Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Arrests and Charges Following Multiple Stabbing Incident Monday in Saskatoon
One of three people involved in a multiple stabbing incident in the early morning hours of Monday in the City Park area of Saskatoon has been arrested and faces two counts of aggravated assault. Saska...
Les Lazaruk Jun 08, 2020

Police Chief on Defunding Police, Body Cams, and Neck Restraint
Saskatoon Police Chief Troy Cooper describes defunding police as bolstering social supports and social structures to make sure people don’t end up in contact with justice and policing. And he sa...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jun 08, 2020

Four More COVID Cases, Two Deaths Reported On First Day Of Phase Three
The number of new, confirmed cases of COVID-19 in June in Saskatchewan was nearly doubled, according to Monday’s provincial update. Three of four new, confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus we...
CJWW News Jun 08, 2020

Meili Dismisses Minimum Wage Increase as an Insult
Saskatchewan NDP Leader, Ryan Meili, has dismissed the provincial government’s minimum wage increase of 13 cents, as an insult. Minimum wage is set to increase from $11.32 per hour to $11.45 on ...
Brad Jennings Jun 08, 2020

Weekend House Fire Described as Preventable
The Saskatoon Fire Department says a fire that destroyed a house and garage in the city’s Pacific Heights neighbourhood was caused by an unattended open-air fire pit. The fire that occurred in t...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jun 08, 2020

Weapons Bust in Saskatoon
Saskatoon Police conducted a traffic stop Sunday night just before 11 o’clock when patrol spotted a passenger allegedly holding a firearm. The vehicle was pulled over at 22nd Street and Pacific ...
Gord Wiebe Jun 08, 2020

Canada West Conference Cancels All Fall Sports, Football Included, in 2020
The multiple reports from over the weekend were confirmed Monday morning. The Canada West Conference announced the cancellation of all fall sports in 2020. That means football, women’s and men...
Les Lazaruk Jun 08, 2020

An Exemption Announced to Travel Restrictions
The federal government has announced an exemption to the rules regarding non-essential travel. Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says immediate family members of Canadian citizens and permanent res...
Saskatoon Media Group Jun 08, 2020

Library Summer Programs Go Online
When you picture a library, you may picture rows and rows of books, which right now aren’t available because of closures because of COVID-19, but libraries are more than just physical books. A l...
Carol Thomson Jun 08, 2020

High Streamflow Advisory Expanded
The Water Security Agency is expanding the High Streamflow Advisory for the Churchill River System. It now includes the headwater areas of the Meadow Lake area. People are advised to stay clear of the...
Gord Wiebe Jun 08, 2020















