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Mayor Block speaks about the property tax ahead of 2025 budget deliberations
Saskatoon’s new mayor says the reason the proposed property tax for 2025 has escalated slightly since it was first put forward is because of an increase in police funding. Cynthia Block particip...
Keira Miller Nov 28, 2024

Drug bust in Stonebridge neighbourhood nets hefty seizure of drugs and cash
On Wednesday the Saskatoon Police Service Crime Reduction Team (CRT)wrapped up a drug trafficking investigation that led to three arrests. The police investigation involved suspected trafficking of co...
Vanese M. Ferguson Nov 28, 2024

Fill the Plate campaign kicks off in Saskatoon
The Fill the Plate holiday campaign officially kicked off Thursday in Saskatoon with Nutrien matching cash donations to the Friendship Inn during December up to $125,000. Fill the Plate is the Friends...
Vanese M. Ferguson Nov 28, 2024

Police seek public input in homicide investigtion
The Saskatoon Police Service Major Crime Section is again asking for the public’s input in connection to a homicide investigation. On June 12th, shortly after 6:00 a.m. police responded to a rep...
Vanese M. Ferguson Nov 28, 2024

Beware of fraudsters in the holiday shopping season
The RCMP say November is the month of online shopping and cyber deals with Black Friday and Cyber Monday and they are cautioning residents to practice cyber safety when shopping online. Some of their ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Nov 28, 2024

Sask. NDP urges provincial government to cover anti-seizure drug
The Official Opposition is calling on the provincial government to resume talks for public coverage of Xcopri, an anti-seizure medication that isn’t currently available in Canada. The NDP claims...
Keira Miller Nov 27, 2024

Weather Network says Saskatchewan will get out of the deep freeze next month but back to the cold in the new year
Colder weather is expected across the country this winter compared to last year. Canada saw its warmest winter on record last year. Rachel Modestino is a meteorologist with the Weather Network and say...
Vanese M. Ferguson Nov 27, 2024

City Council approves $200,000 for Winter Navigation and Warming Centres capital project
Saskatoon City Council, complete with six new councillors, gathered in Chambers Wednesday for its first regular business meeting since the civic election. Winter Navigation and Warming Centres As its ...
Keira Miller Nov 27, 2024

Sask. Party blocks NDP emergency motion to cut gas tax
The Saskatchewan NDP was unsuccessful in its attempt to ax the gas tax today in the legislature. As their first order of business during the short fall sitting, the Official Opposition proposed an eme...
Keira Miller Nov 26, 2024

Restorative Action Program sees increase in high school conflicts since pandemic
Although technology was intended to make our lives easier, the Executive Director of Saskatoon’s Restorative Action Program says the internet is making the lives of high school students increasi...
Keira Miller Nov 26, 2024














