Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Health care staff shortages and foreign ownership of farmland discussed in Legislature
On this, the last day of the legislative session in a shortened fall sitting after the provincial election, the hot topic is health care. The first topic during Question Period was the lack of frontli...
Carol Thomson Dec 05, 2024

Oil and gas public offering adds more than $11 million to government coffers
The Government of Saskatchewan says its Crown oil and natural gas public offering, held just this past Tuesday raised $11,392,502.38 for the province. That is a considerable increase from the same tim...
Vanese M. Ferguson Dec 05, 2024

Christmas Wonderland unveiled Thursday night
The doors swing open this evening to Christmas Wonderland 2024 at E.D. Feehan Catholic High School in Saskatoon. Touted as the city’s largest and most dazzling Christmas Village display the even...
Vanese M. Ferguson Dec 05, 2024

House fire in Meadowgreen Wednesday
There was a fire in Saskatoon’s Meadowgreen neighbourhood Wednesday evening. The call came in at 7:26 p.m. from the 200 block of Montreal Avenue South. When firefighters arrived, they could see ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Dec 05, 2024

More than $200,000 in contraband seized at P.A. pen
The Correctional Service of Canada says in a news release that staff members seized contraband at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert valued at $207,810. The items seized on November 30th i...
Vanese M. Ferguson Dec 05, 2024

Oversized load hits overpass at 108th Street
The northbound curb lane of Circle Drive under 108th Street is closed after the overpass was hit by an oversized load. Currently, 108th Street over Circle Drive is fully open, but for safety, the City...
Keira Miller Dec 04, 2024

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
















