Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Painting Sent from Saskatchewan to Ireland for Exhibit
The Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan has sent a 149-year-old portrait from its collection on long-term loan to the Waterford Art Gallery, in Waterford, Ireland. The portrait is of Mary Palliser, th...
Gord Wiebe Dec 22, 2020

Applications Open for Business Rebate Program
Following the December 7th introduction of the Strong Recovery Adaptation Rebate, the Government of Saskatchewan has announced that applications for the program are now open and will be accepted throu...
Gord Wiebe Dec 22, 2020

CUPE Calls on Premier to Loosen the Purse Strings
According to CUPE Saskatchewan, the provincial government has been sitting on funding from the federal government that should be going directly to frontline workers. The union says that less than half...
Gord Wiebe Dec 22, 2020

Jury Trials Postponed to Even Later in the New Year
Saskatchewan's Court of Queen's Bench jury trials will be postponed even longer. The court announced on Monday that all jury trials scheduled to begin before March 31st are postponed as a result of th...
Vanese M. Ferguson Dec 22, 2020

Sales in Food Services and Drinking Places Drop Substantially
Statistics Canada says, after five consecutive monthly gains, the Food Services and Drinking Places subsector in Canada took a hit in October, with sales falling across Canada by about nine per cent. ...
Gord Wiebe Dec 22, 2020

Looking Ahead to Normal
Pollster Angus Reid says people are looking forward to a life that looks something like what it used to, before the word pandemic became common lingo. There are three things that Canadians are looking...
Gord Wiebe Dec 22, 2020

Road Notes
Taylor Street closes between Lansdowne and Albert avenues starting at 8:00 a.m. Tuesday. Crews will be replacing a valve. The project is expected to take two days to complete, weather permitting and b...
Gord Wiebe Dec 22, 2020

Highway Three Accident Injures Two
Prince Albert RCMP were on the scene of a serious multi-vehicle collision on Highway 3 west of Prince Albert Monday night. Traffic was being re-routed and drivers were advised to plan alternate routes...
Gord Wiebe Dec 22, 2020

Holiday Celebrations Continue at Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital
Santa may have paid his pre-Christmas visit to the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital last week but that doesn’t mean the holiday entertainment has already come to an end. President and CEO ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Dec 22, 2020

Residents Recovered at Luther Special Care Home
LutherCare Communities says there are currently no active resident COVID-19 cases at Luther Special Care Home. All residents were classified as recovered as of December 20th. Twenty-six staff of the h...
Gord Wiebe Dec 22, 2020


















