Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Banner year for Saskatoon community services in 2023
Saskatoon made numerous accomplishments and broke several records in 2023 in the Community Services Division. General Manager Lynn Lacroix says several key achievements include two completed storm wat...
Keira Miller Jun 10, 2024

Detached garage fire and truck on fire inside a garage on Sunday
The Saskatoon fire department responded to two fires Sunday including one downtown where firefighters could see a half ton truck inside a garage was filled with flames consuming the interior of the ca...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jun 10, 2024

Provincial investment aims to bolster Indigenous workforce in forestry industry
In an effort to grow the Indigenous workforce in the forestry industry, the province has invested $505,000 into the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies. With the money, SIIT will generate th...
Keira Miller Jun 09, 2024

Domestic violence resource card implemented by Yorkton RCMP
Yorkton RCMP have partnered with Shelwin House to develop a new domestic violence resource card. Yorkton RCMP say their officers will carry the card which will also be available at the front counter o...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jun 09, 2024

Federal NDP select Saskatoon West candidate for future election
The Federal NDP have chosen the Saskatoon West candidate for the upcoming federal election. Yesterday evening, New Democrats selected Rachel Loewen Walker, who is the director of Women and Gender Stud...
Keira Miller Jun 09, 2024

Committee approves cut off for free Transit by Grade instead of age, now heads to Council
Transit will be free for children in Saskatoon as of September, but where the cut-off is for age eligibility and whether a pass is needed is still in the works. Administration reported to the Transpor...
Carol Thomson Jun 09, 2024

SaskTel’s 5G expansion project halfway complete
SaskTel’s rollout of its 5G wireless network has reached the halfway mark of completion, with more than 520 cell sites covering close to 85% of Saskatchewan residents. The project, which began i...
Carol Thomson Jun 09, 2024

Applications open for post-secondary financial aid
For the 75th year in a row, the provincial government is offering financial aid to students pursuing post-secondary education, and applications are now open. This year’s budget allows for more t...
Keira Miller Jun 09, 2024

Concerns over AI-generated voices arise in Saskatchewan
The provincial government is urging the federal government to restrict the use of AI-generated voices, as they can be used to clone someone's voice to misrepresent them. In a news release, the provinc...
Keira Miller Jun 09, 2024

Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre to add courses on oil and gas
The province announced Wednesday that the Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre will develop and offer high school courses in Oil & Gas. Premier Scott Moe made the announcement in Weyburn, saying ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jun 09, 2024
















