Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Fiddle Fest Cancelled
It will come as no surprise to anyone that the John Arcand Fiddle Fest for this year is cancelled. COVID-19 concerns are, again, the culprit. The hope was to have it run in August. Administrative Dire...
Gord Wiebe Apr 23, 2020

Re-Opening Saskatchewan Will Be in Five Phases Starting in May
In a rare provincial address, Premier Scott Moe thanked the people of Saskatchewan for reducing the spread of COVID-19. He says the key is keeping case numbers low while allowing more businesses to op...
Vanese M. Ferguson Apr 22, 2020

Provincial Government and Saskatchewan Teachers Reach Tentative Four-Year Contract Agreement
Pending a ratification vote by their membership, teachers in Saskatchewan have a tentative, new, four-year contract that will give them salary increases of 2.0% in years two, three and four. Following...
Les Lazaruk Apr 22, 2020

Four Arrests in Meadow Lake Police Operation
Last Sunday the Saskatchewan Emergency Response Team was en route to Meadow Lake to execute a search warrant on a home in the community where they had received a report of multiple threats of firearms...
Vanese M. Ferguson Apr 22, 2020

More New Cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan but Fewer Active Cases
There are now 326 cases of COVID-19 recorded in Saskatchewan to date after six more cases were reported Wednesday. Despite the increase, with nine more recoveries, we have even fewer – at 61 ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Apr 22, 2020

Speeder, Stabbing and Drug Bust
Evade Police A 29 year old Biggar man is facing a laundry list of charges after a half ton was seen speeding down 8th Street Tuesday night. In fact Saskatoon Police say it was clocked doing 133 kilome...
Vanese M. Ferguson Apr 22, 2020

Just Under $2 Million Raised in Subsurface Mineral Public Offering
The province held its first Subsurface Mineral Public Offering on Monday and raised about $1.7 million dollars. 81 subsurface mineral permit blocks were posted. Of those, 16 receive bonus bids. The hi...
Gord Wiebe Apr 22, 2020

Roadside Drug Bust Nets Sizeable Cocaine Stash
Last Thursday, the province’s RCMP Roving Traffic Unit says its officers pulled over a vehicle near Maidstone for a driver’s license and vehicle registration check and it led to a drug bus...
Vanese M. Ferguson Apr 22, 2020

Brewers in Saskatchewan Get Together to Help Each Other Out
COVID-19 has hit the craft breweries in Saskatchewan, with some all but shuttered due to the closure of restaurants and taprooms, and their own inability to package beer. So, the members of the Saskat...
Gord Wiebe Apr 22, 2020

Online Neurological Support Program
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Usask researchers in physiotherapy, rehabilitation science, and neurology are combining their expertise to provide free online virtual programing to people with neuro...
Gord Wiebe Apr 22, 2020
















