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• Saskatoon basement fire sparked from battery-powered toy

  "It was a small toy that had failed and started a fire and it was in close proximity to other combustibles and the fire grew from there," said Fire Marshal Brian Conway.

  Canada

  Jan 12
• Saskatoon businesses gearing up for property tax implications

  The Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce is outlining how the City of Saskatoon's recently passed budget is already affecting some businesses.

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2023
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• Visually-impaired 10-year-old announces Saskatoon Blades starting lineup

  "Just because you cant see or walk, doesn't mean you should give up on your dreams," Isaiah Gauthier said explaining how he hopes to inspire others.

  Sports

  Dec 12, 2023
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• City of Saskatoon takes steps to address housing affordability

  'I used to say we cant afford to say no to housing, I need to ramp that up to something a bit more ... it's no longer appropriate to say no to housing,' said Chris Guérette.

  Canada

  Nov 24, 2023
• Saskatoon golfer drains 5th hole-in-one, all on the same hole

  Vito Iula is now one of two golfers in the world to have made five holes-in-one on the same hole after acing the par-3 seventh hole at Riverside Country Club.

  Sports

  Oct 11, 2023
• Saskatoon committee discusses next steps in addressing 2024/2025 funding gap

  With budget deliberations due to start in November, the city has already made some significant progress, cutting the 2024 gap by nearly $29M and the 2025 gap by $2.85M.

  Canada

  Sep 13, 2023
• Saskatoon city council discusses dedicated transit support workers

  'What we believe is a model that is good today, we have the opportunity to create a more effective model,' said Saskatoon fire chief Morgan Hackl.

  Canada

  May 31, 2023
• University student spearheads female junior hockey team in Saskatoon

  'I cannot wait to get back on the ice and not be in official mode, but actually get to go dig in the corners and score goals because that's my favorite thing to do,' said Wehrens.

  Sports

  May 17, 2023
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• Sask. Polytechnic applied research projects include edible cutlery, robotic hand

  'It's all real-world solutions and any project that you look at, it all relates to that,' said Susan Blum of Sask. Polytechnic's applied research project showcase Friday.

  Canada

  May 5, 2023
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• SGI advises Saskatoon drivers of two-day check stop initiative

  'It's a highly visible reminder of the traffic enforcement that happens, they do issue hundreds of tickets over the course of a couple of days," said SGI of a check stop blitz.

  Canada

  May 4, 2023
• Costs rise on Saskatoon storm water mitigation project

  A city report shows in 2018 the cost was estimated at a total of $7.8M. In 2023, a new estimate shows the cost of the project now sits at $10.3M.

  Canada

  May 1, 2023
• Saskatoon skaters to represent Canada at Junior Roller Derby World Cup

  '(It's) definitely the biggest thing that I've done in my life so far but I'm very excited,' said Vincent Price talking about competing with the Junior Team Canada roller derby.

  Sports

  Apr 14, 2023
• Saskatoon Blades eliminate Regina Pats in historic WHL playoff matchup

  "What he did was he re-ignited junior hockey and re-ignited that great Blades, Pats playoff rivalry," said John Shannon, speaking about Connor Bedard.

  Sports

  Apr 11, 2023
• Government of Saskatchewan grant supports USask chronic wasting disease research

  "Chronic wasting disease, if it were to transfer into caribou, this would be ... a national emergency," said Dr. Phil McLoughlin.

  Environment

  Apr 3, 2023
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• Saskatoon making changes to high collision intersection

  The changes include the channelization installation, a bicycle signal, and a pedestrian-actuated signal modification, all costing the city a total of $150,000.

  Traffic

  Mar 30, 2023
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• Proposed vision statement announced for Saskatoon downtown event and entertainment district

  'If we don't do something right now to plan for the future, it's not going to get less expensive in Saskatoon,' said Ward 6 city councillor Cynthia Block of downtown planning.

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2023
• City of Saskatoon facing pressure on upcoming budget cycles

  Saskatoon's Clae Hack said a big hurdle the city budget is facing is that one-time funding used to alleviate some of the revenue loss due to the pandemic is ending in 2024.

  Economy

  Mar 14, 2023
• City of Saskatoon looking at ways to address 2022 year-end deficit

  City of Saskatoon director of finance Kari Smith said there is still a global contingency built into the budget of about $5 million to account for any unforeseen broader risk.

  Economy

  Mar 2, 2023
• Ukraine team’s Hockey Can’t Stop Tour kicks off in Saskatoon

  “Every morning they woke up because of the rockets and air dangers, that’s so hard,” said Mykhailo Simchuk, member of the national university ice hockey team of Ukraine.

  Canada

  Dec 31, 2022
• National Council of Canadian Muslims looks to address harassment in the city with bylaw

  The National Council for Canadian Muslims is looking to make Saskatoon a safer place, presenting a proposed anti-harassment bylaw to a city committee.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2022
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• Saskatoon reviews accessible parking in downtown area

  A report from Saskatoon administration regarding accessible parking said loading zones can be used as accessible parking, however, only for the time posted on the sign.

  Canada

  Dec 5, 2022
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• Saskatoon reacts to the city’s final 2023 budget and property tax increase

  "I think this is a good budget, it allows us to continue to provide the services our residents rely on, and we've been able to bring the tax increase below 4 per cent," said Clark

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2022
• Saskatchewan businesses feeling good going into 2023

  "We have a vivatious business community and I know the people are excited to get back into their routines, connect with each other," said Shaina Lyndon.

  Canada

  Oct 27, 2022
• Indigenous man who pleaded guilty to 12 counts of sexual assault appears in Saskatoon court

  An agreed statement of facts said Cecil Wolfe was working in Saskatchewan under the pretext of being a traditional Indigenous healer or medicine man when the assaults occurred.

  Canada

  Oct 26, 2022
• Saskatoon construction season comes to a close as winter approaches

  The city said approximately 24 km of water mains and sanitary sewer mains were replaced or rehabilitated along with an approximate 59 km of sidewalks and curbs.

  Canada

  Oct 25, 2022