Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Two New Provincial Court Judges Appointed
Two new Provincial Court Judges have been appointed in Saskatchewan. Lua Gibb will take the gavel in Saskatoon. She is from the Onion Lake Cree Nation and received her law degree from the University o...
Gord Wiebe Jan 31, 2020

SaskPower Looking for 400 Households to Participate in Pilot Program
SaskPower wants to take some of the stress out of utility bills. The Crown Corporation is looking for 400 households in Regina and Saskatoon to take part in an Energy Assistance Pilot Program. The ide...
Gord Wiebe Jan 31, 2020

New Vaping Legislation About to Go Into Effect
The Tobacco and Vaping Products Control Act goes into effect on Saturday. Among other things, the act will: Restrict the sale of devices and products to people 18 years and older, Prohibit the display...
Gord Wiebe Jan 31, 2020

New Neighbourhood Locations are Proving to be Alluring for Retailers
Colliers International says, over the past six years, the retail sector in Saskatoon has grown by nearly 12.8 per cent, thanks to new inventory introduced throughout the city. The prominence of these ...
Gord Wiebe Jan 31, 2020

Spending Increase Forecast in Oil and Natural Gas Investment
The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers says capital spending in the oil and natural gas industry is expected to be about $2 billion higher this year compared to last. That would be a four per...
Gord Wiebe Jan 31, 2020

RCMP Cars Rammed on First Nation
RCMP say two of their vehicles were rammed while trying to stop a stolen vehicle on the Onion Lake First Nation. On Wednesday, officers located the vehicle on the First Nation and saw two people enter...
Gord Wiebe Jan 31, 2020

Victim Slashed When Resisting a Group of Assailants
Saskatoon Police say a male was punched and slashed with a weapon just before nine last night (thurs) on the 16 hundred block of 19th Street West. The victim was approached by a group of three males a...
Gord Wiebe Jan 31, 2020

Two Arrests After Flight Diverted to Winnipeg
A flight from London en route to Los Cabos was diverted to Winnipeg just before midnight last night (thurs), because of an unruly passenger. Manitoba RCMP say the plane landed just after midnight and ...
Gord Wiebe Jan 31, 2020

Saskatoon Transit Sees Increase in Ridership for 2019
Annual ridership has continued to grow year-over-year for Saskatoon Transit resulting in a 2.5 per cent increase. A number of reasons including the implementation of high frequency corridors over the ...
Devyn Gregoire Jan 30, 2020

RCMP Foil Suspected Human Trafficking Suspects near Swift Current
Three men and a woman from B-C face a long list of human trafficking related charges thanks to an alert off-duty RCMP officer. He spotted three vehicles traveling close to each other at a high rate of...
Drew Wilson Jan 30, 2020

















