Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Six New Affordable Housing Projects Have Been Completed
Six Saskatoon families have received the keys to their new, affordable homes on Slimmon Road. Justice Minister and Saskatoon Southeast MLA Don Morgan says, in Saskatoon alone, the provincial governmen...
Gord Wiebe Sep 25, 2020

Changes at the Top for Saskatchewan Blue Cross
Saskatchewan Blue Cross has expanded its leadership team. The insurer describes it as a dynamic combination of seasoned industry veterans, transformational leaders, technology enablers, financial expe...
Vanese M. Ferguson Sep 25, 2020

Growing COVID Numbers in Saskatchewan Hospitals Raised in Ottawa
According to Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, the country is at a crossroads when it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic. She says she is worried about the increasing numbers of...
Saskatoon Media Group Sep 25, 2020

Fighting Multiple Myeloma
A volunteer firefighter in Saskatoon, will be creating awareness and generating research funding, to fight a deadly blood cancer this weekend Ray Wilgenbusch was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 201...
Brad Jennings Sep 25, 2020

Province Supports Student Internships
The province says it is putting $400 thousand into supporting 100 student internships. It’s a funding arrangement with Mitacs Accelerate program. Mitacs is a not-for-profit that fosters growth a...
Gord Wiebe Sep 25, 2020

Distracted Driving in the Spotlight in October
SGI says Driver inattention and distraction will be the focus of the Traffic Safety Spotlight in October. Distracted driving contributed to 16 deaths and more than 4,500 accidents in this province las...
Gord Wiebe Sep 25, 2020

Civil Forfeiture Program Funding is Disbursed
The province is providing more than $532,000 to police agencies, community-based organizations and the Victims' Fund for new policing tools and programming through the Civil Forfeiture Program. The po...
Gord Wiebe Sep 25, 2020

Women May be More Threatened by Advances in Automation
Statistics Canada says that, as advances are made in artificial intelligence, automation of job tasks may affect women more than men. And, the COVID-19 pandemic may accelerate the implementation of ne...
Gord Wiebe Sep 25, 2020

Campaign Signs to Start Popping Up
You may notice campaign signs going up. Today is the first day the civic election signs and posters can be erected for the November 9th election. The City of Saskatoon has guidelines for candidates, a...
Carol Thomson Sep 25, 2020

District Plan Gets Nod from Five Councils
The Saskatoon North Partnership for Growth, or P4G, says the five municipal councils of the group have approved the P4G District Official Community Plan. The councils involved are Corman Park, Martens...
Gord Wiebe Sep 25, 2020

















