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

Provincial election Final Count complete, voter turnout best since 2007
All ballots from the October 28th provincial election have now been counted, as the count took place yesterday, and the results were posted last evening. Elections Saskatchewan says a total of 471,087...
Keira Miller Nov 10, 2024

Choiceland residents come together to unveil new Veterans Memorial
A small Saskatchewan community has come together to honour the veterans from their area with a memorial. The endeavor was led by four Choiceland natives: Diana Scott, Margaret McTaggart, Murray Hidleb...
Keira Miller Nov 10, 2024

CTF urges provincial government to cut transition allowance for former politicians
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says the transition allowance given to former politicians is costing taxpays too much money, and it is calling on the provincial government to stop handing it out. On...
Keira Miller Nov 09, 2024

Importance of the gut microbiome explored at USask Canadian Light Source
There are trillions of bacteria in our gut microbiomes, and they are not all alike. Some are good for us and others are harmful pathogens that can make us sick. The Canadian Light Source on the USask ...
Carol Thomson Nov 09, 2024

Saskatoon Fire Department responds to storage shed on 20th Street
The Saskatoon Fire Department was called to a fire just before ten last night in the 900-block 20th Street West. Upon arrival, crews say they found smoke and flames showing from a storage shed behind ...
Keira Miller Nov 09, 2024

New temperature records set in 11 Saskatchewan communities Friday
Temperature records for this time of year were broken in 11 Saskatchewan communities yesterday. Places that haven’t seen that kind of November heat in while include Buffalo Narrows, Hudson Bay, ...
Keira Miller Nov 09, 2024

Five moose-related collisions in 25 minutes across Saskatchewan yesterday
In the 25 minutes between 6:20 and 6:45 p.m. yesterday, Saskatchewan RCMP were called to five collisions across the province between a vehicle and a moose. Officers had reports from the Hudson Bay, Ro...
Keira Miller Nov 09, 2024

Nine COVID-related deaths in latest report from Health Ministry
The latest Community Respiratory Illness Surveillance Program report which covers October 6th through November 2nd indicates that there were nine deaths where people had tested positive for COVID-19. ...
Carol Thomson Nov 08, 2024

Six Saskatoon police officers suspended following two off-duty incidents
Saskatoon’s Police Chief says the recent suspension of six police officers is an unusual occurrence, and a suspension of this magnitude has not happened for some time. Police Chief Cam McBride s...
Keira Miller Nov 08, 2024

Walking pneumonia: is it in Saskatchewan and what are the symptoms?
It’s not tracked in Canada, but anecdotally, doctors are saying there seems to be more cases of walking pneumonia in recent months, especially in young children. The same is true for Saskatchewa...
Carol Thomson Nov 08, 2024














