Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

COVID-19 – An Economic Gash for Business
The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce and its partners say the results of a survey of over one thousand business responses on the unfolding COVID-19 crisis are stark but also hold some promise. CEO Ste...
Gord Wiebe Mar 18, 2020

Parents Updated on What’s Happening
The Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools Division has sent a letter to parents outlining actions in light of COVID-19. The division says it is preparing to shift from face-to-face learning to distance l...
Gord Wiebe Mar 18, 2020

WestJet Warns Recent Passengers May Have Been Exposed to COVID-19
WestJet is warning passengers on 14 recent flights that they may have been exposed to people with the coronavirus. The Calgary-based company announced on their website stating that people who sat in t...
Devyn Gregoire Mar 18, 2020

Regina Police Tase Man
Regina Police had to deploy a Conducted Energy Weapon after a call just before two o’clock this morning [wed]. Officers were told a man was damaging a home and its contents on the 12 hundred blo...
Gord Wiebe Mar 18, 2020

What Is Being Done to Clean City Buses, Transit Union Demands More Protection for Drivers
Most everyone has seen the buses and subways in large Canadian centres being sprayed down and wiped down by workers dressed in personal protection equipment. In Saskatoon the Director of Emergency Man...
Saskatoon Media Group Mar 18, 2020

It’s Budget Day, Sort of, in Saskatchewan
A “scaled-back” budget will be announced Wednesday afternoon by Finance Minister Donna Harpauer. The government will release their budget estimates and spending plan, but will save the rev...
Saskatoon Media Group Mar 18, 2020

RCMP Make Changes to Deal With COVID-19
Saskatchewan RCMP say, in the midst of the COVID crisis, detachments will remain open to the public and the officers will continue to be out in the communities. But, they are suspending criminal recor...
Gord Wiebe Mar 18, 2020

Road Notes
Avenue H North, between 31st and 32nd Streets closes at seven o’clock Wednesday morning, to replace a sewer connection. The city says the work is expected to take three days to complete. That...
Gord Wiebe Mar 18, 2020

Yorkton Shuts Down Civic facilities
All city-owned facilities in Yorkton will be closed, effective Wednesday, in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Facilities affected include the Gallagher Centre, the Kinsmen Arena, the Yorkton Publ...
Saskatoon Media Group Mar 18, 2020

Two Garage Fires
Fire crews dealing with a dumpster fire in the alley on the 14 hundred block of 20th Street west, headed to the 13 hundred block where they spotted a garage fire. This happened Tuesday night around ei...
Gord Wiebe Mar 18, 2020














