Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

No COVID cases in Saskatchewan during two-week reporting period
The most recent report on respiratory illnesses in our province contained positive news. The Saskatchewan Ministry of Health says no one died of COVID or influenza in the two weeks between February 25...
Neil Billinger Mar 15, 2024

Two Ontario men arrested in Prince Albert on drug trafficking charges
Two Ontario men were arrested in Prince Albert yesterday following the execution of a search warrant by the Prince Albert Police Service Crime Reduction Team. Thursday, members of the CRT executed a s...
Keira Miller Mar 15, 2024

Five youths arrested during an evening disturbance at a school
A community gathering at a high school on the 2200 block of Rushholme Road ended Thursday night with a call to Saskatoon Police. Officers responded around 10:30pm following a report of a group causing...
Neil Billinger Mar 15, 2024

RCMP investigate suspicious death of 26-year-old Patuanak man
The Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes unit is investigating the death of a 26-year-old man from Patuanak, which they deem suspicious. Today (Fri) at 1 a.m., RCMP received a report of an injured male at a...
Keira Miller Mar 15, 2024

New Sask Polytech campus becomes one step closure with donation from Nutrien
The vision of an entirely new Saskatchewan Polytechnic campus is one step closure to coming to fruition following a generous donation from Nutrien. Chris Reynolds, president of Potash at Nutrien, anno...
Keira Miller Mar 15, 2024

Drug bust in Saskatoon
An investigation by the Saskatoon Crime Reduction Team has resulted in the arrest of a 33-year-old Saskatoon man. Around 8:00 p.m. on Thursday officers initiated what is described as an enforcement ac...
Vanese M. Ferguson Mar 15, 2024

FSIN concerned about irrigation expansion planned for Lake Diefenbaker
With the Saskatchewan government set to begin work on a $1.15-billion project to expand irrigation at Lake Diefenbaker, the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is voicing concern over the proje...
Vanese M. Ferguson Mar 15, 2024

Teachers resume job action
After the government turned down a request for binding arbitration in the teacher’s dispute, a new round of job action was announced Friday morning. Monday and Tuesday there will be a withdrawal...
Vanese M. Ferguson Mar 15, 2024

Les Dubé passes away
Well-known and well regarded, businessman and philanthropist, Leslie Dub has passed away. Les Dub died Wednesday morning at age 91. He and his wife Irene are founders of the Concorde Group of Companie...
Vanese M. Ferguson Mar 15, 2024

CUPE elects new president
CUPE, Saskatchewan’s largest union, elected a new president on Thursday. Kent Peterson was the secretary-treasurer of CUPE since 2020 and will now be leading the organization’s 31,000 memb...
Keira Miller Mar 14, 2024


















