Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Federated Co-operatives Limited Reports nearly $8 billion in Revenues
Federated Co-operatives Limited is reporting $7.9 billion dollars in revenues; this, in the face of economic challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and a global downturn in energy demand. The ...
Gord Wiebe Dec 17, 2020

Federal Liberal Government Jacks Up Carbon Tax in the New Year
The federal government is ringing in the New Year in Saskatchewan with an increase in the Federal Carbon Tax. SaskPower says it goes into effect January 1st. The Tax is applied to SaskPower’s ca...
Gord Wiebe Dec 17, 2020

Another $2,800 COVID Ticket Issued
Regina Police have issued their 7th ticket under the Public Health Orders brought about by COVID-19. Last Saturday, around 3:30 in the morning, police received a complaint of a large group of people g...
Gord Wiebe Dec 17, 2020

More Details on Deadly Highway Accident
Rosthern RCMP have released more details about a deadly, two vehicle accident on Highway 12 near Hepburn. Officers were called out on Tuesday, shortly after 7:00 p.m. The initial investigation reveale...
Gord Wiebe Dec 17, 2020

The Recession Lingers
We may have seen economic recovery since April in Canada, but it’s still too early to call the end of the recession. That’s according to a new C.D. Howe Institute Business Cycle Council re...
Gord Wiebe Dec 17, 2020

Population Growth Grinds Nearly to a Halt
Statistics Canada says population growth in Canada essentially stopped in the third quarter due to COVID-19. Canada’s population was estimated at just over 38 million on October 1st. That was up...
Gord Wiebe Dec 17, 2020

Trillion Dollar National Debt by Christmas
According to the Canadian Taxpayer Federation's National Debt Clock, we are mere days away from being a country that is over a trillion dollars in debt. It could happen by Christmas day. Right now we ...
Gord Wiebe Dec 17, 2020

Tax Increase Looming in Prince Albert
There could be a 6.6 per cent tax increase in Prince Albert next year. Budget Committee deliberations are January 6th and 7th. The proposal from Administration includes a projected shortfall of just o...
Carol Thomson Dec 17, 2020

Two More COVID-19 Related Deaths
There have been two more deaths at Luther Special Care Home in Saskatoon. LutherCare Communities says nine residents have passed away since the outbreak was declared on November 17th, and have been de...
Gord Wiebe Dec 17, 2020

Police Ask for Public Help in Locating Wanted Man
Saskatchewan RCMP are requesting the public’s help in locating a Regina man unlawfully at large who was charged after an incident in Ahtahkakoop this past May. RCMP say Spencer Bird, 54 years ol...
Vanese M. Ferguson Dec 16, 2020


















