Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Escaped inmate located
Pinehouse RCMP say a man who escaped the Besnard Lake Correctional Camp, Ernest Albert Gladue, has been located. On April 2nd, it was reported to Pinehouse RCMP that the 32 year old had left the camp....
Carol Thomson May 30, 2022

New legislation bans handguns, requires long-guns to be altered
Canada’s Prime Minister has announced new legislation to further strengthen gun control in Canada. Justin Trudeau says Bill C-21 puts forward some of the strongest gun control measures in over 4...
Newsroom May 30, 2022

Hepatitis A outbreak on the prairies may be linked to strawberries
The Public Health Agency of Canada is collaborating with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Health Canada to investigate an outbreak of hepatitis A in Alberta and Saskatchewan. There are also cas...
Carol Thomson May 30, 2022

Nature City Challenge sees good response
Even before spring had really begun, there was a fair amount of wildlife to observe in Saskatoon and area and other Prairie cities during the Nature City Challenge which began around the end of April....
Carol Thomson May 30, 2022

SMA says mining industry is growing
In 2021, Saskatchewan metallic minerals contributed $131.5-million to the GDP and paid $19-million in federal provincial and local taxes. Saskatchewan’s potash industry contributed $8.5-billion ...
Carol Thomson May 30, 2022

Uko Inquest begins today
The public inquest looking into the death of Samwel Uko gets underway today. It is scheduled to take place from May 30 to June 3 with the possibility of an extension to June 6 at the Ramada Plaza in R...
Vanese M. Ferguson May 30, 2022

Shots fired report not a threat to public
Saskatoon Police say they never tracked anyone down who could have been linked to a “shots fired” report. Police were called to the 1500 block of Preston Avenue South around 9:40 a.m. this...
Vanese M. Ferguson May 30, 2022

Increase in COVID wastewater levels in Saskatoon—but overall total remains low
Viral COVID levels in wastewater increased in Saskatoon and North Battleford last week—but fell in Prince Albert. The University of Saskatchewan research team notes all three cities still have r...
Neil Billinger May 30, 2022

Ripping up pavement to lay down a garden
The Saskatchewan Environmental Society and some volunteers helped to de-pave part of an old tennis court outside of Walter Murray Collegiate Saturday. The work was in preparation of installing a garde...
Vanese M. Ferguson May 30, 2022

Two teen girls reported missing have been found
Two people who had been reported missing have been located. Fourteen year old Mary Kitchener last seen May 25th and 15- year-old Patience Kittiekaywinnie had last been seen May 22nd. Both have been fo...
Vanese M. Ferguson May 30, 2022
















