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

Serious collision at intersection of Highway #1 and #56
The westbound lanes of Highway #1 are temporarily closed following a serious collision at the intersection of highways #1 and #56. Indian Head RCMP say the investigation is in its preliminary stages, ...
Keira Miller Aug 22, 2024

Provincial Innovation Fund launched to help physicians build a team-based model of care
A family doctor in Saskatoon has decided to leave the province and find work elsewhere, citing uncompetitive pay schedules, unorganized pooling of patient consultations and the walk-in clinic model as...
Keira Miller Aug 22, 2024

Fatal Plane crash near Saskatchewan/Alberta border
RCMP from both Maidstone and Kitscoty, Alberta RCMP, EMS and the local fire department responded to a plane crash near the Saskatchewan/Alberta border on Wednesday morning around 10. The 46-year-old m...
Carol Thomson Aug 22, 2024

Canada’s Food Professor warns of hiked prices at the grocery store should rail lockout continue
Canada’s Food Professor says it’s only a matter of time before we begin to see prices at the grocery store rise following the dual lockout of CN and CPKC rail workers. Dr. Sylvain Charlebo...
Keira Miller Aug 22, 2024

Update of Health Human Resource Action Plan includes two new perfusionists hired, 266 nurses recruited in 83 communities
An update to the provincial Health Human Resource Action Plan states that two new perfusionists have been hired - one in Saskatoon and the other in Regina. A news release from the province says perfus...
Carol Thomson Aug 22, 2024

Unprecented simultaneous lockout at CN and CPKC
Both Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City have locked out their Teamsters Union employees. This is the first time a work stoppage has happened simultaneously at Canada’s two larges...
Carol Thomson Aug 22, 2024

Conference Board of Canada details economic impact of rail lockout
Roughly 9,000 Teamsters union workers at Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City have been locked out, as of just after midnight this morning (Thurs). In a news release, the Conference Boar...
Carol Thomson Aug 22, 2024

Administration to present possible funding options for Downtown Event and Entertainment District to Council
Coming up next Wednesday at City Council, Administration has a funding strategy to present for the Downtown Event and Entertainment District, with the goal of ensuring there would be no property tax i...
Carol Thomson Aug 21, 2024

You can dream and help Saskatoon’s hospitals at the same time
It’s time to dream. The Hospital Home Lottery is back, supporting Saskatoon’s Royal University, St. Paul’s and City Hospital Foundations. CEO of St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation ...
Carol Thomson Aug 21, 2024

Grassfire south of Saskatoon destroys numerous buildings and vehicles, damage estimate nearly $3 million
A home, two garages, a shop, six vehicles, four trailers and various small pieces of equipment were lost in a grassfire south of Saskatoon yesterday. At 3:37pm, fire crews were called to Victor Road, ...
Keira Miller Aug 21, 2024














