Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) News

Rise in wildfire numbers in Saskatchewan
The number of wildfires in Saskatchewan has risen significantly. The numbers have been around the 30 mark but today’s (Sun) report from the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency cites 44 wildfires. ...
Carol Thomson Jul 23, 2023

Vehicles submerge in Nova Scotia flood, four missing
A provincewide state of emergency was declared on Saturday because of the severe flooding. Some areas received more than 300 millimetres rain in 24 hours, leading to flooding and road and bridge washo...
Carol Thomson Jul 23, 2023

Air quality and heat warnings in Saskatchewan
Air quality statements in the north, now also reaching into Prince Albert and then further southeast into Melville and Yorkton – because of wildfire smoke. In parts of south and central Saskatch...
Carol Thomson Jul 23, 2023

WSA public portal
The Water Security Agency has launched an online portal that makes the data on the provinces water resources available to the public. Anyone from agricultural producers, communities, engineering group...
Keira Miller Jul 22, 2023

Innovation Saskatchewan
More early-stage capital will be available for tech startups in Saskatchewan after Innovation Saskatchewan provided $100,000 to Startup TNT. TNT is a Prairies-based non-profit organization dedicated t...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jul 22, 2023

Blood donors needed this weekend
Canadian Blood Services is asking people to book and keep their already scheduled appointments as blood inventory reaches levels of concern. Many blood types are needed, especially O-Negative, O-Posit...
Newsroom Jul 22, 2023

Saskatchewan Order of Merit recipients
Saskatchewan’s Lieutenant Governor announced the names of six individuals who will become the next recipients of the Saskatchewan Order of Merit, the province’s highest honour. Russ Mirast...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jul 22, 2023

TSS Funding
More than $700,000 under the Targeted Sector Support initiative has been awarded to 16 projects across Saskatchewan. Those municipal projects focus on partnerships, planning and collaboration like fun...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jul 22, 2023

Man charged in Saskatoon’s seventh homicide of 2023
Investigators with the Saskatoon Police Major Crime Section have charged a 62-year-old man with second degree murder. Yesterday (Thurs), officers responded to a home in the 800 block of 10th Street ea...
Carol Thomson Jul 21, 2023

Manitoba RCMP begin investigation into potential criminal burial site
As of Friday, Manitoba RCMP have begun an investigation into a potential burial at Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Roman Catholic Church at Pine Creek First Nation. The potential criminal activity was first...
Keira Miller Jul 21, 2023
















