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Accident will impact Saskatoon’s morning commute
At 2:15 a.m. Friday morning there was an accident in the northbound lane of Circle Drive under the Attridge Drive overpass. The road is closed ahead of the accident scene where vehicles merge northbou...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jul 12, 2024

Saskatchewan calls on national partners to help fight wildfires
As all of the province’s firefighting crews are actively engaged, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says there is no capacity to take on additional fires, hence the fire ban issued Thursday ...
Keira Miller Jul 11, 2024

Accessible pier at Saskatoon Zoo allows all ages and abilities to learn about the water
As time progresses, the city of Saskatoon is working to upgrade its infrastructure to ensure it is accessible to everyone who wishes to use it. One of these projects was just completed at the Saskatoo...
Keira Miller Jul 11, 2024

Two shooting victims staying mum on who shot them
Two victims of gunshot wounds, in two unrelated incidents, would not provide Saskatoon Police with any information regarding who shot them. Wednesday, shortly before 5 p.m. officers responded to City ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jul 11, 2024

Provincial Fire Ban goes into effect
A provincial fire ban is now in place for Crown lands and provincial parks, provincial recreation sites and the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District. It is effective at noon Thursday. The Sas...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jul 11, 2024

A new name proposed for Saskatoon’s Bus Rapid Transit
Saskatoon city administration is presenting a name and brand as well as marketing for the new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system for council to consider at next week's Governance and Priorities committee ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jul 11, 2024

Wildfire numbers continue to grow in step with the heatwave
As the heat rises so do the number of wildfires in the province. That number has jumped again to 73 as of this morning with 22 not contained. There have been 302 fires so far this year while 211 is th...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jul 11, 2024

Lotteries and Gaming post more than $585 million in revenue
Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan realized revenue of $585.6 million and expenses of $295 million. Wednesday was the release of the inaugural annual report for Saskatchewan’s newest Crown Corpor...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jul 10, 2024

Early-bird deadline for STARS Home Lottery approaches
Every day in Saskatchewan, the STARS Air Ambulance flies about three missions, taking people in need of urgent medical care from their homes in rural and remote Saskatchewan to hospitals in larger cen...
Keira Miller Jul 10, 2024

Heat warning extends to entire province, more wildfires burning
Despite the heat yesterday, no new weather records were set in Saskatchewan Tuesday. However, there were 14 new record highs set in Alberta and 37 set in British Columbia. Lytton, B.C. was the hot spo...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jul 10, 2024















