Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Prairieaction Foundation Awards Handed Out
Five groups are recipients of the Prairieaction Foundation Youth Leadership Awards. Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty says the projects address issues facing young people. Mirasty is the Honourary Patr...
Gord Wiebe Jun 09, 2020

Prince Albert Not Banning Plastic Bags Just Yet
Prince Albert, in light of the impact of COVID-19, has suspended implementation of its Plastic Checkout Bag Bylaw. The bylaw, banning use of plastic checkout bags by retail and food service businesses...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jun 09, 2020

Forcible Confinement and Assault
Saskatoon Police are asking anyone with information about an investigation in forcible confinement and assault to contact them or call Crime Stoppers. Around 6:30 Monday evening, Police were called to...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jun 09, 2020

The Prime Minister Says People Will Have to Pay Back Federal Aid They Shouldn’t Have Received
Justin Trudeau says federal support programs for people and businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic will continue. The Prime Minister also says those programs will change as the economic and empl...
Saskatoon Media Group Jun 09, 2020

United Way Celebrates Day of Caring
Today is the 21st annual Day of Caring where volunteers from 9 organizations come together on June 9th to complete 9 community projects. For instance, Cameco is delivering coffee and donuts to the Fri...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jun 09, 2020

Pair of Bear Spray Attackers Being Sought by Saskatoon Police
Saskatoon Police are on the look-out for two men following a bear spray incident in the Fairhaven neighbourhood on Sunday morning. At about 11:30 a.m., patrol officers responded to a hotel in the 3300...
Les Lazaruk Jun 08, 2020

Arrests and Charges Following Multiple Stabbing Incident Monday in Saskatoon
One of three people involved in a multiple stabbing incident in the early morning hours of Monday in the City Park area of Saskatoon has been arrested and faces two counts of aggravated assault. Saska...
Les Lazaruk Jun 08, 2020

Police Chief on Defunding Police, Body Cams, and Neck Restraint
Saskatoon Police Chief Troy Cooper describes defunding police as bolstering social supports and social structures to make sure people don’t end up in contact with justice and policing. And he sa...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jun 08, 2020

Four More COVID Cases, Two Deaths Reported On First Day Of Phase Three
The number of new, confirmed cases of COVID-19 in June in Saskatchewan was nearly doubled, according to Monday’s provincial update. Three of four new, confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus we...
CJWW News Jun 08, 2020

Meili Dismisses Minimum Wage Increase as an Insult
Saskatchewan NDP Leader, Ryan Meili, has dismissed the provincial government’s minimum wage increase of 13 cents, as an insult. Minimum wage is set to increase from $11.32 per hour to $11.45 on ...
Brad Jennings Jun 08, 2020















