Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Saskatoon’s finance committee to discuss new property tax ratio of 1.75 to 1
Following the 2025 reassessment of Saskatoon property values, City Administration is recommending a new property tax ratio of 1.75 to 1. The current ratio is 1.63 to 1, which means for every $1.00 in ...
Keira Miller Feb 27, 2025

NDP calls for investment in rail, pipe, and power lines to better reach overseas markets
In an effort to make Saskatchewan’s economy less vulnerable to potential U.S. tariffs, the provincial NDP is calling on all levels of government to invest in means of getting Saskatchewan’...
Keira Miller Feb 27, 2025

Get your donations in to double their worth
You can double the worth of your donation to the Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre if you donate in February. The “First Bites” Campaign ends after Friday, so you still have a chan...
Carol Thomson Feb 27, 2025

CAA calls for winter temperature ranges to be added to EV labels in Canada
CAA recently conducted the ultimate stress test for electric vehicles in a real-world winter environment. CAA spokesperson, Kristine D’Arbelles, says a recent poll they conducted indicated that ...
Carol Thomson Feb 27, 2025

Prairie Harm Reduction tests drugs from overdoses
Prairie Harm Reduction tested some recent illegal drugs sold as fentanyl, which caused overdoses. The non-profit organization which serves at-risk people, providing a safe environment to drop-in with ...
Carol Thomson Feb 27, 2025

Premier advocates for more pipelines, tariff deadline extended and then back to March 4th
U.S. President Donald Trump commented last night (Thurs) that tariffs against Canada and Mexico may not begin until April 2nd, with 25 per cent tariffs on everything except energy resources, which wou...
Carol Thomson Feb 27, 2025

City of Saskatoon anticipates 2024 Civic Operations Budget to result in surplus
The City of Saskatoon is expecting to see a surplus come out of the 2024 civic operations budget. The City’s Chief Financial Officer Clae Hack says the preliminary numbers indicate a surplus of ...
Keira Miller Feb 26, 2025

RCMP investigate fatal crash near Southend
A 31-year-old man has died in a two-vehicle collision on Highway #102. The crash occurred about seven kilometres outside of Southend, the community the man was from. Southend is three hours northeast ...
Keira Miller Feb 26, 2025

Man facing kidnapping charges arrested at Humboldt home
Humboldt RCMP have found and arrested a man wanted in connection to an alleged kidnapping. Officers believe 30-year-old Tyrell Yeo was involved in an incident that occurred Monday near Melfort. The vi...
Keira Miller Feb 26, 2025

Saskatchewan NDP launches website for connecting residents to local goods
As Canadian brace for 25 per cent tariffs, expected to take effect on March 4th, the Saskatchewan NDP is finding new ways of encouraging the province to spend money locally. This morning, at Saskatoon...
Keira Miller Feb 26, 2025
















