Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Spring Brings Controlled Burns and Safety Warnings
The province is urging residents, farmers, and landowners to take care in preventing wildfires and grass fires. Public Safety Agency President Marlo Pritchard says a huge difference can be made just b...
Gord Wiebe Apr 22, 2020

Forecast Looks Good, For Some Parts of Saskatchewan
Environment Canada says there is front that is criss-crossing the prairies and depending on which side of the front you are on, there are hugely different temperatures. Saskatoon reached a high of 20....
Vanese M. Ferguson Apr 22, 2020

Inflation Creeps Up in Saskatchewan
Canada’s annual inflation rate in March was an increase of 0.9 per cent; a 0.6 per cent drop from February. Saskatchewan saw an annual increase in March of 0.6 per cent. That was a drop of 0.8 p...
Gord Wiebe Apr 22, 2020

If you’ve Got a Passion For Bargain Hunting, You’ll Have to Put it on Hold
With the weather finally getting warmer, the spring ritual of holding garage and yard sales in Saskatoon is being put on hold due to COVID-19. The City of Saskatoon said Tuesday that garage and yard s...
Les Lazaruk Apr 22, 2020

Meewasin Closing Rural Public Sites
Meewasin Valley Authority says it has closed all rural sites due to COVID-19 and issues with social distancing. These areas include Cranberry Flats, Beaver Creek, Fred Heal canoe launch, as well as Po...
Vanese M. Ferguson Apr 22, 2020

Spring Must be Here – Pot Hole Repairs Getting Underway
It’s the most realistic sign of spring; street sweeping and pothole repairs get underway in Saskatoon this week. City crews are sweeping priority streets as well as cleaning up debris in busines...
Vanese M. Ferguson Apr 22, 2020

NDP Says Lack of Digital Resources for Students Stuck at Home
Calling it the “digital divide” Saskatchewan’s opposition NDP says it has proven difficult for some students in the province who don’t have access to devices or other technolog...
Saskatoon Media Group Apr 22, 2020

Edward Jones Says They Were Voted Number One
Edward Jones says, according to the J.D. Power 2020 Canada Full-Service Investor Satisfaction Study, it has been recognized as the highest in investor satisfaction. The study measures overall investor...
Vanese M. Ferguson Apr 21, 2020

Saskatoon Tribal Council Looking For Help To Feed Thousands During Pandemic
The best way to keep Saskatoon’s most vulnerable people safe during the COVID-19 pandemic is to keep them home. The Saskatoon Tribal Council and White Buffalo Youth Lodge have been doing just th...
Carol Thomson Apr 21, 2020

Active Cases of COVID-19 Still Decline in Saskatchewan, Despite Slight Rise in New Infections
The number of new, confirmed cases, as well as those infected by COVID-19 being hospitalized, rose Tuesday in Saskatchewan. But, also rising was the number of recoveries from the novel coronavirus, me...
Les Lazaruk Apr 21, 2020
















