Lara Fominoff

In fact, the numbers for this year are worse than the same period in 2025, when the provincial emergency operations centre was activated to help address the overdose crisis in the city.

Saskatoon has experienced fewer bear spray incidents so far in 2026 than it saw in 2025, according to police statistics. Police chief Cam McBride credits that to changes in legislation and more proactive work by police.

The intense heat affecting central and southern Saskatchewan for most of this week is on its way out, according to the weather service.

A Martensville veterinary clinic is talking ticks and tick safety after posting a picture showing dozens of ticks that had been removed from a small dog earlier this week.

Saskatoon’s newest elementary school and child care centre will be built in the Kensington neighbourhood, on the city’s west side.

A new bylaw that aims to address safety on Saskatoon transit is one step closer to reality, after it received unanimous approval on Wednesday from the city’s Transportation Committee.

A new budget of more than $3 million has been approved to replace the netting at various city-owned golf courses. Places and patrons close to these courses and driving ranges have reported damage due to the worn netting.

A Saskatchewan philanthropist who spoke out about the importance of mental health care, knitted afghans for hospital patients and donated millions of dollars to Saskatchewan charities and hospitals has died.

A senior ditch day on June 12 provoked the ire of at least one regular to the Chief Whitecap Dog Park in Furdale, after 2,000 students attended the area for the annual celebration but left a significant mess behind.

Shovels aren’t yet in the ground, but the future cost of Saskatoon’s new east side leisure centre could reach at least $95 million, according to a new city report.