Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

All City Operated Facilities to Close to Public; Council to Hold Special Meeting
Saskatoon City Council will gather for a special meeting Thursday afternoon to discuss further measures that will help residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. During a conference call late Wednesday a...
Devyn Gregoire Mar 18, 2020

Doctors Send Call to Action to Saskatchewan Businesses
Saskatchewan Doctors are calling for Saskatchewan businesses to help prevent the transmission of COVID-19. In an open letter, signed by doctors across the province, asking businesses to join in on bat...
Brad Jennings Mar 18, 2020

Home Builder’s Association Welcomes PST Rebate
Saskatoon and Regina Home Builder’s Associations are welcoming Saskatchewan’s scaled back 2020-21 budget, after a PST rebate program relating to new housing was introduced. The program, wh...
Brad Jennings Mar 18, 2020

FSIN Requests Clarity on COVID-19 Federal Funding
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is seeking clarity when it comes to COVID-19 pandemic funding announced Wednesday. The Federal Government announced $305 million for a new Indigenous Com...
Brad Jennings Mar 18, 2020

Legislature Adjourned as 2020-21 Estimates Tabled
The province is moving ahead with an increase to spending of 3.1 percent to $14.5 billion for 2020-21 Finance Minister Donna Harpauer tabled the estimates Wednesday, despite opposition asking for dela...
Brad Jennings Mar 18, 2020

COVID-19 Cases Double in Number in Saskatchewan
If you combine the presumptive positive cases with the confirmed cases, Saskatchewan now has 16 cases of COVID 19. Fifteen of the sixteen cases are well enough to self-isolate at home with one case in...
Vanese M. Ferguson Mar 18, 2020

Police Investigating a String of Dumpster and Alley Fires
No one was injured as a result of four fires that took place in Saskatoon Tuesday. The first fire took place around 7:30 in the morning in an alley in the 400 block of Avenue P South. Once Saskatoon P...
Devyn Gregoire Mar 18, 2020

Employers: Stop Asking for Sick Notes
The Saskatchewan Medical Association has a request for employers: Stop demanding sick notes from your staff and abide by legislation passed on Tuesday removing the requirement for notes during the COV...
Gord Wiebe Mar 18, 2020

More Federal Dollars for Canadians During COVID-19
In coordination with President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today that Canada and the United States are temporarily restricting traffic across the Canada/US border and crossin...
Vanese M. Ferguson Mar 18, 2020

SaskPower Reacts to COVID-19
SaskPower has suspended collections and disconnections for non-payment. The company says the actions are being taken to provide relief to customers who may be affected by COVID-19. SaskPower customers...
Gord Wiebe Mar 18, 2020














