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New funding bringing more transit buses, new leisure centre to Saskatoon
Saskatoon is getting a new leisure centre, a number of new buses and other improvements to its transit system thanks to more than $151.9 million in new funding. The funds come from the federal, provin...
Nov 16, 2023 Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark called Thursday's funding announcement "transformational." (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Driver injured after transit bus, school bus collide in Saskatoon
A driver was injured after City of Saskatoon transit bus and a school bus collided on Thursday. According to police, the crash happened at the intersection of Hazen Street and Alexandra Avenue, and bo...
Oct 26, 2023 Police say a City of Saskatoon transit bus and a school bus collided on Thursday. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Two teens arrested after woman attacked on Saskatoon Transit bus
A 37-year-old woman was injured after she was allegedly attacked by a group of children while riding a Saskatoon Transit bus. According to police, officers got a report of "several teens assaulting an...
Oct 11, 2023 Officers got a report of 'several teens assaulting another passenger' while the bus was stopped at Witney Avenue and 20th Street West late on Tuesday evening. (650 CKOM file photo)
Bus driver confrontations declining, but union says there's still work to do
Confrontations between Saskatoon bus drivers and passengers declined in 2022, but a transit union says there's still work to be done. According to the City of Saskatoon, "negative interactions" betwee...
Mar 03, 2023 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Police investigate collision between Saskatoon Transit bus and pedestrian
A collision between a Saskatoon Transit bus and a pedestrian has left a 30-year-old man in hospital with serious injuries. Police said officers responded to the intersection of College Drive and Cumbe...
Feb 28, 2023 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
'Scared to come to work:' Bus driver assaults on the rise, says union president
The head of a transit union says Saskatoon bus drivers are facing physical violence from fare-dodging riders, and the problem is getting worse. According to Darcy Pederson, Amalgamated Transit Union L...
Feb 08, 2023 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Thousands lost due to fare evasion on Saskatoon Transit: report
People riding the bus without paying is costing the City of Saskatoon tens of thousands of dollars in missed revenue. Transit fare evasion in Saskatoon more than doubled between 2021 and 2022, accordi...
Feb 07, 2023 (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon transportation committee questions city auditor on transit delay report
Did Saskatoon city transit managers knowingly mislead city councillors on the reasons for so many transit service disruptions last winter? Those were some of the questions asked at Monday's transporta...
Nov 08, 2022
City auditor outlines last winter's issues with Saskatoon Transit in new report
Trying to get a ride on Saskatoon city transit buses became a nightmare for many people who relied on them last winter. Throughout December 2021 and January 2022, there were dozens of bus breakdowns, ...
Nov 07, 2022
Pedestrian killed by Saskatoon bus was 15-year-old boy: Police
The victim of a fatal collision involving a City of Saskatoon transit bus was a 15-year-old boy, according to Saskatoon police. The boy was a pedestrian when he was struck by the bus around 9 p.m. nea...
Oct 27, 2022
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