Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Health Advisories – COVID-19 Transmission
Over the past few days, the Saskatchewan Health Authority has issued several precautionary advisories for the province regarding possible COVID-19 transmission at local businesses. With the five new c...
Vanese M. Ferguson Aug 10, 2020

Regina Business Sees COVID-19 Numbers Jump
The official number of new cases in Saskatchewan to date now sits at 1,450 after five new cases were reported Monday. There is one new case each in both the Saskatoon and South Central zones as well a...
Vanese M. Ferguson Aug 10, 2020

Tourism Sector Gets $35 Million Boost from Provincial Government
The Government of Saskatchewan announced $35 million in support for Saskatchewan’s tourism sector Monday. Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison says the Saskatchewan Tourism Sect...
Brad Jennings Aug 10, 2020

Gabriel Dumont Institute receives $50,000 donation
To help adapt to more virtual education in light of the pandemic, Gabriel Dumont Institute has received $50-thousand from the United Way of Saskatoon & Area for its Learning Centres in La Ronge an...
Carol Thomson Aug 10, 2020

The Hand Sanitizer You Have May be on a Recall List
The last thing you want to hear in a pandemic is that the hand sanitizer you bought may be on a recall list. Health Canada is advising that certain sanitizers are being recalled because they contain e...
Gord Wiebe Aug 10, 2020

Missing Man Located
Saskatoon Police are no longer looking for 25 year old Tanner Afseth. He had been reported missing after having last been seen July 16th. Police say he has been found and is safe.
Gord Wiebe Aug 10, 2020

41 Year Old Disappearance Still Being Investigated
It’s a cold case that is 41 years old. But it’s not a case forgotten by Prince Albert Police. June Johnson was last seen August 3rd, 1979. She had been driven to the former Marlboro Hotel ...
Gord Wiebe Aug 10, 2020

How Saskatchewan Ranks on the COVID Map
The four worst places in Canada for COVID-19 cases is Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, and Saskatchewan; in that order. Quebec, for example, has a rate of 713 per 100 thousand population. Saskatchewan has a ...
Gord Wiebe Aug 10, 2020

Helping Young People in Government Care
This is Child and Youth in Care Week in the province. The Saskatchewan Youth in Care and Custody Network empowers young people to use their experiences in care to set and achieve their goals and promo...
Gord Wiebe Aug 10, 2020

Nearly $900,000 for Indigenous Projects in Saskatchewan
The federal government has announced $895 thousand to help support Indigenous jobs and opportunities in Saskatchewan. The money from the Western Economic Diversification Fund is targeted towards cultu...
Gord Wiebe Aug 10, 2020















