Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Dramatic Rise In Canada’s COVID-19 Cases
As of Tuesday morning, Canada had 7708 cases of reported COVID-19. A week ago, there were 2792. That’s a 176 per cent increase over a week. Coincidentally, Saskatchewan’s numbers as of Mon...
Carol Thomson Mar 31, 2020

You Can Take Part in Autism Awareness on Thursday
A window walk in support of World Autism Day will take place on Thursday. People are invited to put a puzzle piece in their window for people in their neighbourhood to see. Carol Tebay, Development Co...
Brad Jennings Mar 31, 2020

COVID-19 Community Response Fund Created
There is now a Saskatoon Covid-19 Community Response Fund which is a group of more than 120 local organizations and agencies whose goal is to support the most vulnerable in the midst of the pandemic. ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Mar 31, 2020

Businesses Jump In to Help with COVID-19 and Ralph Goodale is Back
The Prime Minister says the government has signed procurement agreements with manufacturers to produce items like testing kits, masks and hand sanitizer. Justin Trudeau says businesses are already ret...
Saskatoon Media Group Mar 31, 2020

Woman Arrested After Alleged Assault on Girl
A 16 year old, girl alleges that she was assaulted by a woman armed with a knife, in an apartment hallway on the 400 block of Central Avenue. Saskatoon Police say the incident happened at about eight ...
Gord Wiebe Mar 31, 2020

Freezing Rain Causes Havoc
Old man winter has made a return with snow falling and snowfall warnings for parts of Saskatchewan, which in some areas was preceded by freezing rain. Saskatoon was encased in freezing rain before the...
Vanese M. Ferguson Mar 31, 2020

School Divisions Accused of Being Irresponsible During Pandemic
Jackie Christianson, Chair of CUPE Saskatchewan’s Education Workers Steering Committee says, “It puzzles me as to why some school divisions in our province insist on using their local auto...
Gord Wiebe Mar 31, 2020

Staying Safe When Shopping
It is still safe to go grocery shopping. Saskatoon Registered Dietician Crystal Hiebert says, as long as you don’t have symptoms of COVID-19 or any illness, and have not been in contact with som...
Gord Wiebe Mar 31, 2020

SREDA Announces Grant Program for Small Business
The Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority has launched a small business emergency continuity grant program. Phase 1 of the program is designed to support the local economy during the COVID...
Brad Jennings Mar 31, 2020

Province Told Now is Not the Time to Force Teens Out of Care
An advocacy group doesn’t want youth who are transitioning out of the care of the Social Services Ministry to fall through the cracks during the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s why the Saskatche...
Gord Wiebe Mar 31, 2020














