Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Fire under another Saskatoon bridge
There was a small debris fire on the west side of Saskatoon’s Sid Buckwould bridge this morning. The call came in at 7:41 a.m. and firefighters could see smoke and flames coming from a small pil...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jul 22, 2025

Saskatoon makes top five for most homicides while Prince Albert sees a significant drop in the Crime Severity Index
Out of 41 locations in the country Saskatoon is tied for seventh in the top 10 census metropolitan areas in Canada with the highest Crime Severity Indexes for 2024. Saskatoon and Nanaimo, BC came in a...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jul 22, 2025

Weekend deluge for Eston and the smoke will lift by Thursday
Eston received 100 millimetres of rain, or about twice the monthly average, over the course of 12 hours during the weekend. Environment Canada Meteorologist Crawford Luke says they received numerous r...
Keira Miller Jul 22, 2025

Saskatchewan joins Alberta and Ontario to advance pipelines, rail lines, and critical-mineral processing capacity
The premier of Saskatchewan and Alberta traveled to Huntsville, Ontario Tuesday morning to sign a memorandum of understanding with Premier Doug Ford. The MOU aims to create new avenues to reach domest...
Keira Miller Jul 22, 2025

Saskatoon resident charged following suspicious vehicle tip in Evansburg Alberta
Written by Jenny Hagan Westcentralonline.com A call about a suspicious vehicle at a local campground has led to the arrest of a Saskatchewan man and the recovery of a stolen travel trailer. Evansburg ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jul 22, 2025

Former Macklin firefighter sentenced for arson after 2024 fire spree
Written by Jenny Hagan Westcentralonline.com A former volunteer firefighter from Macklin has been sentenced after pleading guilty to arson causing damage following a series of fires that plagued the c...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jul 22, 2025

Elizabeth Fry Society of Saskatchewan receives new provincial funding
Saskatchewan women leaving custody and attempting to reintegrate into society are receiving some provincial funding. The government has committed to investing $280,000 each year until 2028 into the El...
Keira Miller Jul 21, 2025

NDP fears BHP Jansen delay will push Saskatchewan into further debt
The Saskatchewan NDP is calling on the Sask. Party to acknowledge the impact that a first production delay at BHP’s Jansen potash mine would have on the provincial economy. On Friday, BHP announ...
Keira Miller Jul 21, 2025

Growing number of wildfire evacuee due to smoky conditions
The number of wildfire evacuees in northern Saskatchewan has grown to 2,800—up from the last week’s estimate of 1,700. The vice-president of operations with the Saskatchewan Public Safety ...
Neil Billinger Jul 21, 2025

Saskatchewan signs MOUs with Manitoba, PEI
The government of Saskatchewan signed two Memorandum of Understandings Monday, one with the premier of Manitoba, and the other with the premier of PEI. The MOUs were signed as an agreement to collabor...
Keira Miller Jul 21, 2025
















