Category Archives: ((CJWW) Country 600) Top News Stories

Number of wildfires burning drops significantly
Wildfires were knocked down dramatically over the weekend. There are 69 wildfires burning as of Monday morning in Saskatchewan and only six are now considered not contained. There are still eight evac...
Vanese M. Ferguson Aug 18, 2025

Sask. enforcement response teams’ mid-year results
The Saskatchewan RCMP's Enforcement Response Teams have had a busy year so far, executing 412 arrest warrants and seizing an array of drugs, weapons and cash. Between January and June 2025, the Saskat...
Keira Miller Aug 16, 2025

Acute care patients and long-term care residents being repatriated to La Loche and Ile-a-la Crosse
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has begun the process of returning acute care patients and long-term care residents to the Ile-a-la Crosse and La Loche health centres. Patients, residents and ...
Les Lazaruk Aug 15, 2025

Riders Adding Pre-Season Game to Holding Training Camp at Griffiths Stadium in 2026
For years, many people have wondered – why don’t the Saskatchewan Roughriders play their home pre-season game in Saskatoon when they are already holding their training camp at Griffiths St...
Les Lazaruk Aug 15, 2025

Women fighting, knives present, and bear spray deployed near Remai Modern
Shortly after 1:30 p.m. Thursday the Saskatoon Police Service responded to a report of two women fighting and that there were knives present. As well, bear spray had been deployed. This was in the 100...
Vanese M. Ferguson Aug 15, 2025

City of Saskatoon announces site of new enhanced emergency shelter
A site has been selected in Saskatoon for the 60-bed enhanced emergency shelter to be operated by The Mustard Seed. This is not an existing building. It is a plot of land at 170, 31st Street East that...
Vanese M. Ferguson Aug 15, 2025

Suspect arrested in 2022 homicide in Saskatoon court Friday
The Saskatoon Police Service says they have arrested the outstanding suspect in a May 2022 homicide, and he is in Saskatoon court Friday morning charged with First Degree Murder. Early August the Sask...
Vanese M. Ferguson Aug 15, 2025

Fire ban rescinded, resources sent home; things are finally cooling down
Things seem to be cooling off on the wildfire front. Vice President of the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says following 5 mm to 20 mm of rainfall in the north, the fire ban has been rescinded as o...
Keira Miller Aug 14, 2025

Harvest and fieldwork efforts stalled by significant rainfall
More rain hit the ground this week than last week in the province, according to the weekly Saskatchewan Agriculture crop report for August 5th-11th. Although it was welcome in areas where crops were s...
Keira Miller Aug 14, 2025

Traffic stops by Wadena RCMP yield weapons, drugs and two arrests
Wadena RCMP attempted a traffic stop last Wednesday around 11 a.m. in Kylemore and say the man driving didn’t stop but instead pulled into a residential driveway. Police say he then would not co...
Vanese M. Ferguson Aug 14, 2025

















