Gabriela Panza-Beltrandi

Improving Saskatoon’s downtown could include changing perspectives around safety by finding services to better help people, and attracting more businesses.

An emergency Saskatoon city council meeting is being held at 8 a.m. Thursday to discuss approving the emergency shelter downtown.

A Saskatoon dog owner said her dog was killed by two others at the Sutherland dog park; she’s looking for witnesses, and to ensure the dogs never return to an off-leash park.

The Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce is pushing people to shop local this season with their Shop Local campaign to try and bring needed business to stores amid the pandemic.

The university placed Dr. Carrie Bourassa on administrative leave earlier this week after she was the subject of a CBC investigation looked into her ancestry.

The province said 900 restaurants with liquor permits across Saskatchewan can now serve a beer with a burger, whether it’s takeout or delivery.

A possible grant program from the city could be much needed relief for Saskatoon curling clubs and some other recreation and sports organizations.

The Saskatoon Tribal Council plans to open a shelter at the beginning of December. But first, the city needs to change current zoning bylaws so the shelter can open and operate.

A Saskatoon bar said two or three customers became belligerent, attacked staff, and police had to be called after they allegedly refused to show their proof-of-vaccination.

Eighteen chambers of commerce across the province, along with several businesses, began distributing rapid test kits this week and many have already run out.