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

Saskatchewan NDP leader criticizes provincial government upon reviewing new CIHI data
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck is urging Premier Scott Moe to take steps to resolve the surgical wait times in Saskatchewan, as knee and hip replacement waitlists are the longest in the country. N...
Keira Miller Jul 06, 2023

June temperatures were “toasty” in Saskatchewan
The monthly mean temperature was about three degrees above normal at many centres around the province. The three degrees is very significant with Saskatoon recording its third warmest June in the past...
Neil Billinger Jul 05, 2023

New owners for pulse processing facility at Vanscoy
One of the four large global agri-business companies has purchased the Prairie Pulse Inc. facility to increase its pulse processing footprint in Saskatchewan. Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) will double ...
Neil Billinger Jul 05, 2023

July 5th
It’s my Parting Shot for my reactions to the headlines in today’s Star-Phoenix Sports Section….. First headline…”Next man up” for Riders receiving corps, Injuries g...
Les Lazaruk Jul 05, 2023

The long weekend tally for tickets reaches almost 800
The Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan unit issued 795 tickets and 704 warnings were handed out over the long weekend. They were targeting unsafe behaviour like speeding, aggressive driving, impai...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jul 05, 2023

Regina teen arrested for allegedly waving a machete around at Canada Day celebrations
A fourteen-year-old Regina boy is facing charges after waving a machete at the Wascana Park Canada Day Celebration on Saturday. At 10:40pm, Regina Police Service Public Safety Unit members were advise...
Keira Miller Jul 03, 2023

Grain vessels will still be serviced during port workers strike
More than 7,000 BC port workers are on strike. Members of the International Longshore & Warehouse Union Canada went on strike Saturday morning. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business has ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jul 01, 2023

Much-delayed trial back in court, Greg Fertuck charged with first degree murder in death of his wife
Greg Fertuck represented himself in Court of King’s Bench on Friday, charged in the death of his wife Sheree Fertuck. He called two witnesses back to the stand – a gun expert and his forme...
Carol Thomson Jun 30, 2023

$9.5 million over five years invested in Saskatchewan’s agriculture biotechnology sector
Farmers and ranchers across Saskatchewan will have additional opportunities to move their product in another marketplace thanks to the continued funding of Ag-West Bio from the provincial and federal ...
Keira Miller Jun 29, 2023

Yellowhead Highway reopens after serious collision
Highway 16 open about eight hours after being shut down in the wake of a crash between a cargo van and a semi west of Plunkett. There is no word on injuries but the update on the opening of the highwa...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jun 29, 2023















