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

School Division Gets the Green Light to Consider Park as Location for Future School
The Saskatoon Public School Division is looking at Optimist Park as a future location for a consolidated school, but some residents of the area are opposed to the idea. On Monday, city council granted...
Brad Jennings Feb 23, 2021

Over 80 Per Cent of Saskatchewan Long-Term Care Residents Have Received at Least One Shot of COVID-19 Vaccine
Monday’s COVID-19 update from the Ministry of Health trumpeted the fact that 81% of Saskatchewan long-term care home residents have received one dose of vaccine and that 43% have received both s...
Les Lazaruk Feb 22, 2021

Trudeau Economics Found Lacking
If you look at the economic data it is very clear that the Trudeau era is the weakest of the last five pre-recessionary periods. That is one of the conclusions from a study by the Fraser Institute whi...
Vanese M. Ferguson Feb 22, 2021

Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce Gets the Ear of the Federal Government
The Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce says federal programs have been a lifeline for businesses during the pandemic, but there are concerns with uptake and eligibility. CEO Jason Aebig says during...
Brad Jennings Feb 18, 2021

The SMA is the Latest Group to Challenge the Premier on His Vaccine Rollout Plans
The Saskatchewan Medical Association says the province should be prioritizing healthcare workers in its vaccine rollout plan. President, Dr. Barb Konstantynowicz says some healthcare workers who are c...
Saskatoon Media Group Feb 12, 2021

Sexual Exploitation of Children on the Rise
The Canadian Centre for Child Protection says since the pandemic began there has been an 88 per cent increase in reports to their tipline about the online sexual exploitation of children. This year fo...
Carol Thomson Feb 09, 2021

Fewer Doses Now, But Still Meeting Targets For End Of March
Canada can expect a smaller shipment of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine the week of February 22nd, but Major General Dany Fortin doesn’t know by how much. He explains that Moderna’s latest batch ...
Carol Thomson Feb 04, 2021

Expert Holds Ottawa’s Feet to the Flames on COVID Response
A professor of Law and Public Health at the University of Ottawa told the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health on Monday that federal transparency on COVID-19 has been “pathetically lac...
Carol Thomson Feb 03, 2021

Now There’s Seven Charged in the Dylan Chretien Homicide
There are now seven people charged in connection with the death of Dylan Chretien. In November of 2019 the 30 year old who lived in Lloydminster drove a friend to Prince Albert and was later reported ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Feb 02, 2021

Multiple Overdoses at Saskatoon’s Lighthouse
Anna Pacik, Communications Manager at Saskatoon’s Lighthouse Supported Living, says if their staff didn’t have Naloxone training, they’d have seven dead people at the facility. A gue...
Vanese M. Ferguson Feb 02, 2021















