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

Clinical Trial for COVID Vaccine Developed in Saskatoon is Imminent
It’s expected the clinical trial for VIDO’s COVID-19 vaccine will begin in the next week in Halifax. The University of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine and Infections Disease Organization was ...
Carol Thomson Jan 11, 2021

New International Travel Requirement in Play
The requirements for a negative COVID-19 test started at midnight. That means from this point forward, if you travel outside of Canada, you must show a negative COVID-19 test before you return and you...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jan 07, 2021

We Should All Be Vaccinated By September
Saskatchewan’s Health Minister says the COVID-19 vaccinations are happening as quickly as they can, considering the limited number that have been received. Paul Merriman says the federal governm...
Carol Thomson Jan 06, 2021

Education Workers Express Concern About Risk of COVID Exposure
CUPE Education Workers say they are concerned about the government’s latest Response Planning Team update, and the continued risk of COVID-19 exposure for staff and students. Rob Westfield, an e...
Gord Wiebe Jan 06, 2021

Saskatoon Police Investigate Homicide
Saskatoon Police are investigating a homicide. Just after two o’clock Wednesday morning, Patrol officers responded to a disturbance at a home in the 200 block of Wakaw Place in Lakeview. They en...
Gord Wiebe Jan 06, 2021

Icy Roads Make Driving Challenging
Saskatoon police are asking that drivers slow down and use caution while driving Tuesday. Freezing rain has made for slippery conditions. Police have received reports of seven collisions and one colli...
Gord Wiebe Jan 05, 2021

Prime Minister Says COVID-19 Benefits Aren’t Paying for Post-Vacation Quarantine
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated Tuesday that the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit is not for travelers quarantining when they return to Canada from holiday. He stresses this benefit was created t...
Vanese M. Ferguson Jan 05, 2021

Keeping an Eye on the Future of Water
It was a terrible year and a wonderful year, according to the director of the Global Water Futures program, which is led by the University of Saskatchewan. John Pomeroy points to the pandemic affectin...
Carol Thomson Jan 05, 2021

Indigenous Storyteller-In-Residence Program Set to Begin at USask
An Indigenous Storyteller-in-Residence program begins at the University Library on Monday. The unique program will have a storyteller involved in creating and participating in opportunities designed t...
Brad Jennings Jan 03, 2021

Some Rates and Fees to Increase in Saskatoon
Some of Saskatoon’s rates and fees will remain the same in 2021 and some will increase. The City says there are no changes for Transit, animal services, Landfill entry fees or parking tickets, a...
Carol Thomson Jan 03, 2021















