Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey Shows Economic Results Of COVID-19
Employment fell by more than 1-million jobs in Canada in March, a 5.3 per cent decline. The employment rate, which is the proportion of people 15 and older who are employed, fell just over 3 per centa...
Carol Thomson Apr 09, 2020

New, Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 do not Surpass Number of Recoveries for Fourth Straight Day in Saskatchewan
For the fourth straight day, the number of confirmed, new cases of COVID-19 did not surpass the number of people recovered in Saskatchewan. Between Wednesday’s report and Thursday’s update...
Les Lazaruk Apr 09, 2020

Missing Brother And Sister Found
Two children reported missing early Wednesday afternoon, 11 and 12 years old, have been found. Brother and sister, Adriana and Julius Morin are safe and the Saskatoon Police Service thanks the public ...
Carol Thomson Apr 09, 2020

Saskatoon’s Preparations For A Possible COVID-19 Surge
Saskatoon’s field hospital to deal with COVID-19 should be ready in about 4 weeks. The work on site at Merlis Belsher Place and the Saskatoon Field House is expected to begin next week. The Sask...
Carol Thomson Apr 09, 2020

City to Lay Off 49 Members of Staff, Warns Against Gatherings During Long Weekend
The City of Saskatoon has issued layoff notices to members of staff, representing the start to a new staffing plan for the city. Saskatoon City Manager Jeff Jorgenson says the city put out 49 layoff n...
Brad Jennings Apr 09, 2020

Aberdeen Accident is a Double Tragedy
Just after 3 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, Saskatoon RCMP were called out to a fatal accident on Highway #41 about 8 kilometres southwest of Aberdeen. A tractor trailer travelling north and an F-550 tr...
Vanese M. Ferguson Apr 09, 2020

Province Announces Financial Support for Students
The province says it will make up to $1.5 million in emergency financial aid available to at-risk post-secondary students impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The money is intended for students with lim...
Gord Wiebe Apr 09, 2020

A Warning to Investors About an Aggressive Stock Promotion
A warning to investors in Saskatchewan from the British Columbia Securities Commission and the Alberta Securities Commission about an aggressive stock promotion of Crestview Exploration; a B.C. gold m...
Gord Wiebe Apr 09, 2020

Trudeau: This is the New Normal
Prime minister Justin Trudeau has released the latest model of how the COVID-19 pandemic could play out in the next few months. In his Ottawa coronavirus briefing this morning, Trudeau outlined the be...
Saskatoon Media Group Apr 09, 2020

Prince Albert Takes Further COVID-19 Relief Measures
Prince Albert City Council has approved further relief measures to ease the financial pressures on residents and business from the effects of COVID-19. Property owners with serious financial hardship ...
Gord Wiebe Apr 09, 2020














