Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Construction at Jansen potash mine ahead of schedule
Construction of BHP’s Jansen potash mine in Saskatchewan is ahead of the original schedule with first production now just over two years away. That’s for Stage 1 of the project, according ...
Carol Thomson Aug 27, 2024

Lloydminster RCMP search for missing girl
Lloydminster RCMP are requesting public assistance in locating a 16-year-old girl. Leah Michelle Bear was last seen on Sunday in Lloydminster. She is described as 5 feet three inches tall, 115 pounds ...
Keira Miller Aug 26, 2024

Twenty-year-old man dead following single vehicle rollover, driver charged with impairment
A 20-year-old man from Lar Ronge has died following a single vehicle roll over. On Saturday at 6:45 a.m., La Ronge RCMP were called to Lagoon Road in Bell’s Point. A male passenger in the vehicl...
Keira Miller Aug 26, 2024

New case of Dutch Elm Disease found in Regina
One tree was removed from Wascana Park last Tuesday after testing positive for Dutch Elm Disease. There are approximately 5,000 elms trees in the Wascana Centre, which makes up about 13 percent of its...
Neil Billinger Aug 26, 2024

Man stabbed on Duchess Street on Saturday night
Police are investigating after a man was stabbed on Duchess Street Saturday evening. At 7:30, police were called to the 600 block of Duchess Street for a report of an injured person. Officers say a ma...
Keira Miller Aug 26, 2024

Bear spray incident early Monday morning
Saskatoon Police were able to monitor an altercation early Monday around 1:20am at 21st Street and Avenue U South. Officers on the ground went to the scene but a male suspect fled on foot. The Canine ...
Neil Billinger Aug 26, 2024

Percentage of Canadians working from home continues to drop
More people are commuting to work. Statistics Canada puts the number at 16.5 million in May, or 585,000 more than the previous year. The proportion of employed Canadians mostly working from home has f...
Neil Billinger Aug 26, 2024

Sasktel holds grand opening of new store in Prince Albert this week
The store—located in The Yard District-is the first to feature SaskTel's new retail design concept. With its open and welcoming layout, the Prince Albert store will serve as a blueprint for all ...
Neil Billinger Aug 26, 2024

SEIU-West urges province to do more to retain frontline healthcare workers
SEIU-West healthcare providers are calling on the provincial government to do more to retain frontline professionals like lab techs, CCAs, LPNs, maintenance and trades, administrative staff and suppor...
Carol Thomson Aug 26, 2024

Free Transit begins September 1st for children in Grade 8 and under
Back in June, City Council approved getting rid of Transit fares for children to provide a low-cost transportation option and to encourage the use of public transit and that begins on September 1st. S...
Carol Thomson Aug 26, 2024















