Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

School Buses and Taxis Not Running Friday for Saskatoon Public and Catholic Students
Make that a whole week without school bus and taxi service for students in Saskatoon…both public and Catholic. Both school systems in the city announced Thursday afternoon that there would be no...
Les Lazaruk Nov 12, 2020

Incumbent Says Snowfall Event Illustrates Why Slashing Property Taxes Won’t Work
In his last statement before the election on Friday, mayoral incumbent Charlie Clark says the City has been hiring as many contractors as possible to get all of the snow cleared after almost 40 centim...
Carol Thomson Nov 12, 2020

Don Atchison Says Snow Removal Handled Better When He Was Mayor
Mayoral candidate Don Atchison says he started his campaign saying the latest Council has a bleak and dismal record and this snow event proves the City of Saskatoon needs strong leadership, experience...
Carol Thomson Nov 12, 2020

Additional Public Health Measures Coming Friday Following Sixth Straight Day of Triple-Digit New Cases
A sixth straight day of triple-digits worth of new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan…and seventh time in the last eight days. As a likely result, Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab wi...
Les Lazaruk Nov 12, 2020

Louie the Dog Found After Three Days and a Blizzard
An example of social media working for good happened in Saskatoon this week. Louie the golden retriever has been found after the owners spent three frantic days looking for him. And with a lot of help...
Vanese M. Ferguson Nov 12, 2020

Monumental Snowfall Leads To Monumental Removal Efforts
Saskatoon’s City Manager says the amount of snowfall this early in the season when it isn’t even officially winter yet is unprecedented, and that’s why all roads, including residenti...
Carol Thomson Nov 12, 2020

NDP Call for Emergency Action to Control the Spread of COVID-19
The Saskatchewan NDP are concerned that the provincial government is committing to no serious actions to fight COVID-19, while numbers continue to rise. NDP Leader Ryan Meili says this concerns him a ...
Brad Jennings Nov 12, 2020

Prince Albert Completes Clearing of Priorities 1, 2, and 3 Streets
In Prince Albert, snow clearing crews have been out every day since Sunday. They cleared priority 1's on Sunday and returned again to priority 1 streets Monday. By Tuesday afternoon they were clearing...
Gord Wiebe Nov 12, 2020

$1.2 Million Jackpot!
Nikki Paintednose of Saskatoon won the over $1.2 million grand jackpot on Vault Breaker at Manchester's Brew Pub and Offsale last Thursday. Paintednose says she couldn't believe it when the Vault Brea...
Gord Wiebe Nov 12, 2020

Driver was on His Cell Phone in Fatal Pile-Up Involving Three Semis
Saskatoon Police say the cause of a fatal accident involving three semis was distracted driving. Police analyzed the activity on a cellphone found in one truck and determined it was in use at the time...
Gord Wiebe Nov 12, 2020
















