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

Saskatoon’s new mayor says her biggest priority is the city’s homeless issue
Saskatoon’s new, and first female Mayor, says because of her two terms as a City Councillor, when she walked into City Hall after the election, it felt like home. But Cynthia Block adds that the...
Carol Thomson Dec 27, 2024

Regina Police investigate Queen City’s sixth homicide of 2024
Regina Police say a death on Thursday is being investigated as a homicide. The call came in around 5:50 p.m. of a seriously injured male in the area of 8th Avenue and Retallack Street. Officers locate...
Vanese M. Ferguson Dec 27, 2024

Parkinson’s research takes a step forward with help from USask’s Canadian Light Source
A company out of Massachusetts could be well on its way to developing a treatment for one variation of Parkinson’s disease. Kalle Gehring is a researcher at McGill University. He says about thre...
Keira Miller Dec 27, 2024

Man wanted for being unlawfully at large
Yorkton RCMP is seeking the public’s help in tracking down a man who is an inmate of Whitespruce Provincial Training Centre. Staff noticed 36-year-old Martin Oochoo was not present at the facili...
Vanese M. Ferguson Dec 27, 2024

Saskatoon Chamber ready for a busy 2025
Next year will be a busy year for the Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce. That from Chamber CEO Jason Aebig, who says he will continue to advocate for small businesses to receive help from all leve...
Keira Miller Dec 26, 2024

Saskatchewan story makes top ten list of worst health care stories in 2024
Saskatchewan has made the top five in a list released Thursday of the 10 worst health care stories in Canada in 2024. Think tank SecondStreet.org released the list after combing through news stories t...
Vanese M. Ferguson Dec 26, 2024

The importance of international trade offices
The work of the various agri-food industries – from producers, to support, to value-adding manufacturing – is a big part of opening international trade. Warren Kaeding, Saskatchewan’...
Newsroom Dec 26, 2024

Serious accident west of Rosetown; update on accident north of Lloydminster
Just after 10 last night, Rosetown RCMP issued an advisory that there was a serious accident on Highway #7 approximately 15 kilometres west of Rosetown. While the highway was closed at the time with d...
Vanese M. Ferguson Dec 25, 2024

Social Services cheques need to be picked up in person
If you receive a cheque from the Ministry of Social Services, you need to pick it up in person. The Ministry issued a statement indicating that although Canada Post has resumed service, due to the bac...
Vanese M. Ferguson Dec 24, 2024

Saskatchewan again will not receive an equalization payment
Saskatchewan remains a “have” province according to the Government of Canada. In a letter to the province from the new Finance Minister, it outlines total major transfers to Saskatchewan f...
Vanese M. Ferguson Dec 24, 2024














