Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Drug bust takes a “kilo-level” trafficker off the streets
RCMP in Manitoba say they have identified a multi-kilo, multi-commodity trafficker operating out of Winnipeg and have laid charges after discovering a leak believed to have stemmed from the Manitoba F...
Vanese M. Ferguson Mar 14, 2023

Gun Amnesty program is back
Starting next week Saskatchewan residents will be asked to hand in their unwanted guns as part of the 2023 Firearm Amnesty Program. Organized by the Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police, the p...
Vanese M. Ferguson Mar 14, 2023

SGI releases its top five fraud claims
Hundreds of fraudulent claims were busted by SGI’s Special Investigation Unit last year, which saved the Crown Corporation $5.8 million. In one case a woman filed a claim saying she fell asleep ...
Carol Thomson Mar 14, 2023

Metis Nation-Saskatchewan looking for solutions to homelessness
A large increase in homelessness in Saskatchewan communities has prompted Metis Nation-Saskatchewan to host a conference to talk about possible solutions. The conference is the first of its kind and i...
Keira Miller Mar 13, 2023

Saskatoon Police respond to shot fired near elementary school Friday night
Two boys, 15 and 17 years old, are facing firearms-related offences in connection to the Saskatoon Police investigation of an incident Friday night at an elementary school in Dundonald. The Guns and G...
Carol Thomson Mar 13, 2023

NDP says Sask Party breaking the law with private health care options
The Official Opposition says public-private health care is a lose-lose situation which drains funding and personnel from the public health system, making the wait times even longer. Health Critic Vick...
Carol Thomson Mar 13, 2023

No traffic fatalities among 139 weekend weather-related calls for RCMP service
There were no fatal collisions during the weekend blizzard over much of southern Saskatchewan. RCMP officers responded to 139 weather-related calls for service from Friday through Sunday, ranging from...
Neil Billinger Mar 13, 2023

Conducted energy weapon used to end domestic dispute
Saskatoon Police used a taser early Monday morning during a domestic dispute in the 1600 Block of Avenue C North. A call was received at 3:15am saying a man at the residence was armed with a knife. Up...
Neil Billinger Mar 13, 2023

COVID-19 in wastewater
SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA load in Saskatoon’s wastewater has dropped by 72.4 per cent in the latest reporting period. The values are based on averages of three individual daily measurements which are...
Vanese M. Ferguson Mar 13, 2023

Sask Polytech bans Tiktok
Saskatchewan Polytechnic is banning TikTok from all school-owned devices immediately. The decision by the post-secondary institute comes after the Government of Canada and the Government of Saskatchew...
Vanese M. Ferguson Mar 13, 2023
















