Keenan Sorokan

Saskatoon

Reporter at CFQC-TV (Saskatoon, SK)

Reporter with @CTVSaskatoon. Formerly with @CKOMNews | [email protected]

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Articles

Saskatoon eyes greener building standards, despite provincial rollback

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Keenan Sorokan

Saskatoon home builders could soon face stricter energy efficiency standards compared to the rest of the province. On Wednesday, the city’s planning and development committee voted in favour of updating building energy efficiency standards above provincial requirements. “This option aligns with our commitment to reduce greenhouse gases to net zero by 2050, and provides long term benefits to homeowners and the environment,” said Kara Fagnou, the city’s director of building standards.
Sask. family says lack of mental health funding is putting youth at risk

1 week ago | ctvnews.ca | Keenan Sorokan

Megan Isbister is using the start of mental health week to call on the provincial government for more supports. Isbister’s 26-year-old brother Jacob died in March after a five-year battle with his mental health struggles. Isbister says repeated barriers in the health system worsened his condition instead of improving it. “The system’s failures left Jacob trapped in a cycle of insufficient care, causing his mental health to worsen significantly and leaving him increasingly vulnerable,” she said.
‘Bureaucracy and inaction’: New high school for Warman still up in the air after 3 years

2 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Keenan Sorokan

Parents in Warman, Saskatchewan are saying the area can’t wait any longer to build a new joint-use high school, which was proposed three years ago. “This is being held up due to bureaucracy and inaction,” said Laura Davies, a concerned Warman parent. “All parties need to come to the table.”Discussions for a new high school began in 2022.
‘Take some responsibility’: No love lost between STC Chief and reprimanded councillor

2 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Keenan Sorokan

Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) Chief Mark Arcand is taking one final shot at a city councillor over recent comments made in the media. Arcand told reporters gathered at the STC offices Thursday he wants Ward 3 Coun.
Election postmortem: Sask. not immune to ‘NDP collapse’

2 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Keenan Sorokan

An historic federal election produced some historic results in Saskatoon. With plenty of discourse leading into Monday’s election dominated by Canada’s relationship with the United States and President Donald Trump’s tariff threats, voters appeared to favour the Liberals and Conservatives as support for the New Democrats dwindled.
Saskatoon rejects plea to limit the number of pets per household

3 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Keenan Sorokan

Saskatoon city council opted not to limit the number of pets in a household when updating a city bylaw Wednesday. As part of a biannual review, city council was updating the Animal Control Amendment Bylaw. Absent from the update was setting a limit on the number of pets in one household, despite ongoing vocal opposition from a local resident. “There’s a dog crisis happening in the province, whether you’ve seen it or not,” Kelsey Stroeder said before councillors voted on the amendment.
‘There’s some friction’: Saskatoon city councillor removed from homelessness subcommittee

3 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Keenan Sorokan

A Saskatoon city councillor won’t be serving on a homelessness subcommittee after criticizing a local shelter and its operator. Coun. Robert Pearce was expected to be appointed to a recently formed city subcommittee on homelessness, and named as area lead on housing, homelessness and community safety during council’s regular business meeting. Instead, council amended the motion Wednesday to remove his name from consideration. Councillors were clear the move was an act of censure.
‘We need to do something’: Saskatoon police considering bear spray bylaw

3 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Keenan Sorokan

Saskatoon’s police chief says a bylaw is being considered to stifle the growing number of bear spray attacks. Chief Cam McBride says a new bylaw, or changes to an existing bylaw, are both under consideration as the nuisance spray meant for protection against wildlife is readily available at a number of stores. “The presence of bear spray in our neighborhoods only exists because it’s readily and easily available. So how do we stop that?
Saskatoon police see 25% increase in mental health calls

4 weeks ago | ctvnews.ca | Keenan Sorokan

Saskatoon police are reporting another record year for its police and crisis team (PACT) program. Saskatoon Police Service’s four police and crisis teams pair an officer with a mental health professional to respond to crisis calls pertaining to mental health. In 2024, the service responded to 3295 calls, a 25 per cent increase in calls from 2023 and more than triple the number of calls from 2019. according to a report presented at the board of police commissioners meeting Thursday.
Saskatchewan mayors, brothers facing similar yet contrasting revenue challenges

1 month ago | ctvnews.ca | Keenan Sorokan

Brothers Bill and Mark Powalinsky are the mayors of two Saskatchewan communities separated by just 65 kilometres, but the challenges they face are drastically different. Bill is the mayor of Prince Albert, one of the Saskatchewan’s largest cities, while Mark is the mayor of Kinistino, a town of roughly 700 people. “We’re trying to balance our social development and economic development, and of course, supporting the police force,” Bill said of his city council’s top priorities.