Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Our Mental Health Appears to be in a State of Decline
Statistics Canada says there has been an overall decline in the perceived mental health of Canadians since 2015. The agency points to the significance of this because people who are in good mental hea...
Gord Wiebe Aug 06, 2020

City Ends 2019 in the Black
The City of Saskatoon ended 2019 with a surplus of $518-thousand dollars compared to a deficit of over $3-million in 2018. The 2019 financial report has been released. The city’s fiscal year is ...
Carol Thomson Aug 06, 2020

Funding for Flood Damage Program Increased
Minister Responsible for the WSA, Greg Ottenbreit, says it has been an unprecedented year with many areas of Northern Saskatchewan facing a record rainfall since April 1st. That’s why the Water ...
Carol Thomson Aug 06, 2020

Saskatchewan Government Cancels WE Contract
The provincial government has stopped a potential partnership with the WE Charity to promote mental health and mental well-being in schools. It would have been a $260-thousand contract for WE. Educati...
Saskatoon Media Group Aug 05, 2020

Regina Mother Charged In Toddler Son’s Death
A 24 year old Regina woman has been charged with manslaughter in connection to the continued investigation into the death of her 18 month old boy on June 10th. Regina police and other emergency respon...
Carol Thomson Aug 05, 2020

Ministers Meet With Suicide Prevention Advocate On Hunger Strike
Two provincial Ministers met with Tristen Durocher on Wednesday to talk about suicide prevention. Durocher walked from Air Ronge to Regina, a trip of over 630 kilometres then set up camp with the Walk...
Carol Thomson Aug 05, 2020

Second Degree Murder Charge In Connection To Saskatoon’s Eight Homicide
A 28 year old man has been arrested and charged in connection to the investigation into Saskatoon’s most recent homicide, the 8th homicide of the year. Saskatoon Police were dispatched to the Sa...
Carol Thomson Aug 05, 2020

NDP Asks For Revised Back To School Plan
The Saskatchewan NDP is asking the provincial government redo their homework. Leader Ryan Meili says the back to school plan doesn’t have enough clarity and puts the responsibility for reopening...
Carol Thomson Aug 05, 2020

Each Division Has Its Own Safe Schools Plans
Within the provincial government’s back to school plan, each school division has devised its own plan that follows those parameters. Education Minister Gord Wyant says, “In close consultat...
Carol Thomson Aug 05, 2020

Recoveries Handily Outnumber New Cases Of COVID-19
There are more than 4 times the number of recoveries from COVID-19 in Saskatchewan today (Wed) than there are new cases. There are 8 new cases and 36 recoveries. Three new cases are in the northeast, ...
Carol Thomson Aug 05, 2020















