Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

New 60 bed inpatient addictions treatment facility slated to open this spring
The former Living Skies Retreat & Conference Centre near Lumsden is being repurposed. The facility, which was also the former St. Michael’s Retreat site established by the Franciscan Friars ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jan 04, 2024

Saskatoon Light & Power electric heat customers to receive one-time rebate
At the beginning of the year, the provincial government decided to stop collecting the carbon charge on electric home heating for SaskPower users, and to ensure no Saskatoon resident is left behind, t...
Keira Miller Jan 04, 2024

Ice fishing season is open, extra caution is advised after a warm December
The Government of Saskatchewan says ice fishing season has finally arrived and the Ministry of Environment is reminding anglers to keep safety top of mind. Unseasonably warm temperatures throughout De...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jan 04, 2024

Death at Pine Grove Correctional Centre
A 23-year-old female inmate on remand was declared deceased on Wednesday at the Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert. The inmate was found unresponsive in a common area at Pine Grove Correctional Centre...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jan 04, 2024

Found: Missing teen in Saskatoon
Deamera Laliberte, who also goes by the name Hayden, had been reported missing, but they have been found. The Saskatoon Police Service says Demeara Laliberte is safe. == Previous: The Saskatoon Police...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jan 04, 2024

Items stolen, small town church vandalized at Christmas time
On Christmas Day around 5:30 in the afternoon, Indian Head RCMP were alerted of a break and enter at a church in Moffat, sometime between the afternoon of the 24th and late Christmas Day. Moffat is ab...
Carol Thomson Jan 03, 2024

Fatal accident on Regina Bypass
White Butte RCMP responded to a single vehicle accident Tuesday night around 8:15, northbound on the Regina Bypass where it intersects with Highway 1. The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was d...
Carol Thomson Jan 03, 2024

Temporary disruption of Saskatoon City Hospital Emergency Department, NDP says government’s hiring plans aren’t working
A post on social media shows a notice from the Saskatchewan Health Authority which indicates there was a temporary disruption to Saskatoon City Hospital’s Emergency Department on Tuesday. The no...
Carol Thomson Jan 03, 2024

New addictions treatment spaces in Saskatoon
The province is supporting 14 new addictions treatment spaces in Saskatoon at the Possibilities Recovery Centre – ten are for adults and four for youth. The Centre’s Executive Director, Ta...
Carol Thomson Jan 03, 2024

Who will win the war between Russia and Ukraine, if anyone
When will the Russia/Ukraine war end? That was one of the questions posed to a panel at an international security summit hosted by Concordia University in Montreal. The Director of the Newlines Instit...
Carol Thomson Jan 03, 2024


















