Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

2020 Recorded the Second Lowest Number of Road Fatalities in 60 years
Preliminary statistics from SGI show 87 people lost their lives in road collisions in 2020 on Saskatchewan roads. It’s the second-lowest number of road fatalities recorded in a single year in th...
Gord Wiebe Jan 25, 2021

SMA Denounces Actions of Protestors on the Weekend
The president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association is adding her voice to the chorus of people who have already denounced what Dr. Barb Konstantynowicz says was an effort by a small group of protes...
Gord Wiebe Jan 25, 2021

More Businesses Opened than Closed in October
Statistics Canada says that, in October, the number of business openings exceeded the number of business closures for the third consecutive month. As a result, the number of active businesses in Octob...
Gord Wiebe Jan 25, 2021

Health Campus Saskatchewan Program Introduced
The Government of Saskatchewan and post-secondary education partners across the province have launched a collaborative initiative to support student health and well-being. “Healthy Campus Saskat...
Gord Wiebe Jan 25, 2021

Municipalities May Now Apply for TSS Initiative Funding
Today, the province announced the second intake of municipal projects under the Targeted Sector Support Initiative, making more than $1.5 million of funds available to Saskatchewan municipalities. The...
Gord Wiebe Jan 25, 2021

Overpass Construction Begins on Highway 1
The Government of Saskatchewan is beginning construction work on two overpasses on Highway 1 over the CP Rail tracks about five kilometres east of Swift Current. Regina-based Graham Construction will ...
Gord Wiebe Jan 25, 2021

Number of Healthy People Exposed to SARS-CoV-2 Increasing
Canadian Blood Services and the COVID-19 Immunity Task Force have been monitoring exposure and their findings suggest 1.5 per cent of healthy Canadians had been exposed to the virus causing COVID-19. ...
Gord Wiebe Jan 25, 2021

School Bus Cancellations
All Prairie Spirit school buses are cancelled for the morning routes today. They will update their website when the noon temperature readings are available for afternoon routes. In Saskatoon, First St...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jan 25, 2021

More COVID Cases in Schools
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has declared an outbreak at cole Forest Grove School. Saskatoon Public Schools says Classes at the school will continue as scheduled. To date, cole Forest Grove Schoo...
Saskatoon Media Group Jan 25, 2021

Frostbite Warning
Parkland Ambulance in Prince Albert says they saw a few cases of frostbite this weekend. They are urging people to stay indoors if possible. If you have to head out, dress in layers, wear warm footwea...
Gord Wiebe Jan 25, 2021















