Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Jury Trials Post-Poned
Because of the worsening COVID-19 situation in the province, Saskatchewan’s Court of Queen’s Bench is postponing all jury trials scheduled to begin between now and the end of December. Jur...
Vanese M. Ferguson Nov 19, 2020

Brynn Boback-Lane Receives National Award
Brynn Boback-Lane, a voice integrally connected with the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital, has been recognized nationally and named as a recipient of the Children’s Healthcare Canada Award...
Vanese M. Ferguson Nov 19, 2020

Hospitalized Cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan Reach New High
The number of hospitalized patients due to COVID-19, including those in I-C-U, went up again in Thursday’s update from the Ministry of Health even though there fewer than five per cent of proces...
Les Lazaruk Nov 19, 2020

Exponential Increase Of COVID-19 Expected In Saskatoon
At the end of October we told you about cutting edge research at the University of Saskatchewan where researchers were working on using waste water to predict increases in COVID-19 numbers so communit...
Vanese M. Ferguson Nov 19, 2020

Saskatchewan Suspects Arrested in Alberta
Three people from Onion Lake and one from Lloydminster are facing charges after Elk Point RCMP in Alberta investigated a report of two suspicious vehicles stuck in a field at Frog Lake. Police say the...
Gord Wiebe Nov 19, 2020

USask’s New Provost Takes Over in February
The University of Saskatchewan has a new Provost and vice-president academic. Dr. Airini has been hired for a five-year term beginning in February. She will lead the development of an academic agenda ...
Gord Wiebe Nov 19, 2020

A call to Support Vulnerable People Through the Economic Recovery
The Executive Director of the Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre says if we don’t think about how to include everyone when rebuilding the economy, we are failing. Laurie O’Connor sa...
Carol Thomson Nov 19, 2020

Over $380 Thousand in Distracted Driving Tickets Issued Last Month
Put down your phone and focus on the road ahead. That’s the message from Saskatchewan Government Insurance. Last month, 658 people were issued tickets for a distracted driving offence. Of those,...
Gord Wiebe Nov 19, 2020

Winter Weight Season Delayed
Because of the milder weather, Winter Weight season is being postponed on all relevant highways. Highways Minister Joe Hargrave says, "Without sufficient freezing, extra weight can damage pavement and...
Gord Wiebe Nov 19, 2020

Dozens of Charges in Drug Bust
Four people are facing over 75 charges combined, following a traffic stop early Thursday morning. Just after midnight, a Canine officer spotted a stolen 2007 GMC Yukon at Idylwyld Drive and 37th Stree...
Gord Wiebe Nov 19, 2020
















