Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Two Saskatoon Public Library locations to temporarily close due to rise in drug overdoses
Due to a recent influx of homelessness and overdoses in Saskatoon, the city’s public library system has decided to temporarily close two of its locations for a full month. Between Saturday, Marc...
Keira Miller Mar 21, 2025

Suspicious death at First Nation in southeast Saskatchewan
RCMP are reporting a suspicious death on the Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation, about an hour east of Regina. Just before 3am on Friday, the File Hills First Nations Police Service received a report of a...
Neil Billinger Mar 21, 2025

RCMP dog sniffs out large amount of cocaine
The provincial RCMP Roving Traffic Unit recovered one kilogram of cocaine during a traffic stop late Tuesday morning, just west of Regina on the TransCanada Highway. The cocaine was recovered with the...
Neil Billinger Mar 21, 2025

Spring weight restrictions in effect
Spring weight restrictions begin Friday. Weight restrictions on secondary highways go into effect during spring thaw. The 2025 restrictions were effective as of 12:01 a.m., Friday, March 21 in southwe...
Vanese M. Ferguson Mar 21, 2025

Education workers union pans provincial budget
While the Saskatchewan School Boards Association and the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation both said the provincial budget was a step in the right direction, the union that represents over 7,000 educat...
Vanese M. Ferguson Mar 21, 2025

St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation has reached more than two-thirds of their fundraising goal for the Kidney Care Campaign
For those living in remote northern Saskatchewan, even trips to the grocery store can be a few and far between. Now, imagine living there while receiving the life altering diagnosis of kidney disease....
Keira Miller Mar 21, 2025

The Saskatchewan government rolls out another wellness bus, this time in the province’s third largest city
The Saskatchewan government announced Friday that another community wellness bus has launched. This time in Prince Albert. It will offer primary care as well as mental health and addictions help. The ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Mar 21, 2025

Charges laid after alleged kidnapping in Regina
The Regina Police Service says their officers responded to a weapons call at a business in the 2800 block of East Quance Street around 12:30 this morning. Police say a man was threatening individuals ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Mar 21, 2025

Updated: Hockey pros descend on Saskatoon for Hockey Helps the Homeless tourney
Update: Hockey Helps the Homeless which took place Friday in Saskatoon at Merlis Belsher Place raised $183,610. Thirteen Saskatoon teams fundraised and the team that raised the most got first pick of ...
Keira Miller Mar 21, 2025

HomeStyles kicks off Friday
The 2025 HomeStyles home and renovation show offers over 200 exhibitors and more than 340 booths accompanied by experts in design, renovation and maintenance. HomeStyles Spokesperson Carlee Bard says ...
Keira Miller Mar 21, 2025















