Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Some Doctors and Patients Hoping Virtual Visits Continue
Many people, doctors and patients alike, would like to see virtual and phone appointments continue after the pandemic, according to family physician Dr. Carla Holinaty. The USask assistant professor s...
Carol Thomson Jun 15, 2020

Canadian Woman Has Very Personal Reason to Believe in The War Amps
Lawn mowers are tools, not toys and children shouldn’t ride, operate or play near them. That’s the advice from a War Amps spokesperson who lost her right arm at the elbow and part of her l...
Carol Thomson Jun 15, 2020

Fentanyl Bust Regina
Regina City Police seized 500 grams of fentanyl in a bust last Thursday. To give some perspective, according to information posted by the DEA, two milligrams of fentanyl is considered a lethal dosage ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jun 15, 2020

Provincial Budget Being Delivered in Saskatchewan Today
The government and Opposition NDP have agreed to meet for a 14-day sitting starting today. That kicks off with Finance Minister Donna Harpauer delivering a budget this afternoon. To conform to Public ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jun 15, 2020

SARCAN Re-Opens
SARCAN is suggesting you avoid dropping off recycling for the rest of the summer and consider using their Drop and Go program and they are encouraging one adult recycler per family per trip. SARCAN re...
Saskatoon Media Group Jun 15, 2020

Libraries in Saskatoon Begin Pick-Up Service
Saskatoon Public Libraries will get a bit closer to normalcy on Monday, when pick-up services are set to begin. All nine of SPL’s locations will be able to arrange holds for pick-up of physical ...
Brad Jennings Jun 15, 2020

Pride Festival Goes Virtual
Because of the pandemic, this week’s Saskatoon Pride Festival is being transformed into a virtual festival. Co-chair of the event, Mike McCoy says they thought about rescheduling for the fall bu...
Carol Thomson Jun 15, 2020

Aids Saskatoon: Numbers Show the Need for a Safe Consumption Site
Jason Mercredi, Executive Director of Aids Saskatoon, says they are hopeful that Plan A – funding from the province for Saskatchewan’s first Safe Consumption Site – will work out. Th...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jun 15, 2020

Two Fires on Sunday
A boarded-up house went up in flames Sunday afternoon on the 300 block of Avenue Q South. The Saskatoon Fire Department got the call just before two o’clock. Flames were visible when they arrive...
Gord Wiebe Jun 15, 2020

Humboldt Drenched, Rail Cars Pushed off Tracks at Prince Albert
Photo courtesty #SKstorm At 5:15 pm Sunday Humboldt Mayor Rob Muench called a Local State of Emergency for the City of Humboldt due to a high amount of rainfall within a short period of time. Some est...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jun 15, 2020















