Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

City proposes to push off until summer presenting a funding strategy for downtown entertainment district
The Downtown Event and Entertainment District funding strategy presentation that was once scheduled for November of 2023, is now being recommended to be left until June or July by City of Saskatoon Ad...
Keira Miller Mar 12, 2024

Cold snap in Western Canada this winter results in over $180 million in damage
Extreme cold, and swings in temperature during the winter, raised insurance claims significantly in Western Canada. The Insurance Bureau of Canada says in a news release that, “In January, Briti...
Vanese M. Ferguson Mar 12, 2024

Weekend homicide in Melfort
Melfort RCMP say a 35-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in the weekend death of a woman at a business in Melfort. Police report that early Sunday they responded to a disturbance ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Mar 12, 2024

Damage estimate $200,000 in Taylor Street house fire
The Saskatoon Fire Department reports that the fire at a home in the 4000 block of Taylor Street Monday morning has been deemed accidental. It originated in the garage and was caused by an electrical ...
Carol Thomson Mar 11, 2024

Sask Polytech develops virtual reality tools to improve access to mental health supports
According to the Centre for Suicide Prevention, Indigenous youth have a suicide rate five to six times higher than non-Indigenous youth, and that’s something a team from Saskatchewan Polytechnic...
Carol Thomson Mar 11, 2024

Dentists invited to confirm participation in new Canadian Dental Care Plan
Oral health providers can now confirm their participation in the new Canadian Dental Care Plan. A news release from the Government of Canada says by choosing to participate, dental health providers ar...
Carol Thomson Mar 11, 2024

Man in prison arrested and charged with second degree murder
A 22-year-old man from Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation was arrested at the Prince Albert Correctional Centre and is charged in connection to the death of 32-year-old Dedrick Stick on February 1st. Loon...
Carol Thomson Mar 11, 2024

Saskatchewan’s new investment attraction strategy includes tax incentives
The provincial government has unveiled a strategy to increase business investment to further advance the goal of reaching $16 billion in private capital investment annually. Trade and Export Developme...
Carol Thomson Mar 11, 2024

Premier Moe remains popular
The Angus Reid Institue says, “For three of Canada's provincial leaders, campaign season is not far off. Saskatchewan's Scott Moe and British Columbia's David Eby head into their expected Octobe...
Vanese M. Ferguson Mar 11, 2024

Job action continues, and Saskatchewan post secondary educators voice their support for STF
Faculty Associations from the University of Saskatchewan, the University of Regina and Saskatchewan Polytechnic joined the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation Monday morning to show their support ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Mar 11, 2024


















