Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

NDP Introduce Universal Child Care Plan
The Provincial NDP made a commitment to universal child care today ahead of the October election. The NDP’s plan for affordable and accessible child care includes $25 a day universal child care,...
Brad Jennings Sep 04, 2020

Site Chosen for New Weyburn Hospital
The province has announced the site for the new integrated health facility to replace the Weyburn General Hospital. The 35 bed facility will include a 10-bed, inpatient mental health unit and will be ...
Gord Wiebe Sep 04, 2020

The Bridge is Back on Sunday
The news drivers have been waiting for! The senator Sid Buckwold Bridge work is finishing early and under budget. According to Rob Frank, City of Saskatoon Engineering Manger of Asset Preservation, th...
Saskatoon Media Group Sep 04, 2020

Education Minister Confident in the School Re-Opening Plan
There are only a few days now before schools open their doors to students, for the first time since the pandemic hit Saskatchewan in March. While some have criticized the provincial government for the...
Saskatoon Media Group Sep 04, 2020

Surplus Food Heading to Indigenous Communities
A federal government Surplus Food Rescue Program will benefit Indigenous communities in Saskatchewan. Up to $10.8 million dollars will be provided for the rescue of up to 1.4 million pounds of freshwa...
Gord Wiebe Sep 04, 2020

Unemployment Falls for Third Month in a Row
The unemployment rate fell 0.7 per cent in August to 10.2 per cent. Statistics Canada says as a result of the COVID-19 economic shutdown, the rate hit a record high of 13.7 per cent in May. The number...
Gord Wiebe Sep 04, 2020

Still Time to Book a Campsite
Just because the long weekend is coming up, doesn’t mean the end of the camping season is nigh. The Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport says campsites are available in nearly all of Saskatchewa...
Gord Wiebe Sep 04, 2020

NDP Calls for Addictions Strategy
An addictions strategy is desperately needed and any more delays means more people will die. That from the NDP’s Mental Health and Addictions Critic, Danielle Chartier who says there has been a ...
Carol Thomson Sep 04, 2020

Police Locate Missing Girl
Saskatoon Police are no longer looking for 13 year old Keliyah Bedard-Tootoosis. She was reported missing after having last been seen on Wednesday. Police say she has been found safe and sound.
Gord Wiebe Sep 04, 2020

SHA Issues Another COVID-19 Exposure Warning
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is warning of a potential COVID-19 exposure in Prince Albert, Shell Lake, and North Battleford. Specifically: At Lake Country Co-op Food Store Cornerstone on August 2...
Gord Wiebe Sep 04, 2020















