Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

St. Augustine School to resume classes Wednesday after being closed Tuesday due to a watermain break nearby
Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools has announced that classes at St. Augustine School on Boychuk Drive will resume as regularly-scheduled Wednesday. Buses will also run as scheduled. The school was cl...
Les Lazaruk Jan 30, 2024

Shots fired at Prince Albert home
Prince Albert Police responded to a weapons complaint from a residence on the 1800 block of 13th Street West at 12:30 on Tuesday morning. Officers located evidence of gun shots being fired but there w...
Neil Billinger Jan 30, 2024

Nine charged in serious assault, four at large
Prince Albert Police responded to a well-being check of a 21-year old woman on Highway 2 and 55 on January 8th in the early morning hours and found her with severe injuries. She is receiving treatment...
Carol Thomson Jan 30, 2024

CTF agrees with Saskatchewan NDP’s call for axing provincial tax of gas and diesel
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation agrees with the Saskatchewan NDP and its call for the provincial government to cut its 15 cent per litre tax on gasoline and diesel. Prairie Director of the CTF, Gage...
Carol Thomson Jan 30, 2024

Saskatchewan pediatrican named one of the world’s top doctors
He was integral in the push to get a children’s hospital in Saskatchewan. He is a former head of the Saskatchewan Health Authority’s pediatrics department and he continues to advocate for ...
Carol Thomson Jan 30, 2024

Funding increase to support for mothers in complex life situations
The provincial government has announced an increase in funding for Sanctum Care Group, which has programming for women in complex life situations. The $650,000 in funding comes from the Ministries of ...
Carol Thomson Jan 30, 2024

Small Modular Reactor agreement signed between SaskPower and GE Hitachi
An agreement has been signed between SaskPower and GE Hitachi to advance Saskatchewan’s first Small Modular Reactor project. President and CEO of the Crown Corporation, Rupen Pandya, says this m...
Carol Thomson Jan 30, 2024

Arrest in complex homicide investigation from 2007
A man has been arrested in connection to a multi-provincial homicide investigation which began almost 17 years ago. Manitoba RCMP say 24-year-old Crystal Saunders, a Metis woman, went missing from Win...
Carol Thomson Jan 30, 2024

Cystic Fibrosis drug coverage expanded in Saskatchewan
Coverage for the cystic fibrosis drug Trikafta will be expanded on February 1st to include two- to five-year-olds who meet the medical criteria. Cystic Fibrosis Canada President and CEO Kelly Grover s...
Carol Thomson Jan 30, 2024

Medavie paramedics administer record number of Narcan shots in Saskatoon
The Director of Public Affairs for Medavie Health Services West says since the pandemic paramedics continue to see a steady rise in the number of patients who require Naloxone. Narcan is a brand name ...
Carol Thomson Jan 30, 2024


















