Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

City of Saskatoon to implement two additional 30-bed homeless shelters by fall
After being told to by the province, Saskatoon City Administration is working to secure locations for two additional 30-bed emergency shelters, with potential sites to be announced in May. At the Gove...
Keira Miller Apr 10, 2024

Black cart swap set to begin in Saskatoon
If you were one of nearly 16,000 Saskatoon residents who requested a smaller black garbage cart, you can expect delivery of that cart starting April 15th. It could be dropped off anytime between next ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Apr 10, 2024

Province-wide Radiothon raising money for STARS
It’s day two of the Stars annual Critical Care on the Air Radiothon. STARS, funded by donations, is broadcasting across 40 Saskatchewan radio stations today. Last year, STARS flew its 10,000th S...
Vanese M. Ferguson Apr 10, 2024

Saskatoon firefighters still dealing with grass fire Wednesday morning
Saskatoon firefighters spent the majority of their night putting out hot spots and looking for fire extension in a grass fire southeast of the city. The Saskatoon Fire Department says the fire was out...
Vanese M. Ferguson Apr 10, 2024

Time to vote for Saskatchewan’s worst roads
It’s time to nominate and vote for your worst, unsafe road. CAA’s annual Worst Roads campaign launched Tuesday and voting is open until April 29th. CAA Saskatchewan points out the province...
Vanese M. Ferguson Apr 10, 2024

NDP points to long surgical wait times in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan residents continue to have the longest waits for knee and hip operations in Canada. It is the fifth straight year according to the Canadian Institute for Health Information. Saskatoon Med...
Keira Miller Apr 10, 2024

Saskatoon firefighters battle controlled burn that became a grass fire
As of 8 p.m. Tuesday night Saskatoon firefighters were still on the scene of a grass fire. Crews are looking for fire extension and putting out hot spots. The fire is east on Hwy 16 and south on Range...
Vanese M. Ferguson Apr 10, 2024

B-C resident gets nine years as primary focus of drug trafficking operation investigation
A 27-year-old B-C resident was arrested and convicted on several charges related to a sophisticated drug trafficking operation. In a news release, Saskatchewan R-C-M-P say Nikola Galic of Burnaby, B-C...
Les Lazaruk Apr 09, 2024

Elderly woman hospitalized in Saskatoon following vehicle-pedestrian collision
A 91-year-old woman was transported to hospital with undetermined injuries after she was hit by a vehicle just after noon Tuesday in Saskatoon. Members of the Saskatoon Police Service’s Collisio...
Les Lazaruk Apr 09, 2024

Pelicans return to Saskatoon
The pelicans have returned to Saskatoon and were spotted on the South Saskatchewan River. The conservation group Meewasin holds an annual contest for people to guess when the first pelican arrive. Mee...
Neil Billinger Apr 09, 2024
















