Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

The Annual Coldest Night Of The Year Fundraiser Is Back
An annual event on Saturday provides a time to reflect on what it might be like for people experiencing homelessness, hurt, and hunger. The Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser began in Canada in 2011...
Carol Thomson Feb 25, 2022

SaskTel Waves Fees For Customers Connecting With Ukraine
SaskTel is waiving all long distance and international text messaging fees for calls and messages sent from Canada to Ukraine. Minister Responsible for SaskTel, Don Morgan, says it’s to ensure c...
Carol Thomson Feb 25, 2022

Canada’s Top Doctor Recommends To Continue Wearing A Mask
Some words of caution from federal officials in this week’s COVID-19 update. Chief medical health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says while infections are still trending lower, there could be a resurge...
Vanese M. Ferguson Feb 25, 2022

Analyst Doesn’t Expect a Rise in Gas Prices this Weekend Amid Conflict in Ukraine
Some analysts have said the price of gas is going up on the weekend as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues. Due to the conflict in eastern Europe and the price of oil expected to potentially ...
Devyn Gregoire Feb 25, 2022

Date Set for Inquest
A public inquest into the death of Benjamin Toutsaint will be held March 21 to 25, 2022, at the Saskatoon Inn. Toutsaint, 32-years-old, was found unresponsive in his cell at the Regional Psychiatric C...
Vanese M. Ferguson Feb 25, 2022

Ukraine Flag Raised in Saskatoon, Rally in Yorkton
Members of Yorkton’s Ukrainian Canadian Congress are worried about the situation Ukraine following the Russian invasion. President Larissa Van Caeseele is grateful the federal government imposed...
Vanese M. Ferguson Feb 25, 2022

A Sneak Peak at Spring
Precipitation numbers are going to be below that of what is normally seen. That’s from Brett Anderson, a Senior Meteorologist with AccuWeather which released its spring forecast for Canada this ...
Devyn Gregoire Feb 25, 2022

Russia Continues March into Ukraine Overtaking Chernobyl
Air Raid sirens can be heard as Russian forces approach the outskirts of Ukraine’s capital of Kiev this morning (frid). Saskatchewan Travel blogger Kenton De-Jong has been to Chernobyl – a...
Vanese M. Ferguson Feb 25, 2022

Saskatoon Police on the Hunt for Two Suspects After Weapons Incident in Pleasant Hill
Saskatoon Police say they responded to a call shortly before seven last night (Thurs) of three men walking in the area of the 1600 block of 20th Street West armed with bear mace. Patrol officers spott...
Vanese M. Ferguson Feb 25, 2022

Traffic Restrictions Lifted in Saskatoon’s Mount Royal Neighbourhood After Gunshots Fired
There was a significant police presence in the 200 block of Avenue S North early this morning after officers responded to a report of gunshots. The call came in at 2:47 a.m. and patrol members, the Ta...
Vanese M. Ferguson Feb 25, 2022
















