Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Saskatoon’s New Year’s baby is a boy!!
It did not take very long for Saskatoon to have its first baby of 2025. At 12:19 this morning, Atticus Marcien Harper Vandale was born at Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital. Atticus weighs 6 pound...
Neil Billinger Jan 01, 2025

Prisoner escapes from Prince Albert Penitentiary
Twenty-nine-year old Glen Frederick Richard Halkett was not accounted for during a 9:30pm count on Tuesday evening. A warrant has been issued for Halkett’s arrest. He is five foot eight, 168 pou...
Neil Billinger Jan 01, 2025

Pelly loses its only grocery store in New Year’s Eve fire
Crews battled the blaze in the early morning hours of December 31st—managing to save a nearby building. Pelly is a village of about 300 people located an hour northeast of Yorkton. The mayor of ...
Neil Billinger Jan 01, 2025

City of Saskatoon list of rates and fees for 2025
The following rates and fees for City of Saskatoon services take effect on January 1, 2025. SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS Animal Services - Pet Licenses There are various rate and fee changes effective Janua...
Neil Billinger Jan 01, 2025

Saskatchewan United Party looking for a new leader in 2025
Jon Hromek announced his decision to step down from the leadership in a New Year’s Eve news release. Hromek was the leader of the right-leaning party for only eight months after taking over the ...
Neil Billinger Jan 01, 2025

Saskatchewan’s premier says affordability will continue to be their focus in the new year
When thinking about everything that took place in 2024, Saskatchewan’s premier says the biggest highlight of the year would have to be the economy. Scott Moe says the mining, agriculture and oil...
Keira Miller Dec 31, 2024

You can ride the bus for free New Year’s Eve
Saskatoon Transit and SGI have again partnered to offer free evening bus service on New Year’s Eve. Free fare service will be available from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. on January 1; times vary slightly by...
Vanese M. Ferguson Dec 31, 2024

Cocaine bust near Nipawin
Nipawin RCMP responded a report of a vehicle stuck in a ditch near Weirdale on December 20th and after locating the vehicle determined the driver had left on foot. They believed the woman driving the ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Dec 31, 2024

Gas prices jump in Saskatoon just before the New Year
Gas prices in Saskatoon on Monday shot up by 8-cents-a-litre to 151.9. This was on the heels of Gasbuddy.com reporting that average retail gasoline prices in Saskatoon had fallen 0.8 c/L in the past w...
Vanese M. Ferguson Dec 31, 2024

City Hospital reduces Emergency hours of operation for Tuesday
Tonight, on New Year’s Eve, there will be reduced hours at Saskatoon City Hospital Emergency Department. The Saskatchewan Health Authority says it is due to physician illness. Saskatoon City Hos...
Vanese M. Ferguson Dec 31, 2024
















