Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Hate Crime Unit involved in investigation into attempt to sever a gas line
Around 10 a.m. Saturday morning the Saskatoon Police Service says a man was seen striking a gas line with an axe outside a church in the 3400 block of Fairlight Drive. Police say it was fortunate that...
Vanese M. Ferguson May 19, 2026

Experts call for balanced approach to supervised consumption sites amid opioid crisis
Jenny Hagan, WestCentralOnline.com A new joint statement from two Canadian health and public safety leaders says supervised consumption sites remain an important harm reduction tool, but must continue...
Vanese M. Ferguson May 19, 2026

Body of missing teen found almost a year to the day after last contact with his family
An Ontario teen living in Saskatchewan who went missing last year has been found dead. RCMP had considered the disappearance of 16-year-old Jay’siiah Webb-Long as suspicious and after human rema...
Vanese M. Ferguson May 19, 2026

Federal Ministers in Saskatchewan talking Ag and Snowbirds
The Federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food is in Saskatchewan today. Heath MacDonald will be spending time today at the University of Saskatchewan and will visit the Western College of Veterina...
Vanese M. Ferguson May 19, 2026

Don’t have to pay to park on Victoria Day
Saskatoon City Hall, the Remai Modern and all Saskatoon Library locations are closed today – Victoria Day. Fixed-route transit will operate holiday service hours on Monday, May 18 from 8 a.m. to...
Vanese M. Ferguson May 18, 2026

Earthworms, USask and University of Guelph researchers work together on impact of plastics
Researchers out of the University of Guelph are suggesting that microplastics may not be as transient within the body as originally thought. Co-author on a new study, Ryan Prosser, says there are a lo...
Keira Miller May 18, 2026

National parks are a no go drone fly zone
With the arrival of the May long weekend, many people turn to planning summer excursions but a cautionary note from Parks Canada for those wanting to capture some great visuals. Recreational drones ar...
Vanese M. Ferguson May 18, 2026

Volatile markets mean gas and diesel prices not likely to fall: GasBuddy.com
In a news release Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy said, “Canada’s national average gasoline price moved higher over the last week, with most provinces seeing increa...
Vanese M. Ferguson May 18, 2026

Province gives $100,000 to anti-human trafficking campaign
Saskatchewan is once again partnering with country music star Paul Brandt to provide enhanced human trafficking enforcement training to local law enforcement agencies. The Province has allocated $100,...
Vanese M. Ferguson May 17, 2026

Saskatchewan’s manufacturing sales continue to increase
The Government of Saskatchewan says figures released by Statistics Canada suggest Saskatchewan’s manufacturing sales rose by 20.6 per cent in March compared to the month prior which places Saska...
Vanese M. Ferguson May 17, 2026


















