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

Chief Medical Health Officer Says Fourth Wave Not Over Yet
Saskatchewan’s Chief Medical Health Officer says although the COVID-19 case numbers are trending downward, that doesn’t mean the fourth wave of the pandemic is over. He explains that every...
Newsroom Nov 23, 2021

Lung Association Putting the Spotlight on Radon
The Lung Association’s Tackle Radon campaign is back for a third season. This year, Tackle Radon has expanded to include all three prairie provinces. Former Saskatchewan Roughrider, Andrew Green...
Devyn Gregoire Nov 20, 2021

Petroglyphs Unveiled: Becomes Part of Wanuskewin’s Bid for UNESCO World Heritage Status
Elder Cy Standing from Wahpeton Dakota Nation says he was told by the Elders that if the bison come back, there will be a change in their history. Bison returned to Wanuskewin Heritage Park in Decembe...
Saskatoon Media Group Nov 19, 2021

Over 900 Saskatchewan Residents Have Perished Because of COVID-19
Saskatchewan has surpassed 900 COVID-19-related deaths. Wednesday’s novel coronavirus dashboard update from the provincial government website showed four new COVID-19-related fatalities, upping ...
Les Lazaruk Nov 17, 2021

From Wildfires And Extreme Heat To Intense Rains, Mudslides And Floods In BC
This summer it was a heat dome causing devastation with extreme heat and forest fires in British Columbia, and now it’s what Environment Canada is calling an atmospheric river, with intense rain...
Carol Thomson Nov 15, 2021

Saskatchewan’s Daily New Cases of COVID-19 Back Below 100, But Hospitalizations Up by Three
New cases of COVID-19 were back below 100 in Monday’s dashboard reading from the Government of Saskatchewan website, but the number of hospitalized novel coronavirus cases in provincial hospital...
Les Lazaruk Nov 15, 2021

Saskatchewan Has Big Plans For Helium Industry
The provincial government has an action plan for Saskatchewan to become a world leader in helium production and export over the next decade, with the goal of supplying ten per cent of the global heliu...
Carol Thomson Nov 15, 2021

Doctors Concerned About Fraud in the Vaccine Rollout and About Meeting Surgery Demands
The Saskatchewan Medical Association held its Fall Representative Assembly Friday, virtually, and Saskatchewan doctors had the opportunity to directly question cabinet ministers responsible for health...
Vanese M. Ferguson Nov 05, 2021

Rouleau Elevator Burns
The Dog River elevator in Rouleau has burned down. Not many details are available right now, but we do know the fire started early this morning and is now out. Rouleau, made famous by the TV show Corn...
Vanese M. Ferguson Nov 05, 2021

SHA Working With Health Ministry To Tackle Surgical Backlog
President and CEO of the Saskatchewan Health Authority, Scott Livingstone, says when surgeries and treatments begin to ramp up again, there will be plans in place to tackle the backlog. The government...
Carol Thomson Nov 02, 2021















