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Saskatoon, Regina rank lowest on national rent report
Rent in Canada is climbing, but Saskatoon and Regina are still among the cheapest cities for renters. In the National Rent Report, released by Rentals.ca and the real estate research firm Urbannation,...
Sep 14, 2023 Saskatoon and Regina are still among the cheapest cities for renters, according to a national report. (650 CKOM file photo)
Taxpayers federation opposes possible new fees to fund Saskatoon arena
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) isn't happy to hear the latest plans being presented to the City of Saskatoon. On Wednesday, a city committee will receive a report from law and tax firm KPMG o...
Sep 13, 2023 Gage Haubrich, prairie director of CTF (Submitted)
Saskatoon airport bans Riide cabs over licensing, payment dispute
A well-known cab company has been legally barred from picking up or dropping off passengers at Saskatoon's John G. Diefenbaker International Airport. Riide is not paying the $2.60 pickup and dropoff f...
Sep 13, 2023 Scott Suppes said his vehicles aren't using the designated cab curb next to the airport terminal, but simply dropping and picking up passengers at the public curb, if they're specifically requested by customers. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Hospitality Sask. opposes potential new fees to fund Saskatoon arena
A possible arena coming to Saskatoon's downtown could mean new fees for tourists and ticket holders. On Wednesday, a city committee will be presented with a report from tax and audit firm KPMG outlini...
Sep 11, 2023 A possible arena coming to Saskatoon's downtown could mean new fees for tourists and ticket holders. (650 CKOM file photo)
Report outlines fees, taxes as potential revenue sources for Saskatoon's DEED
A 60-page report outlining how the city can potentially generate money through fees or taxes to at least partially fund the Downtown Event and Entertainment District (DEED) will be presented to Saskat...
Sep 11, 2023 Potential Orientation B: Midtown Shopping Centre North Parking Lot - future site
'The family is still in pain:' Walk marks two years since nine-year-old killed
Saturday marked two years since nine-year-old Baeleigh Maurice died on a Saskatoon street. Baeleigh Maurice was hit by an impaired driver while on her way to school on Sept. 9, 2021. In honour of Maur...
Sep 09, 2023 People carry justice for Baeleigh sign (Will Mandzuk/650CKOM)
More Sask. students going to school hungry
More students in Saskatchewan are showing up to class on an empty stomach this year. Lin Gennutt, executive director of Regina Food for Learning (RFFL), said the organization is serving about 959 kids...
Sep 09, 2023 Saskatoon kids receive bagged lunches from the Salvation Army's Food on the Move program in summer 2023. The organization gave out more than 10,000 bagged lunches to kids this way. (Submitted/Angela Kerr)
UPDATE: Missing mom and baby found in Saskatoon
In an update issued Friday afternoon, police said Michael and her daughter have been found safely. Police previously said Krissy Michael, 27, was last seen on Thursday when she left a residence in the...
Sep 08, 2023 Police in Saskatoon are renewing a call for information on the 10-year anniversary of an unsolved homicide. (650 CKOM file photo)
Cyclist dies after collision with vehicle in Saskatoon
A 36-year-old man is dead after a crash between a bicycle and a vehicle in Saskatoon on Wednesday. According to Saskatoon police, the collision happened at around 5:45 p.m., at the intersection of 19t...
Sep 07, 2023 Saskatoon police are investigating the city's 9th homicide this year after a man found injured in a yard died in hospital on Oct 7. 2023 (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM file photo)
FSIN demands change after killer Kenneth MacKay violates parole
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is calling for Parole Board of Canada members to step down over a decision to release a convicted killer. The demand comes after Victoria police c...
Sep 07, 2023 Kenneth David MacKay. (Submitted)
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