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

Province funds upgrades at several Provincial Parks
Several of Saskatchewan’s provincial parks have received upgrades this year through funding set aside in the 2024-25 provincial budget. The Meadow Lake Provincial Park saw the opening of a new c...
Keira Miller Jun 30, 2024

Affordable housing units coming to Saskatoon’s Massey Place neighbourhood
Twenty-three vulnerable Saskatoon citizens facing homelessness will soon benefit from newly renovated, affordable and supportive housing units on Avenue W North. The $1.6 million renovation project, f...
Keira Miller Jun 30, 2024

Regina man found with large blade wounds, police search for suspect
The Regina Police Service is searching for a suspect in a weapons assault investigation following an incident that occurred on Friday. At 11:15 p.m., police were dispatched to the 4100 block of 5th Av...
Keira Miller Jun 30, 2024

The process of selecting a site for the new Saskatchewan Polytechnic campus
Before choosing the University of Saskatchewan land just east of Innovation Place, the President CEO of Saskatchewan Polytechnic says they looked at other spots, including a few downtown locations for...
Carol Thomson Jun 29, 2024

Prince Albert man airlifted to Saskatoon following vehicle-pedestrian collision
A 38-year-old man has been airlifted from Prince Albert to Saskatoon via Stars helicopter following a vehicle and pedestrian collision. At 10:59 last night, the Prince Albert Police Service, Prince Al...
Keira Miller Jun 29, 2024

HAF zoning changes passed by Saskatoon City Council
Saskatoon City Council has approved all the recommendations required in order for Saskatoon to be eligible to receive federal funding through the Housing Accelerator Fund. Last year, Saskatoon applied...
Keira Miller Jun 29, 2024

Over 400 flights canceled as WestJet mechanic strike continues
Those who booked flights with WestJet this long weekend will be disappointed to learn their flight has most likely been cancelled. On top of yesterday’s cancellation list of over 150 flights, th...
Keira Miller Jun 29, 2024

City Council approves first of five recommendations needed to receive HAF funding
Saskatoon City Council has voted in favour of rezoning the areas close to the planned Bus Rapid Transit system in established neighbourhoods. Administration says the goal of this is to incentivize inf...
Keira Miller Jun 28, 2024

Looking at who got the most rain and what is happening next
Environment Canada has released the rainfall amounts which are from noon yesterday (Thurs) to noon today, and the numbers have the Last Mountain area with the highest amount at 69.5 millimetres, (2.7&...
Carol Thomson Jun 28, 2024

Defoliation of Saskatoon trees from cankerworms should be coming to an end
If you’ve driven down a Saskatoon street and seen trees without leaves, the tree isn’t sick. City of Saskatoon Entomologist Sydney Worthy says there has been an increase in cankerworm acti...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jun 28, 2024















