Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

New Head of Saskatchewan Medical Association
Dr. Barb Konstantynowicz, a family physician from Regina, becomes the 54th president of the SMA. She succeeds Dr. Allan Woo, a Saskatoon orthopaedic surgeon. She was elected during the Saskatchewan Me...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jun 18, 2020

Wholesale Trade Not Rosy, But Better Than the National Picture
The Saskatchewan government says the province’s wholesale trade in April 2020 was up 1.6 per cent over the previous month which was the highest increase among provinces and far ahead of the Cana...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jun 18, 2020

Some Crimes Defying The Trend During Pandemic
Internet fraud, crimes involving crystal meth and domestic violence are all crimes that went against the trend during the first 3 months of the pandemic in Saskatoon. Police Chief Troy Cooper says mos...
Carol Thomson Jun 18, 2020

Fight for Financial Transparency on a First Nation Continues
It was 4 years ago that a member of the Onion Lake Cree Nation began her court battle for financial transparency from her band leaders, and it continues today. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation has be...
Carol Thomson Jun 18, 2020

Double Digit Outbreak of COVID-19 Declared in Saskatchewan
In addition to nine new confirmed cases of COVID-19 announced yesterday afternoon in Saskatchewan, last evening, the Saskatchewan Health Authority declared an outbreak at two Hutterite communities. Tw...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jun 18, 2020

North Battleford R-C-M-P Asking For Public Assistance in Locating Sweetgrass First Nation Woman
North Battleford R-C-M-P is still on the lookout for a 23-year-old female from the Sweetgrass First Nation and is asking for the public’s assistance in locating her. Shania Martell, who also goe...
Les Lazaruk Jun 17, 2020

Province Aiming To Improve Police Oversight
The provincial government says it has introduced legislation to improve police oversight in Saskatchewan. This comes as the world reacted to the death of an African American man, George Floyd, of Minn...
Carol Thomson Jun 17, 2020

Saskatoon Man Arrested on Weapons and Meth Charges
A 29-year-old Saskatoon man has been charged with Possession of a Dangerous Weapon after being arrested by Saskatoon Police following report of a suspicious person in the Mayfair neighbourhood on Tues...
Les Lazaruk Jun 17, 2020

Building Construction Partial Collapse
A large building in the early stages of construction partially collapsed this morning (Wed) around 11:40. The Saskatoon Fire Department responded to the corner of Louise Street and East Place. The Fir...
Carol Thomson Jun 17, 2020

Sentencing For Group Assaults In Pleasant Hill Park Adjourned Until July
A young teen who was charged last year with 2 counts of assault from separate incidents in Pleasant Hill Park was to be sentenced on Wednesday, but her case has been adjourned until July 8th. Video on...
Carol Thomson Jun 17, 2020















