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

Tips for airport travel during the busy holiday season
With the holiday travel season in full swing, the Saskatoon Airport Authority is reminding passengers to leave any gifts that they’re transporting unwrapped, as their hard work could be undone b...
Keira Miller Dec 13, 2024

Mail could be moving again by next week
On the 29th day of the Canada Post Strike, Labour Minister Steve McKinnon has asked the Canada Industrial Relations Board to order Canada Post and all of the employees represented by the Canadian Unio...
Carol Thomson Dec 13, 2024

City council approves multiple measures to address homelessness, including paying the overage on new temporary emergency shelter
The projected cost for Saskatoon’s new temporary emergency shelter has doubled due to unanticipated renovation costs. As this delays the opening of the shelter, which was supposed to happen in J...
Keira Miller Dec 12, 2024

Saskatchewan Marshals Service slated to be running next summer, one year earlier than planned.
A year-end news release from the Saskatchewan Marshals Service (SMS) says significant progress has been made hiring staff. This includes Chief Marshal Rob Cameron, Deputy Chief Marshall Rich Lowan, an...
Neil Billinger Dec 12, 2024

Saskatoon homeless population triples since 2022, according to Point in Time Homelessness Count
Shocking, but not surprising That’s from Saskatoon Mayor Cynthia Block after she learned the city’s homeless population has nearly tripled in the last two years. According to the Point in ...
Keira Miller Dec 12, 2024

Almost triple the number of homeless in Saskatoon compared to the Point-in-Time Count two years ago
The latest Point-in-Time Count has identified 1,499 people in Saskatoon experiencing homelessness. The City in partnership with the Saskatoon Housing Initiatives Partnership, the Reaching Home Communi...
Carol Thomson Dec 12, 2024

After 40 years CJWW Secret Santa transitions to Saskatoon Community Foundation endowment fund
After 40 years of delivering toys and food hampers to families in need, CJWW’s Denny Carr Secret Santa Campaign is handing the reigns over to the Saskatoon Community Foundation. Board President ...
Keira Miller Dec 12, 2024

NDP points to more overcrowding issues at both St. Paul’s and Royal University Hospitals
The Official Opposition is once again highlighting overcrowding at St. Paul’s Hospital. Health Critic Vicki Mowat says patients requiring emergency room care over the next week at St. Paul’...
Carol Thomson Dec 12, 2024

Person of interest in Grandparent Emergency Scam in Prince Albert
The Prince Albert Police Service has released a security video image of a person of interest in a Family/Grandparent/Friend emergency scam. Officers are currently investigating multiple reports in the...
Carol Thomson Dec 12, 2024

CFIB says GST holiday an “administrative nightmare”
In an effort to make holiday shopping cheaper for Canadians, the federal government has created an “administrative nightmare” for small business staff. That’s according to Brianna So...
Carol Thomson Dec 12, 2024














