Short answers, pulled from the story.
The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan passed an Act to establish and incorporate a University for the Province on the 19th of March 1907. This legislation created a publicly funded institution intended to serve all citizens without regard to race, creed or religion.
Saskatoon was chosen as the location for the university after a politically influenced vote on the 7th of April 1909. The first buildings were constructed shortly after this decision and the initial campus plan was designed in Collegiate Gothic style by David Robertson Brown.
In 1948 the university built the first betatron facility in Canada and scientists later constructed the world's first non-commercial cobalt-60 therapy unit. The Canadian Light Source synchrotron opened the 22nd of October 2004 and represents one of the largest and most innovative investments in Canadian science.
Walter Charles Murray became the first president of the board of governors while Duncan P. McColl served as the first registrar. Chief Justice Edward L. Wetmore was elected as the first chancellor from the inaugural convocation.
Seventy students began the first classes on the 28th of September 1909. As of 2006 faculty and staff totaled 7,000 while student enrollment comprised 15,005 full-time students plus 3,552 part-time students.