Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Employment Insurance Backlog to be Cleared
Canada’s Employment Minister says federal officials have been working as fast as they can, processing employment insurance claims from people laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at t...
Saskatoon Media Group Apr 01, 2020

Prime Minister Talks Emergency Production and Emergency Wage Protection
In his daily COVID-19 briefing this morning [wed], Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked if the government would invoke the Defence Production Act. The question came up after the national emergency ...
Saskatoon Media Group Apr 01, 2020

CFIB Outlook for Small Business is Bleak
A discouraging word from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business: 44 per cent of shuttered businesses in Saskatchewan are not confident that they will ever reopen. Compare that to 32 per cent ...
Gord Wiebe Apr 01, 2020

Drug Bust Leads to Three Arrests
Three people have been busted in a cocaine trafficking investigation. Saskatoon Police say on Tuesday, officers stopped a Mitsubishi RVR in Delisle. Two women aged 35 and 21 were arrested. Police alle...
Gord Wiebe Apr 01, 2020

More Changes in the City
The City of Saskatoon is making some more changes in light of COVID-19. Mid-route bus cleaning is now being done on Transit buses. Passengers are required to exit the bus at the downtown terminal whil...
Gord Wiebe Apr 01, 2020

Highway Intersection Photo Speed Enforcement Coming at End of Month
Saskatchewan drivers who frequent the intersection of Highway 41 and Highway 2 at Wakaw have just another month to slow down. Photo Speed enforcement was approved in December and installed at the end ...
Gord Wiebe Apr 01, 2020

City Possibly Shuffling Projects, Reacting To COVID-19 Challenges
The work plan for the City so it can deliver core services continues to evolve as conditions change with COVID-19. City Manager Jeff Jorgenson says one of the biggest challenges has been getting every...
Carol Thomson Mar 31, 2020

Social Services Responds To Pandemic, Saskatoon’s Mayor Says It’s Not Enough
The pandemic response from the Ministry of Social Services includes more funding for emergency shelters and options if clients need to self-isolate because of COVID-19. That could include staying in o...
Carol Thomson Mar 31, 2020

Some Saskatchewan Residents Not Following Directive to Self-Isolate
Thursday the Ministry of Health announced 8 new, confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan bringing the provincial total to 184. That is the lowest number of cases reported in a day in a week. The g...
Vanese M. Ferguson Mar 31, 2020

Meili Calls for More Supports for Seniors
This morning (Tue) Saskatchewan’s opposition leader helped a Prince Albert resident discuss the situation with her 88 year old father in a senior’s home. Wendy Fyrk says he is facing decre...
Vanese M. Ferguson Mar 31, 2020














