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

Four deaths in Saskatchewan hospitals related to the flu
The provincial government’s respiratory illness report states that influenza hospitalizations remained stable in the reporting period from March 9th to 22nd, while ICU admissions decreased compa...
Carol Thomson Mar 28, 2025

Rise Air addresses pilot shortage through Dziret’ái Pilot Training Program
A Saskatchewan-based and Indigenous-owned airline is working to bridge the gap that exists in northern Saskatchewan’s aviation industry. Rise Air CEO Derek Nice says there is a global shortage o...
Keira Miller Mar 28, 2025

Premier Scott Moe en route to European trade mission
Saskatchewan’s Premier is jetting off to Germany and the UK on a trade mission. The Saskatchewan Trade & Export Partnership (STEP) is leading a delegation joining the Premier. The STEP entou...
Vanese M. Ferguson Mar 28, 2025

Measles exposure risk in North Battleford and Saskatoon
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is notifying the public about a positive measles case, as well as several risk areas in two Saskatchewan cities. Six North Battleford locations and seven Saskatoon bu...
Keira Miller Mar 27, 2025

Next step in new Saskatchewan Polytechnic campus begins
Three teams have advanced to the next stage of procurement for the new Skilled Trades and Technology building for Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s Joseph A. Remai campus near Innovation Place on the U...
Carol Thomson Mar 27, 2025

Renovation work on Saskatoon’s temporary emergency shelter is done, The Mustard Seed will open next month
The renovations for the temporary emergency shelter on Pacific Avenue, the former home of the Saskatchewan Transportation Company parcel depot, are complete. The City of Saskatoon says in a news relea...
Carol Thomson Mar 27, 2025

Premier says Saskatchewan is now carbon tax free
Premier Scott Moe announced on social media yesterday (Wed) that Saskatchewan is now a carbon tax free province, the first province in Canada to declare that. Prime Minister Mark Carney had announced ...
Carol Thomson Mar 27, 2025

Saskatoon City Council expands its role in tackling homelessness crisis
Because Saskatoon City Council’s role in addressing the homelessness crisis has been somewhat limited in the past, Administration is providing it with ways to get more involved. At WednesdayR...
Keira Miller Mar 26, 2025

Saskatoon family advocates for better oversight of care homes and more government funding after father dies
A 91-year-old Saskatoon man died in a Saskatoon care home just weeks after he was admitted, and the Official Opposition is calling for more oversight and funding. Shadow Minister for Seniors, Keith Jo...
Carol Thomson Mar 26, 2025

Woman arrested after allegedly showing a gun at a Saskatoon business
Around 10 p.m. Tuesday night, police responded to a weapons call in the 400 block of Confederation Drive after a Loss Prevention Officer reported a woman had brandished a firearm inside the business. ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Mar 26, 2025














