Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Saskatchewan Health Authority and Extendicare reach transition agreement
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has signed an agreement in principle to transition operations of the five Extendicare special care homes to the SHA, effective October 9. An SHA news release st...
Neil Billinger Sep 01, 2022

Unions say more red tape is not the answer for improving health care recruitment
Three health care unions say a Crown Health Care Recruitment Agency will not solve staffing challenges in provincial hospitals. The Saskatchewan Government Employees, Canadian Union of Public Employee...
Neil Billinger Sep 01, 2022

Health Canada approves new vaccine which targets Omicron
Health Canada has authorized an adapted version of the Moderna vaccine, known as a “bivalent” vaccine which targets the original virus from 2019 and the Omicron variant. It is now authoriz...
Carol Thomson Sep 01, 2022

Another peak power record broken
A new summer peak electricity record has been set. SaskPower says the peak was at 5:14 yesterday afternoon as a heatwave settled in around the province. The peak was 3,597 megawatts, which breaks the ...
Carol Thomson Sep 01, 2022

Slow and steady in school zones wins A grades
With the beginning of the school year, SGI says slow and steady wins the As in school zones. It’s back to school zone speed limits for those communities who switch back to regular residential sp...
Newsroom Sep 01, 2022

Elm tree pruning ban ends
As you are changing the calendar to September, a reminder that you can resume pruning elm trees again. Each year, provincial regulations prohibit elm tree pruning from the beginning of April through t...
Neil Billinger Sep 01, 2022

Saskatoon’s 2021 financial report shows resiliency
The City of Saskatoon’s 2021 annual report states that the S & P Global credit rating was at ‘AAA/Stable’ status, and that remained the case as reported in January of this year. ...
Carol Thomson Sep 01, 2022

Fireworks Festival weekend means road restrictions downtown
Because of the Nutrien Fireworks Festival in downtown Saskatoon this weekend, there are various road restrictions, depending on the day and the day, and they begin this afternoon. As of 5 p.m.Thursday...
Carol Thomson Sep 01, 2022

Nina Nawakayas located
Nina Nawakayas, a 15 year old last seen at Royal University Hospital on Sunday evening, has been found. Saskatoon Police say she is safe.
Carol Thomson Sep 01, 2022

Organizations promote safety as school year begins
Parkland Ambulance says in a news release that traveling to and from school is one of the most dangerous activities for children, because they aren’t supervised by parents or teachers, and they ...
Carol Thomson Sep 01, 2022
















