Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Explosions in Estevan
It was anything but quiet in Estevan Monday morning. A series of explosions occurred at Regens Metal on the city’s southeast outskirts sending people scrambling in a scenario that looked much wo...
Saskatoon Media Group Apr 07, 2020

Transit Ridership Increases
There was good news and bad news from Saskatoon Transit at the virtual online Transit Committee meeting. The good news is the annual Transit report indicates ridership and rides per capita were up in ...
Carol Thomson Apr 07, 2020

Number Of Covid-19 Cases Doesn’t Mean Saskatoon Is Doing Something Wrong
We need to continue with the message of physical distancing and staying home whenever possible. That from Dr. Johnmark Opondo at an online special meeting of the City of Saskatoon’s Governance a...
Carol Thomson Apr 06, 2020

Saskatchewan Residents Are Recovering from COVID-19
Monday’s provincial COVID-19 update saw the number of people recovering more than tripled the number of new, confirmed cases reported in Saskatchewan, with no more deaths reported. The provincia...
Les Lazaruk Apr 06, 2020

Bells Toll to Mark the Humboldt Broncos Bus Crash
A Humboldt Broncos tribute went live at noon Monday the City of Humboldt website featuring tributes and pictures of the team from 2018 as well as an opportunity to sign their guest book. It was on thi...
Vanese M. Ferguson Apr 06, 2020

Man Charged with Arson in Regina
30 year old Brian Robert Moncrieff of Edmonton is facing an Arson charge after a fire Monday morning. Regina Police and the Fire Department were dispatched about 1:20 to a report of a structure fire o...
Gord Wiebe Apr 06, 2020

Deficits Identified in Amount of PPE and Testing Kits in Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remained non-committal in his answers despite repeated and direct questions Monday morning from journalists about the possibility a shipment of personal protective equipm...
Vanese M. Ferguson Apr 06, 2020

Indigenous Research Chair Created at USask
University of Saskatchewan researcher Dr. Holly Graham has been awarded an Indigenous Research Chair in Nursing by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. The $1.05 million also includes money fro...
Gord Wiebe Apr 06, 2020

NDP Leader Recommends Cloth Face Masks: Feds Concur
NDP Leader Ryan Meili is encouraging Saskatchewan residents to wear cloth masks to further slow the spread of COVID-19. Meili says every day essential workers are going to work and thousands of people...
Vanese M. Ferguson Apr 06, 2020

Businesses are Divided on the Federal Wage Subsidy
Small businesses in Canada are not universally in agreement on the matter of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says 29 per cent of businesses polled be...
Gord Wiebe Apr 06, 2020














