Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Harm reduction van now in North Battleford
The province now has a fourth mobile harm reduction van and it is located in North Battleford. The purpose of the mobile units is to transport safer supplies to the community to save lives and help re...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jun 24, 2022

BC bust stops drugs before they’re made
BC RCMP have targeted the building blocks of the drug trade to try to make a dent in drug production in that province. Thousands of litres of solvents and chemicals used to produce synthetic drugs hav...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jun 24, 2022

Preston Crossing power line upgrade wraps up
The $19 million Preston Crossing power line upgrade is complete. SaskPower’s new transmission line and substation upgrade is designed to deliver more power to the University of Saskatchewan as w...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jun 24, 2022

Attempted murder now a homicide in Regina
What was initially described as an attempted murder case is now Regina’s fourth homicide of 2022. Thirty-year-old Lori Shannon Huntinghawk of Regina passed away on June 6 from her injuries follo...
Les Lazaruk Jun 23, 2022

Public assistance sought with locating stolen Indigenous regalia
Punnichy R-C-M-P are asking for the public’s help with locating traditional Ingigenous regalia that was taken from a home on the Kawacatoose First Nation, located about 130 kilometres north of R...
Les Lazaruk Jun 23, 2022

COVID-19 statistics trending down in latest Saskatchewan update; Reports becoming less frequent this summer
The five main statistical categories in the weekly COVID-19 report from the Ministry of Health were all down this week compared to last week. There were 12 novel coronavirus-related deaths, three that...
Les Lazaruk Jun 23, 2022

Student art makes its return to Saskatoon Transit buses following a two-year hiatus
For the first time since 2019, Saskatoon students will have their art displayed on City buses as part of Saskatoon Transit’s student art contest. Over the course of the summer, grade 7 students ...
Devyn Gregoire Jun 23, 2022

Wanuskewin bison herd continues to grow
Wanuskewin has welcomed six new bison calves to the Park. Three male and three female were born this month and with the new additions the herd now numbers at 24. Describing it as history being made, C...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jun 23, 2022

New addictions medicine clinic opens in North Battleford
A new clinic in North Battleford has opened that will provide addictions services and supports. The Rapid Access to Addictions Medicine (RAAM) clinic provides quick access to specialized addictions tr...
Devyn Gregoire Jun 23, 2022

More than 22 million houses needed in less than a decade if homes are to be affordable
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says housing stocks would need to increase by 22.5 million units, by 2030, to achieve housing affordability for everyone living in Canada. The CMHC issued a rep...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jun 23, 2022
















