Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Province Ready for Phase Two Oil and Gas Site Closures
The Government of Saskatchewan announced the allocation of $200 million for Phase Two of the province’s Accelerated Site Closure Program. The Program prioritizes Saskatchewan-based oil and gas s...
Gord Wiebe Dec 11, 2020

Saskatchewan’s Medical Wait Times Ranking is One of the Best in the Country
The Fraser Institute says, overall, wait times for medically necessary treatments have increased since last year in Canada. Specialist physicians surveyed, report a median wait time of 22.6 weeks betw...
Gord Wiebe Dec 11, 2020

Update: SHA Identifies More COVID-19 Cases in Schools
On Saturday officials from the Saskatchewan Health Authority informed the Greater Saskatoon Catholic School Division of a positive COVID-19 case in an individual at each of the following schools: St. ...
Gord Wiebe Dec 11, 2020

Metis Nation – Saskatchewan Puts COVID-19 Supports in Place
The Mtis Nation Saskatchewan has announced emergency COVID-19 supports available to Mtis communities and citizens in need. MN-S says it is consulting with each Region to develop area-specific response...
Gord Wiebe Dec 11, 2020

Ituna Hotel and Bar Lost in Fire
The hotel and bar in Ituna has been destroyed by fire. The blaze broke out last night, and despite the best efforts of firefighters, it was a total loss. The cause has not been determined, and there...
Saskatoon Media Group Dec 11, 2020

Saskatoon Police Looking for Suspects Following Early Thursday Morning Downtown Stabbing
Saskatoon Police are searching for a suspect or suspects in a stabbing incident Thursday morning that led to a 37-year-old woman being taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries. Police don&...
Les Lazaruk Dec 10, 2020

Major Drug Bust Takes Tens of Thousands of Doses off the Street
RCMP say they seized 17 kilograms of illicit substances in a traffic stop on Monday. Police got a call around 11:30 a.m. of an erratic driver and located the suspect SUV just west of Battleford on the...
Vanese M. Ferguson Dec 10, 2020

Two Younger Saskatchewan Residents Among Four COVID-19 Deaths Reported Thursday
The number of deaths crept down for a second straight day, but there were four more fatalities due to COVID-19 in Thursday’s update from the Ministry of Health. Two people in their 80s from Regi...
Les Lazaruk Dec 10, 2020

Rumors of Fines for Unvaccinated Health Care Staff are False
The Saskatchewan Health Authority says rumors of fines for health care staff who do not get the COVID-19 vaccine are false. The SHA says they have heard from staff and the public about a memo seemingl...
Vanese M. Ferguson Dec 10, 2020

Final Day Of Fall Session, COVID-19 Dominates Question Period
Today (Thurs)’ session of the Saskatchewan Legislature was the final for what was a shorter than usual 8-day sitting. They are usually 25 sitting days in the fall and 40 in the spring, but COVID...
Carol Thomson Dec 10, 2020


















