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

More fines and charges in regards to wildlife but this time involving a taxidermist
The Saskatchewan government says what should have been a straightforward inspection of a Saskatchewan taxidermy business became a complex investigation which resulted in an arrest, fines and seizure o...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jan 09, 2025

Property reassessment time
This a provincial reassessment year and the City of Saskatoon will mail notices beginning January 27th. If you don’t want to wait for the mailed version, you can preview your property’s ne...
Neil Billinger Jan 08, 2025

Body of missing man located on Sturgeon Lake First Nation
A sad end to the search for 50-year-old Orlando Okemaysim. His body was located on Wednesday. Prince Albert RCMP indicate the death is not believed to be suspicious. Okemaysim had been last seen on Ch...
Neil Billinger Jan 08, 2025

Not enough access to treatments for those dealing with obesity
There are treatments for obesity, but they aren’t readily available to most people and Obesity Canada suggests that if there was more recognition that it’s a chronic, progressive disease, ...
Carol Thomson Jan 08, 2025

Social media post leads to illegal hunting charges and fines
A picture of a deer posted on social media is what triggered an investigation into illegal hunting. The Environment Ministry reports that Moose Jaw conservation officers noticed the post that included...
Carol Thomson Jan 08, 2025

Bright lights of the Enchanted Forest helped put thousands in holiday spirit
Now that the BHP Enchanted Forest’s season is done, the numbers have been crunched, and it turned out to be the third busiest season of its 26 years. There were 83,540 visitors to the Holiday Li...
Carol Thomson Jan 08, 2025

Crown files an appeal in high profile THC impaired driving case
An appeal is being filed by the Crown in a case involving the death of nine-year old Baeleigh Maurice in Saskatoon more than three years ago. The young girl was killed on September 9, 2021 when she wa...
Neil Billinger Jan 07, 2025

Top ten 9-11 calls to Saskatchewan RCMP that “missed the mark”
The Saskatchewan RCMP has released its list of the top ten 911 calls that “missed the mark” in 2024. Number ten on the list was a call from an individual who reported they didn’t rec...
Carol Thomson Jan 07, 2025

Mayor Block says all federal funding commitments remain, but priorities on what to fund could change with new government
The City of Saskatoon, like all municipalities, relies of federal and provincial funding to help with things like affordable housing and infrastructure projects, so any changes to the federal governme...
Carol Thomson Jan 07, 2025

Prince Albert’s City Council begins budget deliberations Wednesday
Prince Albert City Council will begin budget deliberations tomorrow (Wed), and they are scheduled through Friday for the proposed 2025 capital and operating budgets. The preliminary budget increase th...
Carol Thomson Jan 07, 2025














