Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

COVID-19 cases rising, 26 deaths in two weeks
COVID-19 cases are up in the province’s bi-weekly report, which covers October 9th to the 22nd. In the first full week of October, there were 474 confirmed cases of the virus, although there is ...
Carol Thomson Oct 27, 2022

Union rallies at legislature following privatization announcement
The Saskatchewan Federation of Labour reports that Don Morgan, the Minister of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, cancelled his scheduled appearance at their convention. The cancellation came foll...
Carol Thomson Oct 27, 2022

Government explains decision to get out of the liquor store business and announces new Crown Corporation
The Sask. Party government says in a news release that net revenue at SLGA retail has led to the decision to get out of the business of selling liquor, and the transition to the private sector will be...
Carol Thomson Oct 27, 2022

New crown corporation for lotteries and gaming
After announcing the selling off of government-owned liquor stores during the Throne Speech yesterday (Wed), the province is now also announcing new crown corporation changes to the structure of lotte...
Carol Thomson Oct 27, 2022

Food Bank use continues upward climb despite drop in unemployment
HungerCount 2022 shows that in March of this year there were nearly 1.5 million visits to food banks in Canada, the highest March usage on record even though unemployment rates were at their lowest on...
Vanese M. Ferguson Oct 27, 2022

Drug bust nets crack, cash and ammunition
The Saskatoon Police Service arrested two men on Friday in a drug trafficking investigation. Police say they suspected a 24-year-old man was trafficking cocaine and made an arrest in the afternoon on ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Oct 27, 2022

Fatal pedestrian-vehicle accident in Prince Albert
Prince Albert Police say their officers responded to a call around 1:30 a.m. Thursday morning after a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle. The accident occurred near the intersection of 28th Street and 6t...
Vanese M. Ferguson Oct 27, 2022

Fatal accident involving city bus
The City of Saskatoon says one of its Transit buses was involved in a fatal collision with a pedestrian on Wednesday evening. The accident happened near the intersection of Pendygrasse Road and Clancy...
Vanese M. Ferguson Oct 27, 2022

Update: Lyle Stewart apologizes after Colin Thatcher attends Throne Speech
The government issued a news release this morning with a statement from MLA Lyle Stewart: Each MLA is given the opportunity to invite a number of guests to the Throne Speech. It was my decision alone ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Oct 27, 2022

Teen turns himself in after firearm incident at Saskatoon high school
Saskatoon Police say a 16-year-old male youth turned himself in at police headquarters around 9 a.m. on Wednesday morning and he has been charged in connection to a firearm incident Monday at Mount Ro...
Vanese M. Ferguson Oct 27, 2022
















