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

Cattle producers say rail is an essential service
Even though work came to a halt at CP-Rail early yesterday morning(SUNDAY)—-the Federal Labour Minister says he isn’t ready to talk about “back to work” legislation just yet. S...
Neil Billinger Mar 21, 2022

Man charged in RCMP investigation into hundreds of non-emergency 911 calls
From last November through this month, hundreds of calls were made to Saskatchewan’s 911 dispatch centre, all made from an unregistered cell phone. RCMP say the caller didn’t identify them...
Carol Thomson Mar 17, 2022

Sask. reports 28 COVID-related deaths, 299 in hospital
The number of COVID-19 deaths in Saskatchewan more than doubled in the latest EPI report compared to the previous week. There were 28 virus-related deaths for the week of March 6th to the 12th. The we...
Devyn Gregoire Mar 17, 2022

Lockout notice issued by CP Rail
Canadian Pacific Railway has issued a 72 hour lock out notice to the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference which is the union that represents approximately 3,000 CP Rail workers. The company says if they c...
Vanese M. Ferguson Mar 17, 2022

Initiative announced to help get Sask. residents back to work
The Government of Saskatchewan has announced a one time pandemic recovery initiative for employers and job seekers. The $4 million provides funding for paid work experiences for job seekers to acquire...
Vanese M. Ferguson Mar 15, 2022

Investigation continues into train derailment southwest of Regina
An investigation continues this morning into a train derailment near the village of Drinkwater, which is located on Highway 39, southwest of Regina. Canadian Pacific Railway officials said the freight...
Devyn Gregoire Mar 13, 2022

Prince Albert receives nearly twice as much winter precipitation as Saskatoon
It may surprise some people that this has been Saskatoon’s 32nd driest winter in the past 120 years. The three-month weather statistics from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) says the...
Neil Billinger Mar 08, 2022

Saskatoon Transit Manager on the hot seat over bus shortage
It appears Saskatoon is facing issues in regards to its transit fleet that other Canadian municipalities are not. This is based off the conversations that were held during Monday’s transportatio...
Devyn Gregoire Mar 08, 2022

Refugees fleeing Ukraine tops 1 million
The Associated Press is reporting that the UN refugee agency has released new information on how many people have fled Ukraine. By Wednesday the United Nations estimated more than 1 million were part ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Mar 03, 2022

Saskatoon’s Police Chief Provides Statement on Officer-Involved Shooting
Police Chief Troy Cooper has provided a little more information into the officer-involved shooting of a 35 year-old man that closed a portion of Saskatoon’s 22nd Street to traffic on Wednesday. ...
Devyn Gregoire Feb 24, 2022















