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Saskatoon’s 2026/27 financial forecast indicates 10 and 7.3 per cent property tax increases
Preliminary budget forecasts for 2026 and 2027 indicate another property tax increase is on the horizon for Saskatoon citizens. Chief Financial officer Clae Hack says current projections include a 9.9...
Keira Miller Jun 04, 2025

Additional assets sent to La Ronge as Pisew Fire encroaches
Additional measures are being taken in La Ronge to prevent further wildfire damage to the community. Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency Vice President of Operations Steve Roberts says embers from the 1...
Keira Miller Jun 04, 2025

Red Cross receiving money from two levels of government to assist Saskatchewan wildfire evacuees
The federal government will match every dollar donated to the Canadian Red Cross 2025 Saskatchewan Wildfire Appeal, while the Government of Saskatchewan is contributing $15 million to assist the Red C...
Neil Billinger Jun 04, 2025

Wildfire consumes Robertson Trading Post in La Ronge
There are reported structure losses in La Ronge Wednesday. Video and photos on social media show firefighters battling flames engulfing buildings in La Ronge including the iconic Robertson Trading Pos...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jun 04, 2025

Saskatoon Public Schools passes its budget forecasting almost 30,000 students to be enrolled next fall
Describing it as a step in the right direction, Kim Stranden, Board Chair for the Saskatoon Public Schools Board of Education, says the funding provided to the school division for the upcoming school ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jun 04, 2025

Accident impacting traffic in downtown Saskatoon
There has been another accident on the Sid Buckwold Bridge which are creating traffic restrictions while the Saskatoon Police Service Collision Analyst Unit investigates. This time it is the southboun...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jun 04, 2025

Up to 15,000 people have evacuated their northern-Saskatchewan homes due to wildfires
The number of wildfire evacuees fleeing from over 30 northern Saskatchewan communities continues to grow. Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency Vice President of Operations Steve Roberts says over 9,000 r...
Keira Miller Jun 03, 2025

Evacuation of patients and care home residents from La Ronge now complete
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) says it has completed the safe evacuation of 49 acute care patients and residents from the La Ronge Health Centre and care homes. There was mandatory evacuation...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jun 03, 2025

Opioid poisoning crisis report urges action from Saskatoon leaders
City Administration is providing an update on the opioid overdose crisis that has plagued Saskatoon for several months. The report, being presented at Tuesday’s Environment, Utilities, and Corpo...
Keira Miller Jun 03, 2025

Long night for evacuees trying to escape wildfire near La Ronge
The situation escalated rapidly in Saskatchewan Monday night after a wildfire, fed by wind gusts to 80 kilometres an hour, breached the La Ronge airport forcing the evacuation of La Ronge, Air Ronge, ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jun 03, 2025

















