Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Provincial government takes action on abandoned properties
To address the challenges posed by abandoned properties that create a public nuisance and contribute to unsafe living conditions, negatively impacting the health, safety and economic wellbeing of area...
Carol Thomson Dec 04, 2024

Employment Act amendments introduced around tips, sick notes, extended leave
After feedback from employers, unions and individuals, the provincial government has introduced amendments to The Saskatchewan Employment Act to create flexibility for employers while still supporting...
Carol Thomson Dec 04, 2024
Wildland firefighters could see cancer coverage through Workers’ Compensation Act amendment
The provincial government has introduced amendments to the Workers’ Compensation Act which if passed would mean presumptive cancer coverage available to wildland firefighters. Minister Responsib...
Carol Thomson Dec 04, 2024

Saskatoon police find drugs and weapons during traffic stop
Two men in their thirties are facing drug- and weapons-related charges following a traffic stop in Saskatoon on Tuesday. At 2:00 p.m., police got a call about a suspicious vehicle. Officers stopped a ...
Keira Miller Dec 04, 2024

RCMP arrest man wanted on warrants
La Ronge RCMP say Wayne Mcleod has been arrested. RCMP had been asking the public to report sightings of McLeod. RCMP located and arrested him at an apartment in La Ronge on Wednesday. They also locat...
Carol Thomson Dec 04, 2024

Expanded SARCAN recyclables not available through City of Saskatoon program
The City of Saskatoon is reminding everyone that although SARCAN depots are now accepting materials that were previously hard to recycle, that’s not the case in the city for the curbside and mul...
Carol Thomson Dec 04, 2024

RCMP investigate shooting and robbery
A car jacking involving a gun has sent one man to hospital with serious injuries. Battlefords RCMP say this past Saturday their officers responded to a report of a shooting and armed robbery. This was...
Vanese M. Ferguson Dec 04, 2024

Federal carbon tax to be kept off home heating bills in 2025
The federal carbon tax will continue to be kept off of Saskatchewan resident’s home heating bills in 2025. Minister Responsible for SaskEnergy, Jeremy Harrison, introduced this year’s edit...
Keira Miller Dec 04, 2024

Sixty-two-year-old man dies at Saskatoon Correctional Centre
The Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety is reporting that a 62-year-old man died at the Saskatoon Correction Centre Monday morning. The inmate was found unresponsive on a living unit a...
Carol Thomson Dec 03, 2024

Provincial Auditor’s report touches on improving social housing processes in Regina, improving financial practices for some public entities
Since the first Provincial Auditor’s report of 2024, the office of the Auditor has completed annual integrated audits of 175 agencies including 17 ministries, 33 Crown corporations and agencies,...
Carol Thomson Dec 03, 2024















