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

Four COVID-Related Deaths and Greater Than 10% Positive Rate for New Cases in Saskatchewan Friday
The provincial death toll due to COVID-19 is up to 210 while there was more than 10% of positive cases of the novel coronavirus from a large number of processed tests in Friday’s update from the...
Les Lazaruk Jan 15, 2021

Mass Evacuation: Saskatoon Building Had CO Readings Over Eight Times Higher Than Recommended
A boiler room in a Saskatoon apartment building had a carbon monoxide reading of 400 parts per million, and didn’t have carbon monoxide sensors. That from the Saskatoon Fire Department who say t...
Brad Jennings Jan 15, 2021

Saskatoon-Based Company Expands to Over Five Countries
Despite the pandemic, a young Saskatoon-based company experienced a year of growth in 2020. The CEO of ZYUS Life Sciences says they now have six locations in five countries and have a staff of over 80...
Carol Thomson Jan 15, 2021

Hold On Tight
With wind gusts forecast to reach around 110 km/h and the possibility of snow squalls, which are brief, intense snowfalls, the City of Saskatoon is preparing and is suggesting residents do the same. D...
Carol Thomson Jan 13, 2021

U.S. House of Representatives Votes In Favour Of Impeachment
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to impeach President Donald Trump. The final vote was 232 for impeachment and 197 against. Ten Republicans voted for the President to be impeached. This is ...
Carol Thomson Jan 13, 2021

Deaths and Hospitalizations Both Above 200
There are almost the same number of people in hospital as there are deaths in Saskatchewan as of Wednesday. There are 247 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan bringing the provincial total ...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jan 13, 2021

Saskatchewan’s ICUs Almost At Capacity
Saskatchewan’s rate of COVID-19 transmission has risen since Christmas and ICU beds across the province are at about 95 per cent capacity, with both COVID and non-COVID patients. The Saskatchewa...
Carol Thomson Jan 13, 2021

Sask. Polytechnic Develops Prototype to Improve Mine Safety
Saskatchewan Polytechnic is working on a way to keep miners safer, underground in the province. Terry Peckham, Research Chair for the Digital Centre of Excellence, says their project is trying to crea...
Brad Jennings Jan 13, 2021

Weather Alert: Windy, Snow Possible
It’s big and it’s complicated. That’s Environment Canada meteorologist Terri Lang’s description of an Alberta Clipper making its way into Saskatchewan tomorrow afternoon (Wed)....
Carol Thomson Jan 12, 2021

Prince Albert Police Commence First Homicide Investigation of 2021
Prince Albert Police say they are investigating a homicide after being called just before midnight Saturday to a vehicle driving erratically in the 1400 block of 6th Avenue West. A man in the front se...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jan 11, 2021















