Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Budget reaction, including a no vote from the Official Opposition
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre says this is the ninth deficit budget Canada has seen since the Prime Minister promised the budget would balance itself. He says everything Prime Minister Ju...
Newsroom Apr 16, 2024

Deficit of $39.8 billion revealed in federal budget announcement
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled the federal budget in the House of Commons this afternoon (Tues) which she says checks all the boxes from their goals of maintaining the deficit at or below $...
Newsroom Apr 16, 2024

Increase in housing starts across the country, depending on how you crunch the numbers
On average across the country, there were seven per cent fewer housing starts in March, compared to February, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. If you break it down though, the num...
Carol Thomson Apr 16, 2024

Highway 22 makes top five – twice- so far in CAA’s Worst Highway contest
In week 2 of the CAA’s Worst Highway contest, Highway 22 near Cupar, Saskatchewan ranks as No.1. Making out the rest of the top 5 are Highway 5 at Buchanan, Highway 22 by Markinch, Highway 2 nea...
Vanese M. Ferguson Apr 16, 2024

Three Manitoba teens charged with sexual assault in connection to hockey hazing incidents
On Monday, Manitoba RCMP arrested three 17-year-old males for hazing incidents on a hockey team. The initial report came in February 20th of this year and police investigated two separate incidents of...
Vanese M. Ferguson Apr 16, 2024

10 Saskatchewan volunteers honoured
Tuesday morning, Saskatchewan’s Lieutenant Governor presented 10 people in the province with the 2023 Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal during a ceremony at Government House. In a news release, Russ ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Apr 16, 2024

Three arrested for forcible confinement
A forcible confinement incident in Saskatoon’s Massey Place neighbourhood has led to the arrest of three men. The Saskatoon Police Service received a 911 call around 8:30 a.m. Monday morning whi...
Vanese M. Ferguson Apr 16, 2024

One person in hospital with life threatening injuries from Monday assault
Members of the Saskatoon Police Service Serious Assault Unit are investigating after a 30-year-old man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Around 4:00 a.m. on Monday morning police w...
Vanese M. Ferguson Apr 16, 2024

Saskatoon records its 7th and 8th homicides of the year in quick succession
Saskatoon Police have identified the woman who was found deceased at a property in the city’s Dundonald neighbourhood. Saskatoon Police officers responded to a call late Monday about an insecure...
Vanese M. Ferguson Apr 16, 2024

Back to the bargaining table for teachers Tuesday
Contract talks between the provincial government and the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation will resume Tuesday. Following his speech at the Urban Municipalities Convention in Regina, Premier Scott Moe ...
Neil Billinger Apr 16, 2024

















