Phil Tank

The number of calls for Saskatoon firefighters to respond to overdoses nearly doubled in 2025, while the number of encampment fires more than doubled. The number of fire inspections dropped.

Proponents found themselves up against a formidable group of polite, mostly Mennonite farmers, who opposed the project chiefly on moral grounds because of the connection between the nuclear and weapons industries.

Where does Saskatoon city council's decision not to endorse the downtown transit corridor plan leave the overall Link system, which was supposed to launch in two years?

Station 20 West handed out about 2,000 bottles of water every week last summer to vulnerable people, but city council cut $50,000 in funding for the effort as part of a larger item eliminated during budget deliberations.

Transit upgrades, major water and sewer projects, routine road repairs and a big increase in potholes have combined for perhaps the busiest construction season on record for Saskatoon roads.

A Saskatoon woman is waiting to hear back on her damage claim against city hall after her front tire was destroyed by a pothole in March. The city has already received more than twice as many pothole claims as last year.

Saskatoon city hall is allowing garden/garage suites to be built anywhere in the city with access from an alley and also permitting six-unit buildings on corner lots within the transit development area.

An expert at the University of Saskatchewan confirms the province is experiencing a higher-than-normal year for ticks.

Most animals must remain in kennels or cages on Saskatoon buses once a new bylaw comes into force next fall. City council's transportation committee opted against looser rules for animals Tuesday.

A city council committee voted Wednesday to introduce new rules that will require infill developments to make 15 per cent of new units affordable to qualify for a 100 per cent five-year tax break.