Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Prime Minister Says It’s Up To Opposition Parties Whether There Will Be A Fall Election
The onus is on the opposition parties after the Throne Speech to decide if they want to support the minority government or force an election during the pandemic. That, from Prime Minister Justin Trude...
Carol Thomson Sep 09, 2020

One Mayoral Candidate Supports Property Tax Increases of Only One Per Cent
Saskatoon Mayoral candidate Rob Norris says he will support dropping annual property taxes to one per cent if elected in November. He says there is one thing he has heard above everything else since l...
Gord Wiebe Sep 09, 2020

Driver Nabbed After Chase In and Out of the City
Just after midnight this morning (wed), Saskatoon Police spotted a vehicle traveling without lights and at a high rate of speed on Warman Road near Circle Drive. The driver went over a median and bega...
Gord Wiebe Sep 09, 2020

Two More Fire Investigations
Just before 1 Wednesday morning, the Saskatoon Fie Department received multiple reports of smoke coming from building in the 200 block of 33rd Street West. Arriving in less than 3 minutes, fire crews ...
CJWW News Sep 09, 2020

Interprovincial Agreement Means Steady Funding For Veterinary College
An interprovincial agreement between Saskatchewan, Manitoba and British Columbia means more than $134-million in funding for USask’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine over the next 5 years....
Carol Thomson Sep 09, 2020

Province to Start Distributing Federal Money to Municipalities
Government Relations Minister Lori Carr has announced that Saskatchewan’s portion of the federal Safe Restart Canada Plan for municipal governments, of about $70.32 million, will be distributed ...
Gord Wiebe Sep 09, 2020

Bank Rate Holds Steady
The Bank of Canada is keeping its target for the overnight rate at 1/4 per cent. The Bank says economic activity is bouncing back as countries lift containment measures. The Bank expects the strong re...
Gord Wiebe Sep 09, 2020

Province Asks for Cervid Heads During Hunting Season
The Ministry of Environment is once again encouraging hunters to submit the heads of deer, moose and elk harvested this hunting season for chronic wasting disease testing. CWD is a fatal, infectious, ...
Gord Wiebe Sep 09, 2020

Doctor Shortage in Melville
Due to a recent physician vacancy in the community, the Saskatchewan Health Authority says it is expecting to see some service disruptions to the Emergency Department at St. Peter’s Hospital in ...
Gord Wiebe Sep 09, 2020

Metis Nation – Saskatchewan Taking NexGen to Court
The Metis Nation - Saskatchewan has filed a claim against NexGen Energy Limited in Court of Queen's Bench. The MN-S alleges NextGen is in breach of its obligations under the Study Agreement signed bet...
Gord Wiebe Sep 09, 2020















