Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

USask Researches New COVID-19 Test
The University of Saskatchewan is currently researching a new way to test for COVID-19, that would utilize a less invasive method, by testing saliva. That according to Dr. Walter Siqueria of the USask...
Brad Jennings Jul 14, 2020

Several Saskatchewan Bound Flights Reporting Passengers with COVID-19
The province says two WestJet flights and three Air Canada flights into or out of Saskatchewan had confirmed cases of COVID-19 aboard. Passengers who travelled on these flights are asked to self-monit...
Gord Wiebe Jul 14, 2020

Lloydminster Man Charged with Evade Police in Saskatoon
A 31 year old Lloydminster man is facing preliminary charges of Evade Police and Dangerous Driving after an incident just after two o’clock this morning (tues) that began as a traffic stop on th...
Gord Wiebe Jul 14, 2020

USask Researchers Receive Over $1 Million in New Funding
Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan have been given $1.35 million in federal funding to study matters ranging from anthropology to philosophy. One study focuses on the impacts of oil sands e...
Gord Wiebe Jul 14, 2020

Medavie Has a Record-Setting Week for Calls
Medavie Health Services West says last week, they responded to an all-time high of 94 overdose calls. Last year, paramedics administered Narcan to 11 patients in May and 13 in June. This year, they ha...
Gord Wiebe Jul 14, 2020

Additional Police Funding for Several Saskatchewan Cities
Saskatoon The 5.88 million dollars that the province has set aside for policing initiatives in Saskatoon is an increase of $70,000 from last year. $498 million of that, provided through the Municipal ...
Gord Wiebe Jul 14, 2020

Regina Police Use a Taser in a Domestic Disturbance Call
Regina Police fired a taser while on a domestic disturbance call Monday night around 11 o’clock. Police say they arrived on the 16 hundred block of Ottawa Street to find an aggressive and violen...
Gord Wiebe Jul 14, 2020

Saskatchewan Economy Hit Hard by COVID-19 and Oil Prices
Depending on the measure used, economic activity in Saskatchewan fell by 8.2 per cent or up to 46.7 per cent between March 2019 and March 2020. Statistics Canada says COVID-19 and the oil price shock ...
Gord Wiebe Jul 14, 2020

Teachers Not Confident in Return to School Plan
The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation says results from a national survey show this province’s educators are not confident in the COVID-19 return to school plan. The survey was conducted b...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jul 14, 2020

Gearing Up for the Municipal Elections
The civic election is 4 months away, but the work behind the scenes has begun and Saskatoon’s election office is now open. Returning Officer, Scott Bastian says they typically need around 400 to...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jul 14, 2020















