Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

SIRT to investigate man’s death after RCMP failed to perform wellness check
Maidstone RCMP didn’t perform an in-person wellness check on a man until 10 hours past the time it was requested, and now Saskatchewan’s Serious Incident Response Team is investigating, as...
Keira Miller Apr 05, 2024

Two men charged this week in a February homicide in Saskatoon
Two people have been arrested and charged with 1st degree murder from a Saskatoon Police Service investigation. Around 12:30 in the morning on February 17th, patrol officers responded to an injured pe...
Carol Thomson Apr 04, 2024

Climate change case back in Regina King’s Bench Court on Friday
The group that calls itself Citizens Against SaskPower is back in Regina’s Court of King’s Bench Friday. This began in March of last year when the group asked the court to consider whether...
Carol Thomson Apr 04, 2024

Saskatchewan, Alberta, Ontario form drug addiction recovery partnership
Saskatchewan’s Minister of Mental Health and Addictions was taking part in the eighth annual Recovery Capital Conference of Canada in Calgary Wednesday and Thursday. A major focus of the confere...
Keira Miller Apr 04, 2024

SGI says insurance fraud costs everyone, not just insurance companies
Last year, SGI's Special Investigation Unit investigated 481 insurance claims, and 263 of those turned out to be fraudulent. Because these scammers were caught in the act, SGI ended up saving $5.9 mil...
Keira Miller Apr 04, 2024

Nationally recognized leader in his field becomes SHA Provincial Department Head of Pediatrics
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has hired a new Provincial Department Head of Pediatrics. Dr. Terry Klassen, a pediatric emergency medicine physician and clinician scientist, started April 1st as jo...
Keira Miller Apr 04, 2024

Estevan area generates nearly $13.8 million through petroleum and natural gas public offering
The Government of Saskatchewan’s Crown petroleum and natural gas public offering, held on Tuesday, raised just over $15.4 million in revenue for the province. The Estevan region acquired the mos...
Keira Miller Apr 04, 2024

Surgery wait times not quite back to pre-pandemic levels
The Canadian Institute for Health Information says fewer patients received hip and knee replacements between April and September of last year, within the recommended six months, compared to the same p...
Carol Thomson Apr 04, 2024

Federal Government launches $1.5 billion Canada Rental Protection Fund
In an effort to protect and create affordable housing, the Federal Government launched a new $1.5 billion Canada Rental Protection Fund. The fund, which the government news release calls a key measure...
Keira Miller Apr 04, 2024

SIGA donates $50,000 to Hope’s Home Inclusive Meal Program
Over 360 children will be provided with snacks and lunches each day thanks to a donation from the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority. Yesterday, SIGA announced a $50,000 investment in the Inclusive ...
Keira Miller Apr 04, 2024


















