Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

CFIB Pleased with Emergency Wage Subsidy
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business believes employers and employees alike will be relieved to hear what the federal government has planned for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy. The Prime...
Gord Wiebe Mar 30, 2020

Is it Real News or Fake News
People are becoming more skeptical of information because we are in a post-truth era with fake news and alternative facts. That’s according to Peggy Schmeiser with USask’s Johnson Shoyama ...
Carol Thomson Mar 30, 2020

Some Truckers Can Dispense with a Log Book – For Now
Truckers hauling what have been deemed essential supplies have been granted an exemption modifying hours of service regulations. That would include truckers hauling things like medical supplies and eq...
Vanese M. Ferguson Mar 30, 2020

The Carbon Tax Will Not be Stopped by COVID-19
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on the federal government to put a freeze on the carbon tax and other taxes. The CTF says tax relief must form a key part of economic rescue efforts. Prime...
Gord Wiebe Mar 30, 2020

Traffic Restrictions – LIFTED
Traffic is back to normal in the area of 22nd Street West and Hart Road. Around 8:15 a.m. Monday morning, Saskatoon Police were called out when a person was reported standing on top of the encl...
Vanese M. Ferguson Mar 30, 2020

Gas Prices Continue to Trend Downward
According to Gas Buddy.com, including the change in gas prices in Saskatoon during the past week, prices yesterday were at least 52.8 c/L lower than the same day one year ago. Some stations this morni...
Vanese M. Ferguson Mar 30, 2020

SaskPower Sells Stake in Generation Station
SaskPower says it has sold its 30 per cent share in the Muskeg River Co-generation Station in Fort McMurray Alberta. The buyer is Heartland Generation limited. It sold for about $40 million. The sale ...
Gord Wiebe Mar 30, 2020

Another River Rescue
Around 3:15 Sunday afternoon, a man and a dog were spotted in the river by the Chief Mistawasis Bridge. The man was suffering from hypothermia as officers, fire fighters and Medavie Health Services ca...
Vanese M. Ferguson Mar 30, 2020

Cancer Society Cancels In-Person Fundraising
The Canadian Cancer Society sees April as an important month for fundraising but with the COVID-19 pandemic, the difficult decision to stop all in-person efforts has been made. This includes postponin...
Brad Jennings Mar 30, 2020

Library Offers Help for People Self-Isolating
Stuck at home and running out of things to do? The Saskatoon Public Library has you covered. Starting Monday, the library is offering online programming. Eight programs are being launched with somethi...
Gord Wiebe Mar 30, 2020














