Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Elizabeth Fry Society of Saskatchewan receives new provincial funding
Saskatchewan women leaving custody and attempting to reintegrate into society are receiving some provincial funding. The government has committed to investing $280,000 each year until 2028 into the El...
Keira Miller Jul 21, 2025

NDP fears BHP Jansen delay will push Saskatchewan into further debt
The Saskatchewan NDP is calling on the Sask. Party to acknowledge the impact that a first production delay at BHP’s Jansen potash mine would have on the provincial economy. On Friday, BHP announ...
Keira Miller Jul 21, 2025

Growing number of wildfire evacuee due to smoky conditions
The number of wildfire evacuees in northern Saskatchewan has grown to 2,800—up from the last week’s estimate of 1,700. The vice-president of operations with the Saskatchewan Public Safety ...
Neil Billinger Jul 21, 2025

Saskatchewan signs MOUs with Manitoba, PEI
The government of Saskatchewan signed two Memorandum of Understandings Monday, one with the premier of Manitoba, and the other with the premier of PEI. The MOUs were signed as an agreement to collabor...
Keira Miller Jul 21, 2025

Battlefords RCMP look for missing teenage girl
The Battleford RCMP are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 15-year-old girl. Taliyah Kakum was last seen in North Battleford on June 27. She is descibed as five feet 11 inches tal...
Keira Miller Jul 21, 2025

Pool recall due to drowning risk
Select Bestway, Intex and Polygroup Above-Ground Pools, 48-Inches and Taller, are being recalled as a drowning hazard. Anyone with one of these pools is advised to immediately contact Bestway and Cole...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jul 21, 2025

Sunday stabbing and weekend bear spray incidents
The Saskatoon Police Service says a 33-year-old Saskatoon man is recovering, following a stabbing that occurred early yesterday in the city’s East College Park neighbourhood. At approximately 4:...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jul 21, 2025

Gas prices go up in general in Canada but not here at home
Saskatchewan and Manitoba are the outliers when it comes to the average retail gasoline prices. Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. com says, “The national average price of ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jul 21, 2025

Virtual reality brings health science education to Indigenous students without leaving home
Two researchers from the University of Saskatchewan will be using virtual reality to work in partnership with Indigenous students in the world of health science education. Dr. Soo Kim and Stacey Lovo ...
Keira Miller Jul 21, 2025

Another strike may mean more small businesses abandon Canada Post
Nearly two in three small businesses indicate they may permanently drop Canada Post if a strike resumes following the vote on an employer final offer. That’s according to new data from the Canad...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jul 21, 2025














