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

More than a dozen new addiction treatment beds in the province
As the Ministry of Health issues a drug alert in the wake of four suspected overdose deaths in eight days in Regina, the provincial government announces funding for 16 new second-stage sober living tr...
Vanese M. Ferguson Feb 10, 2026

Hutterite colony building federally inspected multi-species livestock processing facility west of Saskatoon
Sunnydale Colony Farms (SDC Farms) in the Perdue area, about 65 kilometres west of Saskatoon, is financing the project which will provide much needed additional slaughter capacity in Saskatchewan. It ...
Neil Billinger Feb 09, 2026

Mustard Seed launches campaign in hopes of increasing awareness
A Christian non-profit organization with branches in Saskatoon is launching a three-year awareness and education campaign. The Mustard Seed currently operates a 40-bed homeless shelter and a 65-unit a...
Keira Miller Feb 09, 2026

Prince Albert residents have a chance to voice their thoughts regarding the Complex Needs Facility
Prince Albert Mayor Bill Powalinsky says the Complex Needs Facility will provide a safe location for police to take individuals who are intoxicated or exhibiting dangerous behaviour. “People wil...
Lane Hoffart Feb 09, 2026

Multiple gun incidents and a hit and run
The Saskatoon Police Service says patrol officers responded to an injured person call in the Parkridge neighbourhood and found a man who had been shot. The call came in around 11:15 p.m. Saturday from...
Vanese M. Ferguson Feb 09, 2026

Another record-breaking warm day in Saskatchewan
Environment Canada says six locations in southern Saskatchewan set new record highs on Sunday. Yellow Grass was the hotspot at 11 degrees Celsius although it did not set a new record high. Estevan at ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Feb 09, 2026

Recall for blood pressure drugs
If you take the drug MAR-Amlodipine you are urged to check the bottle. Health Canada has issued notice of a recall for the 5-milligram tablets. The correct tablets are white to off-white and eight-sid...
Vanese M. Ferguson Feb 09, 2026

Grade 12 student from Kerrobert earns $4,500 scholarship in the Prairieland Youth Leadership Conference
Madison Ley of the Kerrobert Multiple 4-H Club—a couple of hours west of Saskatoon—placed first in the event held over the weekend in Saskatoon. Ley has been accepted to attend the Univers...
Neil Billinger Feb 08, 2026

New dentistry program aims to help people facing barriers
The College of Dentistry is putting on a new program called the USask Dental Access and Training Expansion Program. Madiha Rizki, communications coordinator with the College of Dentistry, says the pro...
Lane Hoffart Feb 08, 2026

Smarter Science Better Buildings program continues to educate students
A program that has been bringing sustainability science to Saskatoon students since 2013 continues on this year. Amber Burton with the Saskatchewan Environmental Society says the Smarter Science Bette...
Keira Miller Feb 08, 2026

















