Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Work Continues on Building a Vaccine Manufacturing Facility in Saskatoon
VIDO’s director says it could have been a different story if they already had a vaccine manufacturing facility when the pandemic began. Dr. Volker Gerdts says construction is expected to be done...
Carol Thomson Jan 12, 2021

Regina Police Hire Two Full-Time Paramedics
Regina Police have hired two, full-time Primary Care Paramedics to work out of the police detention cells. They will work on alternating, 12-hour night shift rotations. The department says the night s...
Gord Wiebe Jan 12, 2021

Federal Cabinet Retreat Today
The Prime Minister is hosting a virtual Cabinet retreat Tuesday with three more sessions to take place on the 14th, 18th, and 21st. The retreat is focusing on managing the COVID-19 pandemic, including...
Gord Wiebe Jan 12, 2021

Another Class Forced to Switch to Online Learning
Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools has been told by the Saskatchewan Health Authority of a positive COVID-19 case in an individual at Bishop Roborecki School. Risk of exposure for anyone not considere...
Gord Wiebe Jan 12, 2021

Firearm Charges Laid
A 25 year old man is facing firearm charges after being arrested for an outstanding warrant. Around nine o’clock Monday night, patrol officers spotted a man in the 2200 block of 22nd Street West...
Gord Wiebe Jan 12, 2021

Saskatoon Firm Offers Free COVID Vaccine Booking Software to First Nations
Coconut Software of Saskatoon says it will provide their appointment booking software free to any First Nations communities in Canada in order to provide COVID-19 vaccinations. The company says it wil...
Gord Wiebe Jan 12, 2021

Railway Overpass Report Heading to City Council
More conversation is needed when it comes to the fate of three potential railway overpasses in the city. The Transportation Committee will forward a report to City Council regarding overpasses on Pres...
Brad Jennings Jan 12, 2021

Five People Arrested and Charged in Prince Albert Following Weapons and Drug Investigation
Several people are facing drugs and weapons charges after Prince Albert Police completed an investigation on Friday. After executing a search warrant at a home in the 400 block of 7th Street East, the...
Les Lazaruk Jan 11, 2021

St. Savard Sentenced in Tiki Laverdiere Case
The ninth of ten people charged in the death of Tiki Laverdiere has been sentenced for kidnapping and confinement. 34 year-old Charles St. Savard of Edmonton, was sentenced to 14 months plus 20 days M...
Brad Jennings Jan 11, 2021

Saskatoon Police Drug Unit Ends Cocaine Dial-a-Dope Operation With Three Arrests
Three men have been arrested and face numerous charges after the Saskatoon Police Service’s Drug Unit completed an investigation of a cocaine dial-a-dope operation. The Drug Unit’s investi...
Les Lazaruk Jan 11, 2021


















