Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

In Terms of Wildfires, A Whole Lotta Nothing Going On
This year has got to be one for the wildfire books. According to the current wildfire activity report, there are no fires burning in the province. Typically for this time of year, there would have bee...
Gord Wiebe Jul 21, 2020

A Massive Investment in USask Research Facilities
The federal government has announced funding for 14 research facilities across Canada and a third of the total $230 million dollars will be going straight to two of our countries top science facilitie...
Gord Wiebe Jul 21, 2020

Green Party to Hold Prairie-Oriented Virtual Town Hall
The Green Party of Canada is holding a virtual town hall meeting tonight [tues]. This is geared specifically to the prairies. The party says it’s a chance to hear from the leadership contestants...
Gord Wiebe Jul 21, 2020

Craft Brewers to Fight Discrimination
The Canadian Craft Brewing Association says it has formed an Anti-Discrimination Committee to combat racism and discrimination in the industry. Association Director Rick Dalmazzi says they want to pro...
Gord Wiebe Jul 21, 2020

Residential Construction Investment Up in Saskatchewan
Investment in residential construction in Saskatchewan was up 61.7 per cent in May compared to the month before. Across the country, investment rose 57 per cent. Saskatchewan was outperformed by three...
Gord Wiebe Jul 21, 2020

Retail Sales Rise in Saskatchewan in May
Statistics Canada says retail sales in Saskatchewan in May were up about 15 per cent. Nationally, sales were up about 19 per cent. All of the provinces were in positive territory. Compared to a year a...
Gord Wiebe Jul 21, 2020

Violent Suspect Tasered by Regina Police and Sedated by EMS
Staff at a business in Regina had to run out of the building after a man broke into the business, became violent, and appeared to be under the influence of either drugs or alcohol. Police say the susp...
Gord Wiebe Jul 21, 2020

Radville Emergency to Re-Open
The Saskatchewan Health Authority says it has secured interim physician coverage for the last week of July and the month of August that will enable the Radville Marian Health Centre to reopen emergenc...
Gord Wiebe Jul 21, 2020

High Water Update
The Water Security Agency says some parts of Saskatchewan can expect high river and lake levels for the remainder of the summer and in some cases into the fall and winter. Flows and levels in the lowe...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jul 20, 2020

Saskatchewan Woman Killed in Jasper National Park Rollover
Jasper RCMP say they are still at the scene of the Columbia Icefields with efforts currently underway to remove the Ice Explorer vehicle, which police say could take several days. Three people were ki...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jul 20, 2020















