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

28 people arrested in relation to 2025 homicides
Last year, the Major Crimes Unit investigated 33 manslaughter and murder files with 39 victims. Of those, 31 manslaughter and murder files, with 34 victims, occured in Saskatchewan RCMP jurisdiction. ...
Lane Hoffart Feb 08, 2026

Man charged in Saskatoon’s first homicide of 2026
Saskatoon Police have charged an 18-year-old male in connection to the city’s first homicide of 2026. The investigation by the Major Crimes Unit began at around 5:30 am on February 3rd, when pol...
Lane Hoffart Feb 08, 2026

Provincial Park reservation dates set
The 2026 Saskatchewan Provincial Parks reservation dates have now been set, with seasonal campsite bookings in all provincial parks beginning on April 13th. 59 new seasonal sites will be added in 11 p...
Lane Hoffart Feb 07, 2026

SGI urges drivers to increase following distance in winter
SGI is reminding drivers to practice safe habits amidst changing winter weather conditions. With the temperatures hovering around zero, roadways are more slippery and slushy than usual. Heather Hubic,...
Lane Hoffart Feb 07, 2026

“Drop and give 2000 for mental health”, CMHA Push-Up Challenge underway
The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is encouraging people to drop and give 2000 as part of the 2026 Push-Up Challenge. The Push-Up Challenge raises money for mental health by getting people ...
Lane Hoffart Feb 07, 2026

Prince Albert local community raising funds for Victoria Hospital refurbishment
Prince Albert's mayor is clearing up a miscommunication that occurred following his State of the City Address on Tuesday. Mayor Bill Powalinsky announced that the Province requires a $30 million fundi...
Keira Miller Feb 06, 2026

Police vehicle rammed when officers investigate theft of catalytic converter
Around 3:30 a.m. this morning, police were called to the 200 block of Marquis Drive after getting a call about someone cutting a catalytic converter from a vehicle. In a news release the Saskatoon Pol...
Vanese M. Ferguson Feb 06, 2026

Mandatory Alcohol Screening leads to 134 tickets
Between January 30th and February 1st, the RCMP stopped and conducted Mandatory Alcohol Screening Tests on 494 vehicles in and around La Ronge, Stanley Mission, Grandmother’s Bay and Missinipe. ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Feb 06, 2026

Another record-breaking day in Saskatchewan in terms of the weather
Some long-standing records fell on Thursday starting with Prince Albert which broke a 139-year-old daytime high record for February 5th. The new record is 8.9 degrees Celsius while the old record was ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Feb 06, 2026

USask and City of Saskatoon researching housing landscape changes amid infrastructure evolution
A joint research project between USask and the City of Saskatoon is looking at how changes in the city’s infrastructure will effect the housing landscape. Dr. Scott Bell, a professor in the Depa...
Lane Hoffart Feb 05, 2026

















