Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Council takes first steps to create area plan for proposed arena site
In a way, you could call it the plan for a plan. Saskatoon’s Governance and Priorities Committee was presented with the draft of a plan for developing the district plan for the downtown area, su...
Carol Thomson Feb 14, 2023

USask research sparks hope for Alzheimer patients
The University of Saskatchewan is submitting an application to begin a Phase Two clinical trial on a drug that has shown promise in treating Alzheimer’s. The drug is a derivative of a protein th...
Keira Miller Feb 14, 2023

Hunting ban and fine after caribou chased to the point of exhaustion and then killed
The last of three men charged for illegally chasing and hunting a woodland caribou has now been sentenced in La Ronge Provincial Court. Zane Layman pleaded guilty to unlawful hunting and chasing wildl...
Newsroom Feb 14, 2023

Another step closer to more effective dialysis for kidney patients
Dr. Amira Abdelrasoul, an associate professor in USask’s College of Engineering has the long-term goal to create an artificial wearable kidney that would improve the quality of life and survival...
Vanese M. Ferguson Feb 14, 2023

Saskatoon’s green cart program starts rolling out next month
Photo Credit: City of Saskatoon. Kitchen receptacle. Saskatoon citizens will be receiving a green compost cart in the next two months in an attempt to remove organic materials from landfills. Througho...
Keira Miller Feb 14, 2023

BHP’s Jansen project employs over 1,000
After completing a year and a half of construction on the Jansen Potash Project 140km east of Saskatoon, BHP has now finished the shaft lining works. They are now fitting out the shafts with services....
Carol Thomson Feb 13, 2023

Woman injured in Stockholm area attack released from hospital, homicide victim identified
RCMP are following up on multiple tips received after the release of suspect sketches in relation to a homicide on Friday in the Stockholm/Esterhazy area. The woman found injured in the home has been ...
Carol Thomson Feb 13, 2023

Premier says discussions on federal health funding not over yet
Ahead of a virtual meeting of the Council of the Federation today (Mon), Premier Scott Moe says the two per cent increase in federal health funding isn’t what he wanted, but it is an increase no...
Newsroom Feb 13, 2023

Official Opposition calls for community advisory groups on health care to be re-established
Local leaders and healthcare workers are feeling left out of health care decisions. That from the provincial NDP, two weeks into their Health Solutions Tour. Health Critic Vicki Mowat is calling on th...
Carol Thomson Feb 13, 2023

Cocaine, Cash and Vehicles Seized
The Saskatoon Police Service says members of the Saskatoon Crime Reduction Team arrested two people last week who had been suspected of trafficking cocaine. Officers arrested the duo around 8 p.m. on ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Feb 13, 2023
















