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

Coy Avenue Fire Deemed Suspicious
An investigator with the Saskatoon Fire Department considers the early morning fire on Tuesday in the 2100 block of Coy Avenue to be suspicious. Damage to the home is estimated at $150,000. The Fire D...
Carol Thomson May 12, 2021

UPDATE: RCMP Officer In Custody in Homicide Investigation
53 year old Bernie Herman, a Prince Albert RCMP officer, has been arrested by Prince Albert Police in connection with the death of 26 year old Braden Herman – no relation. Early Tuesday evening,...
Vanese M. Ferguson May 12, 2021

Catholic And Public Schools in Saskatoon and Area Again Hosting Virtual Grads
There will be no large outdoor venues like Griffiths Stadium for graduation ceremonies from Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools or Saskatoon Public Schools. A spokesperson for Saskatoon Public Schools ...
Vanese M. Ferguson May 12, 2021

Four COVID-Related Deaths, 186 New Cases
More Saskatchewan residents will be able to roll up their sleeves and receive a COVID-19 shot as of Wednesday. Tuesday’s update from the Ministry of Health expanded the eligibility age from 29-a...
Les Lazaruk May 11, 2021

SGI Rebate Cheques On The Way
If you had a vehicle registered with SGI between 2018 and 2020, your cheque is in the mail, or it will be shortly. Chief Financial Officer Jeff Stepan says about 709,000 rebate cheques are being maile...
Carol Thomson May 11, 2021

Licensed Businesses in Saskatoon Hit a New High
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic Saskatoon saw a record number of total licensed businesses in 2020. Last year the City reports an additional 1,076 new business were licensed bringing the city to a recor...
Brad Jennings May 11, 2021

City Council Rescinds Nomination for Darren Hill to Run in FCM Election
Saskatoon City Council has chosen to rescind a nomination for Councillor Darren Hill to run in an election for the board of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. Hill currently serves as the seco...
Brad Jennings May 10, 2021

Third Straight Day Without COVID-Related Deaths in Saskatchewan
For the third straight day, there were no deaths recorded in Saskatchewan due to a positive COVID-19 test. Monday’s update from the Ministry of Health also had just 147 new cases of the novel co...
Les Lazaruk May 10, 2021

Where’s Frank? Walking For Children
Where’s Frank? Frank Atchison age 94, has already managed 23 days of walking and traversed 140 kilometers from Saskatoon en route to Regina. He kicked off Monday from Craik. Mr. Atchison is on H...
Carol Thomson May 10, 2021

Target Set for Vaccine Eligibility 12+
Describing the plan as aggressive, the Ministry of Health announced today that as long as the vaccines arrive as scheduled, they plan to have all residents, 12 years and older, eligible for vaccinatio...
Vanese M. Ferguson May 07, 2021















