Phil Tank

City report suggests a downtown arena would be part of the last phase of a proposed event district, after 'public realm' improvements, a 500-stall parking facility and a revamped convention centre.

City council's transportation committee appeared sympathetic to concerns expressed by businesses that the major changes proposed would have impeded dozens of companies' operations.

Saskatoon officials defended the decision to remove a homeless encampment with about 120 occupants at a city council committee meeting as advocates criticized the decision at city hall.

A convenience store in the Pleasant Hill neighbourhood has been closed under Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods powers due to an 'astonishing' number of emergency calls, including 95 police calls this year, 38 of which were for drug overdoses.

Saskatoon city hall is considering changing zoning for 36 properties along proposed main transit corridors. Some who live close to Preston Avenue are concerned the change would alter their neighbourhoods.

Saskatoon residents will get to weigh in on "coverage" versus "ridership" when it comes to the city's future bus routes. Saskatoon Transit is staging nine engagement events, which began Monday.

The owner of a Saskatoon house that violates height restrictions recounted the strain the situation has placed on his family to a board reviewing the predicament Tuesday.

Owners of a 1917 house with heritage designation say they tried to resolve the issue with city officials before demolishing an existing deck without the proper permission and building a new one.

Farrell, 23, died along with three other soldiers Saturday when a grass fire grew out of control during a training exercise on a range at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright.

CBRE Canada is looking for a grocery company to lease space in the former StarPhoenix building on Fifth Avenue in downtown Saskatoon. It could be the first step in one of the largest developments in Saskatchewan history.