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

COVID-19 Vigil Thursday Marks One Year Since Pandemic Began
It was March 11th of last year that the World Health Organization officially designated the spread of COVID-19 as a pandemic. To mark that day, a diverse group of Saskatchewan citizens has banded toge...
Carol Thomson Mar 10, 2021

A Trump Idea Liked by Biden May Disrupt Canada’s Medicine Supply
An old idea for addressing the problem of high-priced prescription drugs in the United States is resurfacing and could be be considered by the Biden Administration . Brian Ferguson, is a Professor of ...
Brad Jennings Mar 03, 2021

Saskatchewan Leads the Nation in the Rate of Police-Reported Family Violence
Statistics Canada says rates of police-reported family violence against children and youth, intimate partners, and seniors all rose in 2019. The overall rate of police-reported family violence increas...
Gord Wiebe Mar 02, 2021

Go Out & Play!
The 10th and final Saskatchewan Blue Cross Go out and Play Challenge is underway. 38 communities are trying to win the $10 thousand grand prize. The challenge is designed to remind community leaders a...
Gord Wiebe Mar 02, 2021

Do Wildlife Need Our Helping Coping with the Cold?
Saskatchewan Environment says our recent stretch of harsh weather has resulted in many people asking what options are available to help wildlife cope. The department says that the natural inclination ...
Gord Wiebe Mar 02, 2021

The Public Can Now Weigh in on Saskatoon’s Speed Limit Review
Saskatoon residents will be able to have their say when it comes to residential street speed limits, with a new online survey. A speed limit review goes online Tuesday looking for feedback that will f...
Brad Jennings Mar 02, 2021

Dog Perishes, $200,000 in Damage in Dalmeny Road Garage Fire
Two residents of a home on Dalmeny Road in the R-M of Corman Park were transported to hospital with minor injuries as a result of a garage fire on their property…but a dog lost its life in the b...
Les Lazaruk Mar 01, 2021

Drought May be Before Us
A dryer than average spring time is expected in Saskatchewan, leaving meteorologists concerned about drought. Accuweather Meteorologist Brett Anderson says many areas of the province, including Saskat...
Brad Jennings Mar 01, 2021

City Considers Lowering Speed Limits
A roadmap of potential changes to speed limits in Saskatoon will be brought to city council’s Transportation Committee Monday. City administration reports vehicle speeds on residential streets a...
Brad Jennings Mar 01, 2021

There WILL Be A Fringe Festival This Summer
The Saskatoon Fringe Festival is forging ahead. It is July 29th to August 7th, although there will be fewer venues because of safety precautions around COVID-19. That from 25th Street Theatre’s ...
Carol Thomson Feb 23, 2021















