Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

One active wildfire in Saskatchewan while BC battles growing forest fires
The latest from Saskatchewan’s Wildfire map shows 19 fires are burning in Saskatchewan with one fire not contained and it is east of Denare Beach near the Saskatchewan/Manitoba boundary. There h...
Vanese M. Ferguson Aug 02, 2022

Severe weather rumbles across parts of Saskatchewan
Severe thunderstorms rolled through Saskatoon early this morning which included heavy rain and pea sized hail. One neighbourhood on the east side of Saskatoon saw one inch of rain in an early morning ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Aug 02, 2022

Four new recruits for the Prince Albert Police Service
Four new police recruits were sworn in as officers of the Prince Albert Police Service last week, and now they head to Regina for training at Saskatchewan Police College. Among them is Deanna McKay, w...
Carol Thomson Aug 01, 2022

Saskatoon’s Lakeridge neighbourhood receives funding to upgrade tennis courts
In a Facebook post, the Lakeridge Community Association has announced they’ve been granted nearly $34,000 dollars in federal funding to upgrade their pickleball and tennis courts. The funding is...
Devyn Gregoire Aug 01, 2022

Online scams on the rise in Canada
Canada is seeing an unprecedented surge in online scams, with a record $380-million stolen last year compared to $165-million in 2020. That’s according to a study from the consumer protection co...
Carol Thomson Aug 01, 2022

What’s open and what’s closed holiday Monday in Saskatoon
Today (mon) is Saskatchewan Day which means the City of Saskatoon will have adjusted hours for the holiday. All locations of the Saskatoon Public Library are closed today (mon). Organics, garbage and ...
Devyn Gregoire Aug 01, 2022

City of Saskatoon looking for poetry submissions to display downtown
The City of Saskatoon is inviting local emerging and established poets to submit poems for a new project. The theme for the Poetry Downtown Project is Reconciliation. In a news release, the City of Sa...
Devyn Gregoire Aug 01, 2022

Moose Jaw’s mayor wants you to ‘Get a Life’ in his city
Moose Jaw mayor Clive Tolley wants you to get a life, and he wants you to get it in Moose Jaw. Tolley, on behalf of that city's economic development team, was at the Regina airport recently to toot Mo...
Devyn Gregoire Jul 31, 2022

Regina police looking to have women make up 30 per cent of its force by 2030
The Regina Police Service is currently looking for new recruits to fulfill their new 30 X 30 initiative with the goal of having 30 per cent female officers in the police service by the year 2030. Last...
Devyn Gregoire Jul 31, 2022

A cooler, rainy Saturday in Saskatoon but the heat was still present in other areas
While it may have been a cooler and rainy day in Saskatoon Saturday, that didn’t stop the heat from popping up in other areas across western Canada. As B.C. continues to deal with extreme heat a...
Devyn Gregoire Jul 31, 2022
















