Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Feds Pumping Billions Into Restarting Economies
The Federal Government is making available more than 19 billion dollars to help provinces and territories safely restart their economies. Over the next six to eight months, the money is to be used to ...
Gord Wiebe Jul 17, 2020

City Updates Spray Pads and Paddling Pools Usage
The White Buffalo Youth Lodge will operate a free drop-in program at the Pleasant Hill spray pad on Avenue U South, starting Monday and running through August 21. The programs will run from 10-30 a.m....
Les Lazaruk Jul 16, 2020

Public Assistance Sought to Help Locate Missing Prince Albert Boy
The public is being asked to be on the lookout for a missing Prince Albert boy. Police say 15-year-old Damian Halkett-McMasters (pictured) was last seen wearing a black hat, black sweater and black pa...
Les Lazaruk Jul 16, 2020

Sharp Increase In Meth Use And Meth-Related Crimes
A Watch Commander with the Saskatoon Police Service describes the rise in meth use over the past couple of years as an explosion. Staff Sergeant Darren Pringle says it has a large impact on the commun...
Carol Thomson Jul 16, 2020

Oil Well Abandonment Program Begins
The province says the first projects for the oil well abandonment program have been approved. There are 22 packages in all with up to 50 service companies taking part and the work is spread out for th...
Carol Thomson Jul 16, 2020

Youth Minister Questioned About WE Charity As Investigation Begins
While being questioned by the House of Commons finance committe, Youth Minister Bardish Chagger says she didn’t talk to the anyone at the Prime Minister’s Office about the WE charity being...
Carol Thomson Jul 16, 2020

COVID-19 Outbreak in South-West and West-Central Saskatchewan
The vast majority of the 42 new cases of COVID-19 in the province on Thursday, are being linked to outbreaks in Hutterite and neighbouring communities in south west and west central Saskatchewan. Late...
Brad Jennings Jul 16, 2020

Largest One-Day Spike of COVID-19 Cases in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan recorded its highest one-day number of new, confirmed COVID-19 infections Thursday as 42 cases were reported. Thirty-one are from the South region, six from the Central region, four in Sa...
Les Lazaruk Jul 16, 2020

National Drowning Prevention Week Proclaimed in Prince Albert
National Drowning Prevention Week is being recognized in Prince Albert from July 19-25…with some COVID-19 pandemic differences! In making the proclamation, Prince Albert Mayor Greg Dionne pointe...
Les Lazaruk Jul 16, 2020

Saskatoon Company One Step Closer To Possible COVID-19 Vaccine
A Saskatoon-based company has reached a milestone in the development of a COVID-19 vaccine with pre-clinical trials to begin early this fall. The CEO of Zyus Life Sciences says researchers have formul...
Carol Thomson Jul 16, 2020
















