a brief memo sent to law society members on March 11, the organization said the suspension is i...
Mar 21, 2025 The Law Society of Saskatchewan has suspended Saskatoon lawyer Dwayne Stonechild's licence. (vladek / Depositphotos.com)
Final preparations underway for new Saskatoon emergency shelter
In less than two weeks, a new Saskatoon temporary emergency homeless shelter run by The Mustard Seed will begin taking in clients. The shelter, located at 210 Pacific Avenue, has been extensively reno...
Mar 21, 2025 Outside of the new Saskatoon emergency shelter on Pacific Avenue (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon City Hospital ER to close at 4 p.m. until end of June
For the fourth time since mid-February Saskatoon City Hospital's emergency department has reduced its hours of operation, this time until June 27, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) said in a new...
Mar 14, 2025 For the fourth time since mid-February, Saskatoon City Hospital’s emergency department has reduced its hours of operation, and will now close at 4 p.m. until June 27. (650 CKOM files)
Provincial government offers help to Saskatoon amid 'toxic drug crisis'
The Government of Saskatchewan is offering help to Saskatoon as the city deals with a high number of overdoses. The Bridge City has seen a spike in overdoses over the past two months, with more than o...
Mar 13, 2025 A kit containing two doses of naloxone and supplies for performing CPR. (650 CKOM file photo)
Saskatoon GPS car tracker case: 70 charges and 17 victims so far
The man facing several charges after Saskatoon Police found GPS trackers on people's vehicles has nearly doubled. According to police, 34 additional charges were laid against 46-year-old Marty Schira ...
Mar 12, 2025 The Saskatoon man now faces 70 charges that include harassment, mischief, intimidation, fraudulent concealment of a computer system, and fraudulent use of a computer system. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Huskies men's hockey, women's volleyball advance to Canada West finals
A Game 3 victory over the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds by the University of Saskatchewan Huskies men's hockey team on Sunday night means Saskatchewan will host the Canada West final nex...
Mar 03, 2025 The Saskatchewan Huskies will host the Canada West men's hockey final next week after defeating the UBC Thunderbirds 4-2 in Game 3 of the semi-final on Sunday night. (Huskies Athletics/Electric Umbrella)
2025 TeleMiracle telethon raises $5.7 million
TeleMiracle 49 has raised $5,709,306 in 2025. The 20-hour telethon - held at Saskatoon's Prairieland Park on March 1 and 2 - raises money for the Kinsmen Foundation to help people get special needs eq...
Mar 02, 2025 TeleMiracle 49 raised $5,709,306 for the Kinsmen Foundation. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
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