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

Fire ban revised to allow ATVs
Effective yesterday afternoon, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency revised the provincial fire ban to permit the use of All Terrain Vehicles and Utility Terrain Vehicles across the province, citing ...
Newsroom Jun 14, 2025

Candle Lake no longer facing immediate fire danger
Effective immediately, the Voluntary Evacuation advisory has been lifted for the Resort Village of Candle Lake, and Friday at 9:27 a.m. the Resort Village Council lifted the local emergency. The fire ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jun 13, 2025

Saskatoon’s “food desert” grows larger and community planner says density likely the only solution
While the Bus Rapid Transit system will be up and running in a few years and will help residents cope with the “food desert” that exists in Saskatoon, to really get the full stock of groce...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jun 13, 2025

Saskatchewan Lions Clubs band together to help wildfire evacuees
The Secretary of the Saskatoon Lions Club Karen Harilstad says they applied for and received a $20,500 grant from Lions Clubs International Foundation to help wildfire evacuees. In addition, Lions clu...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jun 13, 2025

La Ronge Health Centre’s Emergency Department services restored
After being closed due to a mandatory wildfire evacuation, La Ronge Health Centre’s Emergency Department services will be restored as of 3 p.m. today (Thursday). The Saskatchewan Health Authorit...
Keira Miller Jun 12, 2025

Saskatoon men arrested following two unrelated child porn investigations
Two Saskatoon men have been arrested following separate, unrelated investigations by the Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation Unit. In the first case, ICE Unit executed a search warrant on June 3 ...
Keira Miller Jun 12, 2025

La Ronge says goodbye to visiting firefighters as residents start to return home
“Thank you isn’t enough. It was a bit of an emotional day seeing these great men and women leave our lot but, at the same time, a relief as we know that our communities are no longer under...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jun 12, 2025

Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says about 30 wildfires deliberately set
About 80 per cent of the 259 wildfires in Saskatchewan this year were caused by humans. Most are termed as accidental, but the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) has identified approximately 30 ...
Neil Billinger Jun 11, 2025

Day of Caring radiothon raises over $640,000 for wildfire evacuees before federal government matching
Saskatchewan’s Day of Caring has raised $643,156.30 for the evacuees that were forced to flee their homes due to nearby wildfires. Over 45 Saskatchewan broadcast stations harnessed the power of ...
Keira Miller Jun 11, 2025

Saskatchewan NDP say small businesses impacted from wildfires need assistance from the Sask. Party government
The Saskatchewan NDP are calling on the Sask. Party government to bring forward immediate and urgently needed supports for impacted small businesses and tourism venders who they say are the very backb...
Lisa Denby Jun 11, 2025

















