‘The trend is concerning’: Saskatoon Fire Department response times fall behind national standard

Firefighters were alerted to 21,848 incidents last year, an increase of nearly 2,000 compared to 19,932 incidents reported in 2021.

2, comprising areas ranging from Valley Road in the south, Blairmore to the west and Kensingston in the north, make up 55 per cent of calls in Saskatoon — more than the other seven regions in the city combined.

He switched off his phone to shut out the crescendo of urgent, enraged messages, said goodbye to his life in Russia and tried to calm his fast-beating heart.

Alvin Bragg, a former New York state and federal prosecutor, drew national attention when he made history as the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office’s first Black district attorney.

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