Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

New archeological find shows presence of people in Saskatchewan, thousands of years earlier than thought
A University of Saskatchewan archeologist says the location of artifacts at a new archeological dig indicates to him that people were not only going back to that location, literally over thousands of ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Feb 07, 2025

Rent may seem steep in Saskatchewan but not compared to the rest of the country
January was the fourth consecutive month of annual rent declines, following 38 straight months of increases across the country. A monthly report from Rentals.ca and Urbanation states that the average ...
Carol Thomson Feb 07, 2025

“Talking Quilt” bears witness to memories of Residential School Survivors
The smell of burning sweetgrass filled the air at Saskatchewan Polytechnic yesterday as the women of James Smith Cree Nation presented the school with a cherished cultural artifact, the Talking Quilt....
Keira Miller Feb 07, 2025

Unemployment rate drops nationally and provincially
RBC Economics says Canadian labour markets showed employment rising solidly and the unemployment rate unexpectedly slipping lower. Statistics Canada released January job numbers Friday, and the nation...
Vanese M. Ferguson Feb 07, 2025

Kilogram of cocaine seized in traffic stop
Last Sunday in Air Ronge, the Saskatchewan RCMP’s La Ronge Crime Reduction Team seized a kilogram of cocaine during a traffic stop. A news release from the RCMP says it was around 1 in the morni...
Newsroom Feb 07, 2025

Big City Mayors’ Caucus meets with Prime Minister to talk U.S. trade/tariffs
Ahead of a trip to Washington, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Big City Mayors’ Caucus met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly today (Thurs) to ...
Carol Thomson Feb 06, 2025

Arson and disregard for human life charges from Prince Albert fire
The Prince Albert Police Service says a man has been arrested in relation to an arson investigation Thursday morning. Just before 7 a.m., emergency crews responded to a house fire in the 200 block of ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Feb 06, 2025

Victims from quadruple homicide not all formally identified yet
The two investigations continue in regards to the quadruple homicide on Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation and the firearms incident on Zagime Anishinabek. The Saskatchewan RCMP says Keagan Panipekeesick,...
Vanese M. Ferguson Feb 06, 2025

2nd Annual Afrocentric Symposium celebrates and educates during Black History Month
“When you can’t hear, don’t fill in the blank…lean in.” That’s the message from Anthony Olusola, the organizer of the 2nd Annual Afrocentric Symposium taking place ...
Keira Miller Feb 06, 2025

Saltcoats man charged with attempted murder involving small child
RCMP responded to a report of a serious assault at residence on Waterloo Road in Yorkton last Saturday afternoon. A child under the age of six was transported to hospital with serious injuries. RCMP a...
Neil Billinger Feb 06, 2025
















