Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

CBSA Reducing Service at Some Land Border Crossings
The Canada Border Services Agency is temporarily reducing service hours at certain low-traffic ports-of-entry along the land border with the United States. These are COVID-19 related measures. They go...
Gord Wiebe Apr 15, 2020

Fringe Festival Cancelled
The Fringe Theatre Festival was going to have a whole new look this year with Broadway no longer closing down and most of the outdoor events taking place in the park behind Ecole Victoria School. Howe...
Vanese M. Ferguson Apr 15, 2020

People from as Far Away as China to Take Jobs While Saskatchewan Workers Sit Idle
The provincial government is under fire for a plan to bring workers in from out-of-province to work on the Golden South Wind Energy project south of Assiniboia instead of hiring out-of-work Saskatchew...
Gord Wiebe Apr 15, 2020

Applications are Open for a New $1 Million Covid-19 Relief Fund
Cameco announced this morning a $1 million COVID Relief Fund for Saskatoon and northern Saskatchewan. The uranium mining giant says it want to address the challenges facing less fortunate and vulnerab...
Vanese M. Ferguson Apr 15, 2020

Garbage Pickup to Remain Biweekly for Now
The City of Saskatoon says garbage pickup will continue to be on a biweekly basis for now. They don’t want to add to the staffing levels that would be necessary to switch to weekly pickup. The p...
Gord Wiebe Apr 15, 2020

Two Accidents Result in Impaired Driving Charges
Two men are facing impaired driving charges after accidents Tuesday morning. An off-duty officer saw a collision at Ruth Street and Victoria Avenue just before six o’clock. One vehicle struck a ...
Gord Wiebe Apr 15, 2020

House Destroyed in Arson Case
Arson was the cause of a $200 thousand fire Tuesday afternoon at 216 Avenue F South. Around three o’clock, crews were called to the abandoned house and found flames visible at the back of the st...
Gord Wiebe Apr 15, 2020

Pallets of Protective Equipment Coming to Health Care Workers
Saskatchewan Polytechnic has jumped in to help protect front-line health care workers from the COVID-19 virus. They collected seven pallets worth of thousands of pieces of personal protective equipmen...
Gord Wiebe Apr 15, 2020

Fire On Avenue F
The Saskatoon Fire Department responded to a fire at an abandoned and unoccupied house in the 200 block of Avenue F South Tuesday afternoon. A 9-1-1 call was received at 2:58 with three fire engines, ...
Carol Thomson Apr 14, 2020

Another Positive Day for COVID-19 Numbers in Saskatchewan
The positive numbers in Saskatchewan, with regards to COVID-19 recoveries and new cases, continued Tuesday. The provincial update revealed nine more recoveries for a total of 187 while only one new, c...
Les Lazaruk Apr 14, 2020
















