Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

NDP Leader says she’ll axe the Sask.Party Marshals Service
The provincial NDP will partner with the RCMP to hire 100 more officers, which Leader Carla Beck says is something Scott Moe and the Saskatchewan Party promised, but didn’t deliver on. This is a...
Vanese M. Ferguson Oct 08, 2024

Point-in-time homeless count takes place in Saskatoon Tuesday
The City of Saskatoon is trying to determine how much homelessness has increased and is participating in a nation-wide Point-in-Time Homeless Count which runs through the end of November. Saskatoon...
Keira Miller Oct 08, 2024

Housing sector has a wish list for political candidates
A network of housing leaders has issued a blueprint for all provincial political parties ahead of the election October 28th, which includes prioritizing affordability measures for housing and reducing...
Carol Thomson Oct 08, 2024

Update: Now five more bear spray incidents in Saskatoon
–Update– The Saskatoon Police Service says a man was taken to hospital Monday afternoon after being assaulted with bear spray. Police were called to the 200 block of Avenue O South around ...
Carol Thomson Oct 07, 2024

Man charged after two men shot in North Battleford
A 21-year-old North Battleford man—charged with two counts of attempted murder—made his first court appearance on Monday morning. Adrian Dreaver was arrested in connection with a shooting ...
Neil Billinger Oct 07, 2024

Reported robbery outside Hampton Village residence
Saskatoon Police are investigating a weekend robbery in the Hampton Village neighborhood in the northwest corner of the city. Police were called to the 600 block of Hargreaves Lane for a report of a r...
Neil Billinger Oct 07, 2024

Work begins on the memorial site where the Humboldt Broncos tragic bus crash happened
One of the members of the Humboldt Broncos Memorials Committee, Carol Brons, the mother of Dayna Brons who died in the bus tragedy in 2018, says she is thrilled to finally have shovels in the ground f...
Carol Thomson Oct 07, 2024

Gas prices fell in Saskatoon in the past week while they rose nationally
Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy.com says the national average price of gasoline saw a slight rise in the last week, because of Iran’s attack on Israel, leading oil prices...
Vanese M. Ferguson Oct 07, 2024

Mayoral candidate highlights affordability and infill housing in her platform
Mayoral candidate for Saskatoon, Cynthia Block, says if she is elected, she will continue to champion her key priorities from her eight years as Ward 6 Councillor – affordability, including mult...
Carol Thomson Oct 07, 2024

Monday on the campaign trail centered around health care
Monday the Saskatchewan Party announced it will improve access to health services for women by introducing self-screening for cervical cancer and help with the cost of fertility treatment. The Saskatc...
Vanese M. Ferguson Oct 07, 2024















