Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News
Saskatchewan’s Credit Rating is Triple-A
Moody’s says Saskatchewan’s credit rating is Triple-A. Finance Minister Donna Harpauer points out that, “Moody’s has affirmed Saskatchewan’s Triple-A credit rating despit...
Sep 10, 2020
Manitoba RCMP Shut Down Alleged Weapons Manufacturing Operation
A weapons haul for Canada Boarder Services and RCMP in Manitoba. Last month, the agency contacted police about a firearm silencer that they had intercepted as it was being smuggled into Canada. That l...
Sep 10, 2020
Gas Flaring at USask Campus
SaskEnergy is conducting a controlled flare at the SRC natural gas vehicle station on the north end of the University of Saskatchewan campus. It will continue for most of the day. Natural gas is being...
Sep 10, 2020
Better Than Expected Test Results for a Geothermal Power Plant in Saskatchewan
DEEP Earth Energy Production says Canada’s first geothermal production and injection well test has exceeded expectations. The wells are in the southeast portion of the province, near Torquay. Th...
Sep 10, 2020
How Do Women Owned Start-Ups Compare to Men Owned
Statistics Canada has been looking at business start-ups and women. It has found that less than one-fifth of start-ups are majority owned by women. As well, majority, women owned start-ups have lower ...
Sep 10, 2020
COVID-19 Exposure Warning in Saskatoon
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is notifying the public that an individual who tested COVID-19 positive was at two businesses in Saskatoon when the individual was likely infectious. They are Old Nav...
Sep 10, 2020
Classes Cancelled in One School
Pre-kindergarten to Grade 5 classes at St. Frances Cree Bilingual School on McPherson Avenue are cancelled Thursday because of sewer-line problems affecting washroom facilities. The St. Frances Cree B...
Sep 10, 2020
Theatre Company Uses Old Idea in a New Way
COVID-19 shut down theatre across the world, but Dancing Sky Theatre in Meacham is making a return this month in a reinvented way. Angus Ferguson, artistic director and co-founder, says with the pande...
Sep 10, 2020
Province’s Suicide Prevention Strategy is a Good Start
An outdoor art installation in front of Saskatoon’s Canadian Mental Health Association office chronicles artist Marilyn Irwin’s journey after her son MacRae committed suicide. From 10 am t...
Sep 10, 2020
Drive Through COVID-19 Testing Begins in Saskatoon
Drive-through COVID-19 testing began on Tuesday at Evraz Place and it begins Thursday in Saskatoon at an industrial building at 3630 Thatcher Avenue. Testing will be Tuesdays through Thursdays from no...
Sep 10, 2020