Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Man Sentenced in Partial Severing of a Woman’s Finger
A 22-year-old man accused in the partial severing of a woman’s finger has received a five-and-a-half year prison sentence. Shannon Cote was arrested in July of 2018 after the 20-year-old victim ...
Drew Wilson Jan 09, 2020

New $5 Bill on the Way
In what was termed a fireside chat in Vancouver Thursday, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz touched on several topics: the economy; financial markets; global trade policy; labour and housing marke...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jan 09, 2020

Cell Phone Use While Driving Wracks Up the Distracted Driving Tickets for Saskatoon
Saskatoon Police Service says cell phone use tallies some of the biggest numbers for distracted driving tickets. In 2019, for the Saskatoon area, Saskatoon police issued 2,192 tickets for cell phone u...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jan 09, 2020

Looking for a Better Life
The “gut” decision to leave Serbia for Canada was based on the belief of a better life for his family. In part four of CJWW’s five part series Dr. Velimir Milenkovic points to early ...
Drew Wilson Jan 09, 2020

Time to Think Camping!
It’s a great time of year to plan for camping this summer. Reservations for camping in Prince Albert National Park and Grasslands National Park open tomorrow (fri) morning at 8 am. At P-A Nation...
Gord Wiebe Jan 09, 2020

Grappling with the HIV Outbreak in North Battleford
Steps are being taken by the Saskatchewan Health Authority to tackle the HIV outbreak that has grappled the North Battleford area this year. Dr. Mandiangu Nsungu, medical health officer for the Lloydm...
Devyn Gregoire Jan 09, 2020

Value of Building Permits Fall
The value of building permits in Saskatchewan fell about 11 per cent in November. Five other provinces also saw drops, three of them greater than ours. Nationally, there was an average drop of 2.4 per...
Gord Wiebe Jan 09, 2020

Library Staff Ratify Tentative Agreement
Workers at the Saskatoon Public Library have ratified a tentative collective agreement. The agreement was reached last November after a voluntary mediation process. The two sides had been bargaining f...
Gord Wiebe Jan 09, 2020

Road Clearing Underway
The City of Saskatoon says workers are out applying de-icing materials on priorities 1, 2, and 3 streets. That’s everything from the freeway, and busy roads, to arterials and collectors. They ar...
Gord Wiebe Jan 09, 2020

Road Notes
71st Street between Langer and Arthur Rose Avenue will be closed for water valve repairs as of 8 this morning (Thurs). The work is expected to take 12 days, weather permitting and barring any unforese...
Carol Thomson Jan 09, 2020

















