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

Location of Gas Leak Proving Elusive
A new crew came on at 5 p.m. Thursday as SaskEnergy continues to look for a gas leak near Leader. The junction of Highways 32 and 21 near Leader shut down at lunch yesterday, again, to aid SaskEnergy&...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jan 29, 2021

Protest Won’t Distract Chief Medical Health Officer, Update On Public Health Orders On Tuesday
The Health Ministry says protesters showing up at the Chief Medical Health Officer’s home on Saturday will not distract him from continuing his important ongoing work. Dr. Saqib Shahab was unava...
Carol Thomson Jan 25, 2021

Saskatchewan’s COVID Death Toll at 254 Following Passing of North Central Zone Resident in 80s
A person in their 80s from the North Central zone is the 254th person to pass away in Saskatchewan after testing positive for COVID-19. In addition, there were 240 new cases of the novel coronavirus r...
Les Lazaruk Jan 25, 2021

A Missing Person Investigation is Now a Homicide
Saskatoon Police have upgraded a suspicious missing persons case to homicide. The Major Crime Section has been assisting the Missing Persons Detail in its efforts to locate 30 year old Megan Gallagher...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jan 25, 2021

Public Engagement On New Central Library Design Begins
Over the next 18 months, the design team for Saskatoon’s new central library wants your input before getting to work on the new building to be built at 321 2nd Avenue North. Saskatoon Public Lib...
Carol Thomson Jan 25, 2021

Prime Minister and Premier Mark 5th Anniversary of La Loche Shooting
Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, has issued a statement to mark the fifth anniversary of the deadly shootings in La Loche. He says, “Five years ago today, a senseless attack in the community of L...
Gord Wiebe Jan 22, 2021

Single-Day High 13 COVID-19 Deaths in Saskatchewan While Active Cases Drop Considerably
Saskatchewan has recorded a single-day high for new deaths due to COVID-19 with 13 in Thursday’s update from the Ministry of Health. Eight of the fatalities are from Saskatoon…one person i...
Les Lazaruk Jan 21, 2021

Close to 400 Impaired Driving Offenses in December
The December Traffic Safety Spotlight was on impaired drivers in Saskatchewan. SGI says it results in 369 impaired offences. That included 288 Criminal Code charges. Saskatchewan Government Insurance ...
Gord Wiebe Jan 21, 2021

Access Transit Bus Hit by Train with Passenger on Board
The City of Saskatoon says there were no reported injuries when an Access Transit bus and a CP Train collided this morning at a crossing on 20th Street West. The accident happened around 7:45 a.m. whi...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jan 20, 2021

Five of Six Deaths in Tuesday’s Saskatchewan COVID-19 Update Are People in Their 80s
There were six new deaths because of COVID-19 in Tuesday’s update from the Ministry of Health while Saskatchewan had 309 new cases of the novel coronavirus with 412 new recoveries, leaving 4,156...
Les Lazaruk Jan 19, 2021















