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

Five individuals in encampments near 22nd Street West and Circle Drive cleared
A number of encampments were cleared Tuesday by Saskatoon Fire Department Fire Inspectors. Notices were posted for the sites to be cleared in an area along 22nd Street and Diefenbaker Drive near the C...
Les Lazaruk Jul 09, 2024

SIGA posts record breaking profit
The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority reported $346.6 million in gross revenue in 2023-24—an increase of $43 million from the previous fiscal year. SIGA, as a non-profit corporation, reinvest...
Neil Billinger Jul 09, 2024

Sudden death in Saskatoon
The provincial coroner’s service is investigating a sudden death in the Exhibition area. Around 10:45 on Tuesday morning, Saskatoon Police received a report of a woman’s body discovered in...
Neil Billinger Jul 09, 2024

Extended hours for Saskatoon spray pads
As part of the City’s Extreme Heat Response, all spray pads will be open until 10pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week. The spray pads will be open from 10am to 10pm to help people bea...
Neil Billinger Jul 09, 2024

Warmer weather brings out water sport enthusiasts and one Saskatoon business urges them to use the river safely
The Captain of the Prairie Lily wishes the people he shares the river with were more situationally aware. Mike Steckhan says he makes the journey up and down the river two to four times a day, which h...
Keira Miller Jul 09, 2024

Canada Revenue Agency can’t garnish money due to Saskatchewan not paying carbon tax on residential heating—at least for now.
The provincial government says a federal court has ruled in favor of Saskatchewan’s emergency injunction that blocks the Canada Revenue Agency from dipping into Saskatchewan funds. Justice Minis...
Neil Billinger Jul 08, 2024

Hot, humid and smoky week in store for Saskatchewan
It was hot and humid over the weekend in British Columbia and those conditions are moving towards our province. Temperatures are forecast in the low to mid-thirties, with a few extra degrees tacked on...
Neil Billinger Jul 08, 2024

RCMP are investigating explosives devices being left in mailboxes
On Sunday RCMP responded to the RM of Blucher after suspicious objects were left in several mailboxes that had been broken into near Sunset Estates. Their investigation determined that one of the mail...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jul 08, 2024

Sunday accident sends one woman to hospital after vehicle catches fire
The Saskatoon Police Service says a single vehicle accident sent a 23-year-old woman to hospital and the vehicle caught fire. Police were called at 6:15 am. Sunday to the east outskirts of Saskatoon a...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jul 08, 2024

Saskatchewan’s weather map is awash in heat warnings and air quality statements
Environment Canada has issued heat warnings for parts of eight provinces and the Northwest Territories. Temperatures in B-C’s southern Interior are expected to climb into the high 30’s and...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jul 08, 2024















